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8/4/2008 9:56 AM

	Administrator NAFOA
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eligible reciever steps out of bounds, is he ineligible when he returns? (United States)

Todays play:

9.6.1 SITUATION A: With third down and 20 from B's 40-yard line, A1 accidentally
steps out of bounds at B's 30 while running a sideline pattern. A1 returns
inbounds at the 28. Quarterback A2's forward pass is: (a) overthrown and incomplete;
or (b) caught by A1 at B's 25; or (c) in flight to A1 when B1 contacts him
and it falls incomplete.

RULING: In (a) and (b), it is illegal participation by A1. In
(c), A1's illegal participation and B1's interference result in a double foul and
replay of the down.

COMMENT: When A1 goes out of bounds voluntarily or by
accident, or delays his return after being blocked out by an opponent, he commits
an illegal participation foul when he returns inbounds. The spot of the foul
is where he returns inbounds.

8/4/2008 10:33 AM

	Mark Wehrwein
68 posts

Re: eligible reciever steps out of bounds, is he ineligible when he returns? (United States)

We've had a lot of questions on this ruling today. Seems like most of them are dealing with the receiver illegally touching the pass once he has returned because he's an ineligible reciever.

If you look in the fundamentals you'll see a key part to this question.

VII. Passes

1. A player who is eligible at the start of the down remains eligible throughout the down.

I hope this will help everyone one.

What do you think?

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