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Originally posted by ABoselli
What if he is tackled and the ball comes loose and is declared dead in the field of play or rolls out of bounds on the 2 or 3 yardline? It has not become dead in the end zone - does ME still apply?
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REPLY: No...the ME is only there to prevent the inequitable awarding of a safety if/when the ball becomes dead in B's endzone and his momentum (run) was what put it there. Since in your play the ball does not become dead in B's endzone or out-of-bounds in B's endzone, the ME doesn't apply. But when you think about it, B can't get hurt too much...unless A recovers the loose ball back in the field of play. But that's the chances B takes if they attempt to run it out.