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Originally Posted by ljdave
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.
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We need to change you believe as fair catch protection does not applies to a receiver who has made an invalid signal. Sure the play is over when caught, but the receiver might be contacted before the whistle has signaled the end of the play. If this contact is of such intensity, or say by the face mask, you can have a foul on K, but it is not kick catch interference. 6-5-3.