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Old Thu Nov 27, 2014, 06:30pm
JRutledge JRutledge is offline
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Originally Posted by Camron Rust View Post
That is pretty much the definition of excessive contact.

While it may not be an elbow, such contact with an elbow would be an FF1 at a minimum. The knee, while not explicitly called on in the flagrant foul interpretations, should probably be treated the same way when it makes contact above the shoulders.
No so much anymore. Officials can decide to have a FF or just a common foul depending on the type of contact. And they can review the video to determine to go up in penalty or lower in penalty.

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