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Originally Posted by fredhjr
09-09-16 NFHS--Two questions re: punt plays. 1. R, with back to the ball (it has crossed the NZ) is touched by the ball. Is this considered a muff? 2. Legal fair catch signal is given, then ball hits the ground before being fielded by the player that gave the signal. Is the fair catch off once the ball hits the ground?
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1) Yes, unless the R player was forced into the ball due to a block by a K player (if in doubt, the R player was forced)
2) Once a valid fair catch signal is given, as it was in this situation, the ball is dead as soon as it's recovered by either K or R.