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Old Mon Dec 15, 2014, 03:56pm
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Originally Posted by frezer11 View Post
As others have said, you kind of gotta see it to know what to call, but I will say this, if this happened near the sideline and the ball was knocked out of bounds, it sounds like the offense would retain possession regardless. I'm not saying that you should not call a foul, but if the contact was light or questionable, it might be another option, especially if you already had a high foul count on the defense. On the other hand, if the foul count was, say, 6-0 against the offensive team, then it might be an easy and legitimate way to get one on the D without making anything up.
If the ball goes OOB before the contact, then it is not a foul BY RULE, unless deemed intentional or flagrant.
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