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Originally posted by Warrenkicker
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Originally posted by CKRef
Players numbered 50-79 can never be eligible (at the snap) to go downfield or touch a forward pass. NCAA 7-3-3
Players must be eligible by position (end of line or backfield) AND number.
No idea on NFL rule...I know they report, but never noticed whether they could be on the end of an unbalanced line.
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NFL allows tackle eligible because they have such small rosters so they don't have room for too many tight ends. They use offensive lineman, who report as eligible, or defensive linemen as the third tight end. Warren Sapp caught a TD pass this season. WH always announces tackle eligible over PA at NFL games. Guess a couple of officials should have listened to the PA at the end of the New York Giants playoff game last year.
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They don't announce these over the PA system. Before the game, a team is allowed to report several numbers (don't know how many) of players who have ineligible numbers who will be lined up in eligible positions for field goals and extra points.
Thu Oct 09, 2003, 06:25am
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