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Originally Posted by canuckrefguy
Really? 
So one player can outright catch it in the air, and another player can come in clearly afterwards and as long as he gets a hand on the ball it's simultaneous?
I'll take your word for it, Rut - you've reffed football probably as long as I've been alive  - but to this casual fan it seems like a strange rule. |
I don't think it was 'clearly afterwards'.
They were both still in the air when there were four arms around the ball. The 'four arm' situation continued onto the field of play.
I don't have a problem with the call either way.
If I had to guess how the NFL wants this particular play called, I bet there will be a downgrade on a certain LOS offical. The call would have been a much easier sell had we not had differing, simultaneous signals from the covering officials. Verbal communication prior to a signal would have helped considerably here.