[deleted] Originally posted by mikesears Last year before the rule change, how would it be ruled if the passer intentionally grounded the ball and was subsequently contacted in such a way that roughing would have been called? This isn't a new issue this year because there were still illegal forward passes from in or behind the neutral zone. Mike, You are right but it's either RTP or IPC....right?
ljudge The way Mike has described the play it depends if the ball is still airborne. Since he used the words intentional grounding I would think the ball would hit the ground in about .2 seconds which would make it a dead ball foul.