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The NF has created a number of concerns with their failure to coordinate the definition of Post Scrimmage Kick foul in 2-16-2g, the definition of the basic spot for PSK in 10-4-3 and the comments on the rule revision which states that R must "have clean hands until the ball crosses the expanded neutral zone". Consider the following two plays, (1)K punts and while the ball is in the air beyond the expanded neutral zone, R holds the K "gunner" beyond the expanded neutral zone. There is no run back and clearly PSK will apply with the holding foul being administered from the end of the kick. Contrast this with (2) Everything remains the same, except K's snap bounces back to the punter who has to field it on the hop, side step the rush and get the punt off. Prior to the kick crossing the expanded neutral zone, the same holding by R occurs. However, now the foul occurs before the kick crosses the ENZ and R doesn't have "clean hands" when the kick crosses the ENZ. Do they really want this enforced from the previous spot and possibly give K a first down? I think not.
The NF needs to remove any concern over when the foul occurs as long as it occurs before the kick ends and beyond the ENZ.
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