Thread: Free Kick?
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Old Fri Oct 11, 2013, 10:43pm
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A team fair catches a scrimmage kick or free kick or takes an award FC as a result of a kick catching interference penalty.

They then have the option of putting the ball in play via a free kick or a snap.

If they choose a free kick, it's no different than the lineup for a kick off after a score.

The teams are 10 yards apart and the kicker can use any legal tee, just as he can for any other FGA or PAT.

Also, if a team were to fair catch the ball and have a defensive penalty on the 1st down play, they could accept the penalty and then exercise their option to free kick.
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