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Originally Posted by rulesmaven
The stadium clock didn't restart until the U made the ball ready to play. I guess that's what would have happened if there had been a measurement, but there was not. Should Carey have rewound the clock once he decided he didn't want a measurement, or, once he stopped the clock, is it correct to wait until ready to play?
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Let me first qualify my statement by saying that NFL Timing rules are very different than college and high school rules. Unless there is some major difference, I will address what I am sure about.
If the clock was stopped because the ball was close to a first down, under rules outside of the NFL, you would start the clock on the ready for play. Normally when you stop the clock when the first down is very close, you are either going to measure or award a first down. There was no measurement so if Carey waited until the ready for play to start the clock that sounds correct to me. The NFL does things differently like stopping the clock after a QB sack, but most of their starting and stopping the clock procedures are the same as every other level.
Peace