Federation Rule Question

[cmathews]

jfurdell,
while I don't question your interpretation at all, I do disagree with how to handle the situation. When he signals, albeit illegally for a fair catch, I will blow the ball dead. This to me is no different than the player taking a knee and killing the play. With safety being the paramount issue at this level, if he thinks he is protected we need to do what we can to protect him just for the sake of safety. The difference between this and taking a knee is that he will be penalized for the illegal fair catch. To address the original post, it will still be the signal not the foul that causes the ball to become dead.