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Old Thu Sep 27, 2007, 11:29am
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NF Fair Catch

Ok it's 9:30am and it's already been a long day so bear with me please...

In NF, where is the rule that states that a reciever who gives a valid FC signal cannot be blocked or tackled? I'm familiar with 6-5-6 but where's the rule that distinguishes between a receiver that has caught the ball without a signal and is immediately tackled and one that has given a valid FC?


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Old Thu Sep 27, 2007, 11:35am
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Ok it's 9:30am and it's already been a long day so bear with me please...

In NF, where is the rule that states that a reciever who gives a valid FC signal cannot be blocked or tackled? I'm familiar with 6-5-6 but where's the rule that distinguishes between a receiver that has caught the ball without a signal and is immediately tackled and one that has given a valid FC?


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2-9-1 A fair catch is a catch by a receiver of a free kick in or beyond the neutral zone to the receiver's goal line, or of a scrimmage kick beyond the neutral zone to the receiver's goal line, after a valid signal, under conditions in which the receiver forfeits the right to advance the ball in return for protection from being blocked or tackled by an opponent.
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Old Thu Sep 27, 2007, 11:43am
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ok so that's the definition...but where is the actual rule that states the foul and associated penalty if the receiver ends up not being protected and is blocked/tackled?

In other words, Rule 2 tells us what a clip is, but it's Rule 9 that tells us what happens if it's done illegally...
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Old Thu Sep 27, 2007, 12:49pm
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9-4-3b

A fair catch makes the ball clearly dead. This is a dead-ball personal foul 15 yards from the succeeding spot and has the same rule reference as, for example, a late hit out of bounds.

As a side note, don't let your B fall into the logic of trying to protect with his whistle a player who has made a fair catch. If the player is hit after he makes a fair catch, it is a foul regardless of how fast the official blew the whistle.
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Old Thu Sep 27, 2007, 02:09pm
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OK I'll buy that from a rules standpoint...

so let's change this to philosophy. We've all had those last minute, yet valid, FC signals right before the receiver catches the ball and possibly gets hit.

Do you give the receiver protection if he signals a split second before he catches the ball and the kicking team can't "pull up" or is the answer that we just need to be reasonable such as when ruling on roughing the passer...

On another note, assuming no FC signal is given, do you penalize K1 under 6-5-6 if he hits the receiver just after he catches the ball...the classic bang-bang play. Assume he holds onto the ball but was realistically hit while still technically in a defenseless position...
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Old Thu Sep 27, 2007, 03:02pm
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On another note, assuming no FC signal is given, do you penalize K1 under 6-5-6 if he hits the receiver just after he catches the ball...the classic bang-bang play. Assume he holds onto the ball but was realistically hit while still technically in a defenseless position...
This is the reason you can call a FC to prevent from being hit. So the answer is a ringing yes a returner can be hit after they have had an opportunity to catch the ball.

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