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Originally Posted by APG
Under NFL rules, live ball and dead ball penalties by opponents combine to create a double foul
Rule 14, Section 4, Article 9
Item 3: Live Ball and Dead Ball Fouls. Live Ball Fouls and Dead Ball Fouls combine to create Double Fouls or Multiple Fouls, and all customary rules for enforcement apply
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To do that, the dead ball foul(s) has to be in the action immediately following the end of the down, i.e. what NFL used to call a continuing action foul. So that applies in the case of the late hit, but does not invite the mayhem you might suppose, because it would not apply if a few secs. went by and then someone slugged someone.