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Originally Posted by splitveer
We got into the discussion that there might be a penalty if our punter grabbed the ball and threw it out of the end zone. I do not know the rule so that is why I am here. Could that be a possibility of HOW the punter got the ball out of the endzone to take a safety where it might be a penalty.
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Under NFHS rules, these are all a safety because:
1. A forced the ball across the goal line (the snap), and
2. The ball subsequently became dead in the EZ (never reentered the field of play).
The fact that some of the causes of 2 might also be fouls in the EZ is a redundant cause of a safety.