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Originally posted by Warrenkicker
It seems that the rule is written that the review must be requested prior to the ball next becoming live. A false start keeps the ball from becoming live and thus is actually something which would allow more time to request a challenge. But I can't be sure of this.
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I don't know the NFL rule but this makes sense. I can picture the offense snapping the ball while players were still in motion and taking a 5 yard penalty to keep a long but quesitonable play from being reviewed.