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Originally Posted by Theisey
2-18: Fumble: a fumble is any loss of player possession other than by handing, passing or legal kick.
That about covers is don't you think? Ball stolen equals loss of player possession and therefore is a fumble. I agree momentum can apply in this case.
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What's getting him here is the word "recover", which does include in its definition the word "grounded".
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