Surprise... you just defined an exception to the kick rules.
Kind of like a free kick untouched by R that goes out of bounds is an exception to the kick rules?
I understand the current rule. I understand the force that put the ball in the endzone is the kick, not the muff. But I also think that R's failure to cleanly catch the kick had something to do with it being in the endzone. Just like their failure to catch a free kick that goes out of bounds contributes to it going out of bounds - therefore making it not an illegal kick.
Again, I don't think this should be a high priority for a rule change, but I do think it would be a fair change.
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