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Originally Posted by Robert Goodman
What if he's wearing an eligible receiver number, waits until the next down (so he's not returning during the down), and returns - before the ball is snapped, or
- after the ball is snapped,
and then runs downfield to catch a pass? Is either a case of simulated substitution, or is it not a feigned substitution procedure unless he was out of bounds close to his team's bench area?
Robert in the Bronx |
Yes, then you're in the pretending substition rules. It is illegal on that basis.