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Old Fri Sep 17, 2004, 01:21am
JRutledge JRutledge is offline
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Really??

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Originally posted by jimbulger1
A runner is down (fed and NCAA) when any part of his body except his feet or hands contact the ground

If a runner is carrying the ball in his hand and then falls with his hands out in front of him thereby the ball contacting the ground and then becoming loose. In this case the ground caused the fumble

( and yes the ground can cause a fumble in the NFL as they must be contacted by a defender as well as the above rule)
Do you really feel that people misunderstand the rule based on this statement? I Dunno

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