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[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by jjb

Is the basic spot for penalty enforcement ever the spot of the foul… ( other than team A's foul behind the LOS )

It's not "( other than team A's foul behind the LOS )".

It's other than team A's foul BEHIND THE BASIC SPOT.

[Reffing Rev.]

Because I find enjoyment in such things there are a few apparent, and I emphasize apparent, exceptions.

Example 1: An illegal forward pass thrown from beyond the LOS. One might think that it is a loose ball play and the basic spot is previous, however, this is not a loose ball play, it is a running play, basic spot is the end of the run, i.e. the spot of the pass.

Example 2: KCI. The penalty for KCI includes the specifics provision to award a fair catch 15 yards from the spot of the foul in spite of it being a foul during a loose ball play. (However previous/basic spot enforcement is still an option.)

[jTheUmp]

Roughing the Passer is another exception... it's enforce from the end of the last run, even though it almost certainly happens during a loose-ball play.