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Originally posted by parepat
In one of the games on Sunday there was a penalty against the defense and a dead ball unsportsmanlike also against the defense for taking off a helmet. The Refereee only penalized the live ball, stating "by rule only one penalty is enforced".
The announcer quickly picked up on the fact that if a live ball foul is called the offending team has a free shot at an unsportsmanlike foul. In federation all unsportsmanlike fouls are assessed.
Anyone know why the NFL rule is different?
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They simply call fouls right after the play is over "continuing action" fouls and they can be used to create a multiple or double foul. That is just how they do it.