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Originally Posted by sloth
If the reciever muffs the ball (in either a free kick or a scrimmage kick and either in the field of play or the end zone) the ball is not declaired dead until either the ball is possesed by a player or goes OOB...
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Just to be clear it's not dead when the player possesses it, but when he is down by rule (e.g. he is tackled or takes a knee). He still has the opportunity to run it out and later get his butt chewed by the coach.
I'm sure that's what you meant but just wanted to be clear.