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			If the snap is never completed, then the ball never becomes live. A snap infraction is thus a dead ball foul. 
 
A false start occurs before the snap, and that foul prevents the ball from becoming live. As we know, a whistle recognizes a dead ball but does not cause one (other than IW).
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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