Considering this play wouldn't change anyones thinking, would it? What if the elbow was before the whistle but after a traveling violation?
By rule, the request, recognized or not, does not make the ball dead. In practice, apparently to most it does. (player request a split second before landing out of bounds) I guess we all have to make up our minds whether this will be the case, but I don't see how you can have it both ways. Editorial clarification would be swell.
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It'd be easier than arguing with you, Woodrow.
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