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Old Thu Sep 30, 2004, 09:59am
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Originally posted by Mark Dexter
Bob M., doesn't the goal line extended rule also apply to catching a pass that is outside of the inbounds line while standing in the EZ?
REPLY: I'm assuming you meant 'sideline' as opposed to 'inbounds line' and NO, I really don't think so. The definition of goal line (NF 2-25-3) includes the definition of the extension, but it refers to it solely in the context of a ball in a runner's possession. In a pass play into the endzone such as the one you describe, where the ball does not cross the plane of the goal line in a player's possession, the position of the ball itself is not really important. All that's important is whether the catch is completed, i.e. receiver's first contact with the ground is inbounds.
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