Fumble and Foul

eroombill · #1 (**permalink**) Sat Oct 02, 2010, 08:04pm

Today, on a kick return, the runner was tackled by his facemask and fumbled the ball. The kicking team recovered and the Referee let them keep it. I was pretty certain that the foul should have been a spot foul (15 yards) and the receiveing team should have kept the ball. What should the call have been? Thanks.

tjones1 · #2 (**permalink**) Sat Oct 02, 2010, 08:39pm

If R declined the penalty then K would have kept the ball.

Otherwise, 15 yards added to the end of the run.

footballref · #3 (**permalink**) Sat Oct 02, 2010, 08:56pm

Always remember the team in possession after a turnover must gain possession with "clean hands" in order to keep the ball. They can foul after the change of possession, but not before if they want to keep the ball

ODJ · #4 (**permalink**) Tue Oct 05, 2010, 11:22pm

Your call should be to the assignor who put that R on the field.

JugglingReferee · #5 (**permalink**) Wed Oct 06, 2010, 06:00am

Quote:

Originally Posted by eroombill

Today, on a kick return, the runner was tackled by his facemask and fumbled the ball. The kicking team recovered and the Referee let them keep it. I was pretty certain that the foul should have been a spot foul (15 yards) and the receiveing team should have kept the ball. What should the call have been? Thanks.

CANADIAN RULING:

15 yards from Point Ball Held at time of facemask, AFD.

MD Longhorn · #6 (**permalink**) Wed Oct 06, 2010, 08:14am

Quote:

Originally Posted by eroombill

Today, on a kick return, the runner was tackled by his facemask and fumbled the ball. The kicking team recovered and the Referee let them keep it. I was pretty certain that the foul should have been a spot foul (15 yards) and the receiveing team should have kept the ball. What should the call have been? Thanks.

Sounds wrong unless the fumble (and recovery) happened before the FM.

GoodwillRef · #7 (**permalink**) Wed Oct 06, 2010, 11:18am

Quote:

Originally Posted by eroombill

Today, on a kick return, the runner was tackled by his facemask and fumbled the ball. The kicking team recovered and the Referee let them keep it. I was pretty certain that the foul should have been a spot foul (15 yards) and the receiveing team should have kept the ball. What should the call have been? Thanks.

Did you go to the referee and let him know he was wrong before you snapped the ball?

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