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Originally Posted by bisonlj
Here are two scenarios to consider:
- The post for the goal post is in the ground right behind the end line but the padding is wide enough to be in the end zone. A receiver catches a pass while body is in contact with the padding. Is this a completed catch?
- A has the ball at B's 5 yard line. A1 drops back to pass and throws into the end zone where the ball bounces off the upright and into the hands of A88. Touchdown? Incomplete pass?
I believe we have an incomplete pass in both cases because the ball or player are in contact with something that is out of bounds thus making the ball dead. |
We always make sure that the pylons on the endline (the ones in line with the hash marks) are several feet off the endline to avoid problems. In the case above, it's an incomplete pass, but if a receiver jumps up and brushes the goal post and then catches the ball and returns in bounds, he is guilty of illegal participation. It's exactly the same as if he was running down the sideline and stepped on the sideline and then returned inbounds and caught the pass.