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Old Thu Feb 05, 2009, 11:38am
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Originally Posted by realdeal View Post
On the interception and run back if a players shoulder is touching the ground is he down. Because the player shoulder was clearly touching the ground in the Enzone while the ball was not?
To answer your question, yes a player would be down when his shoulder hit the ground. At that point the position of the ball would determine whether a touchdown is scored or not. The experts found that the ball broke the plane of the goal line prior to the runner being down.
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