Thread: snap infraction
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Old Thu Nov 07, 2002, 10:48pm
AndrewMcCarthy AndrewMcCarthy is offline
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I believe the first part of ABoselli's comments are correct but I disagree with "In order for him to legally possess it again, he had to have turned around so he's facing his own goal line and at least 1 yard behind the LOS."

That restriction has to do with handing the ball forward (7-3-2b).

This play, which I'm envisioning has the snapper with his hand(s) on the ball and having it squirt out and rolling between his legs before ever attempting to snap it, is a violation of 7-1-3a. "Following the ready-for-play and after touching the ball, the snapper shall not remove both hands from the ball."

Snap Infraction, dead ball foul.

If the snapper had "whiffed" on the snap, had it roll between his legs, turned around, picked ball up and thrown to the kicker? I say play on!

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