Fumble

[Mike Simonds]

If A intentionally fumbles the ball forward beyond the neutral zone then you have an illegal forward pass. Mark the end of the run with your flag (where A lost possession). If the pass hits the ground the ball is dead. If the pass is caught then you let the play run its course.

The key question is: did A intentionally fumble the ball forward? Tough call, but I can foresee this happening in a game.

Go check out the rule book for definitions of illegal forward passes (rule 2 and rule 7 should contain this). Also go to the end of rule 10 and read the section about the "all but one rule". NF rule book.

Then of course, if you judge the ball was truly fumbled, then any A or B player may catch or recover the loose ball and advance (under NF rules).

[Edited by Mike Simonds on Jul 17th, 2003 at 09:00 PM]