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Old Wed Aug 29, 2007, 02:41pm
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Originally Posted by dvasques
I got it, Roaming, my issue is that I've never seen it happen and seems to me like this could be an unwritten rule... some kind of fair play stuff
No ... you've never seen it because in the NFL, if you win the toss, you elect to receive. period. I think I read somewhere that twice, in the entire history of the coinflip being noted in game reports, has the team chosen something else.

So it's not a "fair play" thing. If some idiot captain (soon to be ex-captain) chose a side or to kick, the other team would CERTAINLY choose to receive the 2nd half.

(Note - in NCAA or lower, you'll find coaches defer, or choose intentionally to take a side instead of the ball, especially in odd weather ... but never in the NFL).
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