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Old Mon Nov 26, 2007, 07:47am
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As TXMike notes the facemask penalty is decline by rule:

Fouls During a Try After Team B Possession—ARTICLE 4
Approved Ruling 8-3-4
I. B15 intercepts Team A’s legal forward pass (PAT attempt) and is running at midfield when tackled by A19, who grasps B 15’s face mask. RULING: The try is ended, and the penalty is declined by rule.

IMO it would be a good rule change to "eliminate the free one" and treat any PF after a COP on a try, the same way you would treat a team B PF that occurred during a successful try - enforce it on the kickoff, or at the succeeding spot in extra periods. IMO we shouldn't have a case where a player can commit a 15 yard PF knowing that since it occurred after a COP on a try it's "free".

Or even better would be to add a definition of the phrase "live ball fouls enforced as dead ball fouls", then add a section to the summary of penalties, including all of the current LBDB fouls (taunting, etc) and add this one to the list.
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