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Originally Posted by Robert Goodman
In the more general case, I think once you take down the intended kicker, if the holder still has a knee on the ground, the ball's dead and no roughing-the-holder is possible.
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You won't find any rulebook basis to support this assertion.
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Originally Posted by CT1
I don't believe you could have roughing the holder on the OP's play. The holder has possession of the ball, and could easily (and legally) rise to run or pass.
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Just because the holder
can rise to run/pass does not mean that the holder is
required to do so. As long as he's still controlling the ball on the kicking tee, he's still a holder, and thus, can potentially be roughed.