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Originally posted by JimNayzium
Is there a difference in a FG and PUnt in NF rules....assuming there is not, any formation that has a person in a position to receive the snap seven yards deep has the same rules apply...right....ok i am assuming that for this question....
question....we lost 2 to nothing on a contraversial safety call on my punter fielding the snap..but now i realize it was a definite bad call....my punter went to one knee with the snap on the way, fielded the ball (which i dont even believe he ever had possession on the knee, but lets just say he did) he could still rise from that knee and become a runner the same way a holder on a fake fg would, right? so he could go on and punt the ball also....I think I am on to something here...correct me if i am wrong ....
thanks in advance....bkref help me out here....
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Had the same call in a JV game this past weekend. Rule states "...any part of his person other than hand or foot to touch the ground." There is an exception "EXCEPTION: The ball remains live if, at the snap, a place-kick holder with his knee(s) on the ground and with a teammate in kicking position:"
Therefore, your punter could be on one knee but must rise before possessing the ball.
Sounds like the officials made a good call.