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Originally posted by Schmidt MJ
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Originally posted by mikesears
As someone on another board pointed out, the penalty occured during a loose-ball play (ball is still considered kicked). Penalty would be enforced according to all-but-one. Assess penalty and rekick or take results of the play.
Just seeking confirmation on this
If the penalty is declined then yes, it is a touchback and R would get the ball at their 20 yard line since this would be the results of the play. However, the kick had not ended yet when it was illegally kicked by R, therefore it was a foul committed by the defense during a looseball play. This penalty would be enforced from the previous spot (LOS) and K would get to replay the down unless enforcement of the penalty left them beyond the line to gain, in which case it would be first down.
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This being a free-kick down (original scenario), there would be no line-to-gain. Just a rekick - unless it was a free-kick following a fair catch, in which case A(K) would have the option of putting the ball in play by snap. Of course, if this were a scrimmage kick the line-to-gain would be considered.