Stop on the

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Originally posted by yosemite_sam
If the officials cannot blow their whistle just in case the ball squited out the other side, then how can the player know for definate that the ball has not squirted out, as he goes into the player on the ground?, if their has been no whistle.

Whether or not the ball squirts out, the ballcarrier on the ground shouldn't be hit, the defense should be jumping on the ball, not the downed player.