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Old Fri Jul 08, 2005, 08:53pm
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Originally posted by golfnref
Under NFL rules this would be an incomplete illegal forward pass. A forward pass is defined as one which initially moves forward after leaving the passer's
hands or one which is handed to a player who is in
advance of the teammate from whose hands he takes or receives it. Loss of 5 from spot of such illegal pass.
REPLY: But if I'm not mistaken, that's only true for forward handoffs that occur beyond the line of scrimmage. Isn't that correct MJT??
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