2 Questions about KO's inspired by NE/Balt game

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Forksref

The citation above is a good reason why I like FED rules. Do the NFL guys have an attorney to interpret some of their rules?

The citation is either from their Digest or a FAQ answer. I'm pretty sure that in the official NFL rules team R still has the option of making K repeat the kick with a 5 yard penalty. Otherwise you'd see a lot more deliberate kicking off out of bounds very close to the end of either half.

NCAA is the only major North American football rules code that doesn't make it a positive requirement for the free kick to reach R's line. K can just dub the ball forward (even backward) a short distance and if it comes to rest untouched with nobody attempting to play it, it's as for any other kick, no penalty for short free kick.

Robert