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Old Mon Aug 31, 2009, 06:49am
mbyron mbyron is offline
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Originally Posted by bossman72 View Post
A (a) person on the line or (b) person in the backfield starts to go down into their stance (putting hand on ground) as the ball is being snapped.

Should this be blown dead and a false start called or should this just be ruled an illegal shift and play continues?
Unless the motion simulates action at the snap, this is an illegal shift and a live-ball foul. See 7-1-7.
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