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Old Thu Oct 08, 2009, 09:15am
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Originally Posted by jTheUmp View Post
I suppose "in theory", you could have a dead-ball 5-yard facemask penalty. However, "in practice", I don't think I'd ever call a 5-yard facemask as a dead-ball foul. It's hard to say that someone 'incidentally' grabbed an opponent's facemask when the ball is dead, so if it did happen I'd probably call either a PF or USC, depending on the context.
USC doesn't fit the bill since these are non-contact fouls.
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