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Old Mon Oct 29, 2007, 01:45pm
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REPLY: Nothing wrong with the umpire blowing his whistle if he sees the ball down and there's been no other whistle. However, he should not signal a TD. Our umpires will typically grab their lanyard just below their collars (or their shirt just below the collar) to indicate that they have a ball in a runner's possession in the opponent's endzone. Then it's up to the wings to decide if the runner was down prior to crossing the goal. If not...ring it up.
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