Thread: Unusual Penalty Accepted/Declined Situation
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Old Sun Sep 04, 2011, 08:07pm
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Originally Posted by McMac View Post
How would the spot be at A's 40 when the pass was caught? Wouldn't it be 1st and 10 from the B 35 with the catch and declining of the distance of the penalty?
No. If he accepts the penalty but declines the yardage, the play is erased.
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