NFL Fumble

[APG]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Seriously, the NFL would ignore the whistle in such a case? So as in basketball, the NFL doesn't expect the players to stop playing on the whistle?

This is just like any other down vs. fumble play. If replay shows a player fumbling before the play is over, and replay also shows a clear recovery, the ball is dead and it's the recovering team's ball at that spot. The same would be true if a runner was ruled OOB and fumbled and there's a recovery in the immediate action following the fumble.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by APG

This is just like any other down vs. fumble play. If replay shows a player fumbling before the play is over, and replay also shows a clear recovery, the ball is dead and it's the recovering team's ball at that spot. The same would be true if a runner was ruled OOB and fumbled and there's a recovery in the immediate action following the fumble.

Let's be clear about this: Are you referring to an apparent recovery after a whistle?

[APG]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Let's be clear about this: Are you referring to an apparent recovery after a whistle?

Yes

[HLin NC]

And I wonder why NFHS has yet to adopt such a rule.

Because its an exception and the Fed hates exceptions, except when they want to have one. Then it's really not one.

Also, its not perceived as a problem at the high school level so there is no need to change the rule.