NE vs NYJ - Late Hit

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Well, at least they were consistent. By rule Geno Smith wasn't OOB yet when David of Tampa Bay shoved him in WK1.

Maybe the NFL has instructed its officials not to split hairs in these situations?

Fair point.

I want to see a play where a ball-carrier is giving themself up by going out of bounds, who is hit while airborne before actually landing out of bounds, and it causes a fumble which lands in the field of play.

I do see a difference between Smith, who was clearly going out of bounds, and this play where he started to give himself up, then changed his mind and took a couple more yards, and then jumped backward toward the out of bounds. But I also see your point.