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Old Sun Jan 13, 2008, 03:38pm
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Originally Posted by davedoc
I'm watching the Jax/Pats game and the umpire just threw a flag for encroachment on the try after the Jax tying score. I have to say I've never seen an umpire call offsides/encroachment.
When there is contact from a defensive player on an offensive lineman, they throw flags all the time when the ball has not been snapped. I personally see flags by umpires on this all the time. The wings cannot always tell if there is contact before the snap.

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