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Originally posted by Bob M.
REPLY: From the way you describe it, it would be treated the same as a face mask foul since that restriction is for grasping the face mask "...or any edge of a helmet opening." That means it could be a 5 or 15 yard penalty using the same criteria as you would for a facemask foul. If it was a case of the defense just slapping the helmet, it is still a personal foul, but always 15 yards.
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Bob, I'm not so sure I agree, I think he is saying that the helmet was grabbed, not any of the openings or facemask.