Goalpost and Out of Bounds

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Heh...but for educating those who may be reading without knowing anything else about the Canadian rules, maybe you'd better explain that the goal is on the goal line and its supports will be within bounds.

As to the first situation, if it didn't seem as if the receiver used contact with the padding or support to stay in the end zone, I'd be inclined to "not see" him touch the padding.

Robert

Yes, that is true.

The uprights are centered on the goal line. The crossbar is 10 feet high and something like 18.5 feet side. In fact, if a rusher hits the padding with the ball, the ball is deemed to have crossed the goal line, and therefore scores a touchdown.