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Originally Posted by JRutledge
Invalid signals do not afford the punt returner any protection. So they can get (technically) leveled. But the ball is dead once the ball is possesses on the kick.
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What do you base this on? 4-2-2g states, "The ball becomes dead and the down is ended following a valid or
invalid fair-catch signal..." I believe the punt receiver is still afforded protection, despite the invalid signal.