Rules Question????

[Bullycon]

Originally Posted by SC Ump

Agreed, remembering that there must be five others on the line with numbers 50-79 for this to occur. If one of the scrimmage kick numbering 'exception' situations are being used under 7.2.5(b), then the snapper cannot be eligible.

On first, second or third down, this is true, because only the snapper may be the exception, and he must be between the ends.

On fourth down, all 11 players may have eligible numbers. The snapper does not have to be one of the exceptions, so he can be on the end of the line, and thus eligible.