Fair Catch Signal

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Originally posted by Bob M.
Theisey...does this sound reminiscent of a long thread back on McGriff's a few years ago. Even though he was from my own association, I never did find out who 'ref100' was.

Refresh my memory on the discussion. This must be what I was thinking about.


Question unrelated to my question to Bob.

Would we also flag the signaller if he blocked before the kick ended if he gave a signal while he was in or behind the neutral zone?

4th and 10 at the K-20. K1 punts the ball high but the kick never passes the neutral zone. While the ball is in the air, R1 signals for a fair catch at the K-19. The ball strikes the ground at the K-19 and bounces backwards to the K-15. Seeing that R2 is about to secure the ball, R1 blocks k3 to keep him from getting to the kick. How would we rule on this?