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Originally Posted by mbyron
So this isn't tapping. It's a pass back to the teammate who inbounded the ball. How can a player pass the ball without having control of it?
I agree with Bob Jenkins's ruling: if it's a pass, this is a violation; if it's a fumble, play on.
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Because the rules don't require control to pass the ball. The ball may be passed by batting it. Says so right there in 4-31.
Do you believe that batting the ball constitutes player control?