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Old Wed May 13, 2009, 09:45am
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A follow-up question you might have is "Why is there an expanded neutral zone?"

One reason the neutral zone is expanded is to allow the defense a chance to block a scrimmage kick (punt, or field goal) without worrying about touching the ball beyond the normal line of scrimmage.
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