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Originally Posted by CT1
Yes, Mike, but I still believe that even in the NFL, a judgment would need to be made. Suppose the ball is rolling or bounding at the 5-yard line parallel to the EZ. This ball is never going into the EZ on its own. A team B player muffs the ball in an attempt to recover, and the ball goes OOB behind the GL.
Are you saying that the NFL ruling is always a safety?
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I'm saying it. APG is saying it. The NFL has said it on numerous occasions. The rule in question is quoted above -
at rest or nearly at rest is the standard for ruling a new impetus... "never going on the EZ on it's own" is not. The only judgement in play in the NFL is whether the ball is nearly at rest or not. They don't have to decide whether it would or would not go into the EZ as you would in NFHS.