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Originally Posted by BigGref
quick question, if a runner trips a little, starts to fall and the ball (which is firmly in his right hand) touches the ground; no other part of the runners body touched the ground, I said live ball, is this right? Rules reference please
Thanks!
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You won't find "the ground can't cause a fumble" in the rulebook but you hear it said all the time. This is one situation where "the ground CAN cause fumble".
Rule reference has been posted for you in previous post.