Thread: NFL rule on free kicks out of bounds?
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Old Tue Oct 17, 2006, 10:30pm
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Originally Posted by OverAndBack
I guess it doesn't count as penalty yardage against.
Nor does it in NCAA or NFHS. It's simply an option to take the ball at a specific spot, just as an awarded fair catch is.
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