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Originally Posted by bisonlj
You are 100% correct but you missed his point. He was commenting on a play where a player would be penalized for celebrating a TD that didn't actually happen because of the live ball foul. Depending on the situation and the extent of the celebration, you might let that go.
Along the same lines, what if a player is ruled down by contact or stepped out of bounds but he continues to run. If there is no immediate whistle and it may not be obvious to the defensive players the down has ended, do you give the defense a little more leniency on a hit that occurs while the offensive player is still running?
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The original question included that a flag for celebration was thrown. I presume all the factors regarding the extent of the celebration were taken into consideration before deciding whether or not a flag was called for. Once the flag is thrown, for whatever behavior was displayed, I would not consider ignoring, or reversing, it because the outcome of the play changed.
Unfortunately for the player, the undoing of an otherwise score only highlites and magnifies the ignorance of the celebration.