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Sat Nov 21, 2009, 07:48am

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Originally Posted by dave30

What is the rule if a player calls for a fair catch, but doesn't catch it until after it hits the ground. Is the punting team allowed to hit the return man?

Just a quibble: once the kick is grounded, the receiver cannot catch it, but only recover it.

As has been stated, the ball is dead once R recovers the grounded kick after a FC signal. Though tackling the receiver is not prohibited, there's no point, and only bad things can happen (such as a PF for unnecessary roughness).

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