Fair Catch signal

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by john_faz

Does the ball become dead after a grounded scrimmage kick is possessed by Team R that signaled for a fair catch?

Any kick becomes dead if a FC signal has been given and R possesses the ball. It does not matter if it is grounded or not.

Originally Posted by john_faz

Is it a foul when a R player signals for a fair catch, fails to catch it in flight and then possesses after the kick is grounded

Not at all. All the FC signal does is allow that person protection from being hit after they catch the ball. It is not illegal to give the signal and not catch the ball. And think about it why would it be? What if he just could not catch the ball because it was not catchable from his position? That is not a penalty. The "penalty" is that his team cannot advance the ball.

Peace