Thread: Possession?
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Old Mon Oct 11, 2010, 12:42pm
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Originally Posted by bkdow View Post
The bottom line is this, can a player "possess" the ball and not have his hands on it?
Yes.

Back in my semi-pro playing days (using NFL rules, IIRC), we had a game against an unfamiliar out-of-state opponent. One of their starting safties (and occasional WR) had no hands, quite literally; his arms ended just below the elbow.

Despite that apparent limitation, he still managed to catch a pass late in the game.
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