[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by FredFan7

Fourth and 10 for team K at its own 40.

R5 gives an invalid fair catch signal at his own 20. a) After R5 catches the ball, K44 hits R5 drawing a DEAD BALL personal foul
b) K44 hits R5 while the ball is ALIVE drawing a kick-catching interference foul.

All fouls are accepted.

Who has the ball and where?

CANADIAN RULING:

Our equivalent to the fair catch rule designed to afford the punt receiver some protection is the Restraining Zone rule - the 5 yard halo around R.

No offside-to-the-punter K player can be inside a 5 yard halo centered at R5 when R5 first touches the ball. It's a 5 or 15 yard penalty, depending on if the ball had bounced first, and/or if the K player immediately participated in the tackle. It the descriptions above, if K was inside the 5 yard halo at the PFT, there will be a 15 yard Restraining Zone penalty applied. Result: B 1D/10 @ PFT+15.