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Originally posted by Warrenkicker
Attempted handing of the ball is not forward handing. Just because he tried to hand the ball forward does not make it a foul. If he threw it forward then it was an illegal forward pass. If he handed it forward, the ball was transfered from one player to another without flying through the air, then it is illegal handing. If it was an attempt to hand the ball forward but it was dropped before the second player could gain possession then it is just a fumble. 2-19-1 is the rules reference. In (c) it is B's ball on B-28.
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Agreed that it is indeed a fumble, but it is also a foul for illegal handing if the attempt is forward.
So if you don't call it a foul then A could benefit by the fact that he messed up the handing it forward. Example, A's ball at the 50, A1 advances to B's 40, where he attempts to hand the ball forward to A2. This results in a fumble that rolls forward to B's 35 where A3 recovers.
ref. 2.19.2 Forward handing occurs when the runner releases the ball when the entire ball is beyond the yard line where the runner is positioned.