Snap infraction question - The Official Forum

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Wed Oct 08, 2008, 11:46am

mbyron

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If the snap is never completed, then the ball never becomes live. A snap infraction is thus a dead ball foul.

A false start occurs before the snap, and that foul prevents the ball from becoming live. As we know, a whistle recognizes a dead ball but does not cause one (other than IW).

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