double foul after COP

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by raider

A's ball, 1st & 10 at the 50. A goes to pass, a55 holds at the A47 yard line. B intercepts the ball at their 40 and runs it back to the A35. During the runback, B77 holds at the 45 and A55 grabs but does not hold, B's facemask at the point of the tackle. So we have one foul on A prior to the COP and fouls on both teams after the change.

B will obviously decline A's holding call to get the ball, but then what?

CANADIAN RULING:

Yup, B will decline A's hold to keep the ball, but we still penalize the B hold and A facemask. Dual foul situation: the two fouls are balanced at the point of application of the first foul: where the ball was when B held. The hold is 10 yards against B, and the facemask is 15 yards against A, a net of 5 yards "up" from the POA.