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That might explain to some extent why they can read and articulate what they read.
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What likely happened was that at some point in time, a play situation occurred that made them wonder, or they spoke with an official about a rule. Either for verification or due to confusion, their legal training led them back to the source: the rulebook, and from there, they've probably studied it a bit. The next step as announcers would be to ask officials how they enforce certain rules.