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Originally Posted by rockyroad
So in order to keep possession of the ball after the interception, the facemask is ignored??? While I see that that is the ruling, I'm not sure I lunderstand it. Can someone explain the thinking behind it to my small coaches brain?  |
Cmathews gave the correct rationale, but let me expand a bit: you have a CHOICE between accepting the penalty, which entails a double foul and replaying the down, and declining the penalty, which would allow you to take the result of the play and keep possession.
That's the same choice you have after any foul by the opponent. The only complicating factors here are the change of possession and your own team's foul. Due to the COP you get first choice regarding the fouls; the opponent will also have a choice about accepting or declining the penalty for your foul (they'll probably accept
).