Laying on a defender

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Holding

Play: Snapper A50 snaps the ball and charges forward and is engaged by nose guard B70.
This engagement results in A50 belly-flopping onto the field, with B70 then laying on top of
A50 with his arms extended, pinning A50 to the ground.

Ruling: Rule 9-2-3c covers a defensive player laying on top of an offensive player. The
phrase "...restrain an opponent...." is important. If a player is restrained by an opponent
laying on top of him and is "pinned to the ground," then you have a foul for illegal holding.
Should the reverse occur with the offensive player pinning the defensive player to the
ground, that’s also illegal holding, covered under Rule 9-2-1c

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this was posted on Huey, when is laying on a defender not holding? does it matter where the pinner's arms are?