re: Question regarding Bowers' out of bounds spot. Can an official help explain the call?

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Item 3. Runner Inbounds. If the ball, while in possession of a player who is inbounds, is declared out of bounds because of touching anything that is out of bounds, the out-of-bounds spot is the yard line through the forward point of the ball at the instant of such touching.

This was the section of the rule that applies to Bowers last night.

Great find.

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Not understanding how people are interpreting this?

My understanding is for number #3 to take effect the act that ends the play is either the ball touching out of bounds or someone, other than the player in possession of the ball, is out of bounds & touches it causing the play to end.

That did not occur here. Bowers went of bounds, so I’m not seeing how #2 does not rule here?

This whole talk of what would happen if someone ran all the way down the field with the ball in their hands over the out of bound plane the entire way is stupid. It would literally never happen. Rules are not written for hypotheticals that would never actually happen. I’m curious if someone is tip toeing the side the line with the ball over the out of bounds plane the entire time. If they got five or so yards before eventually going out of bounds where would the ball be? I can’t recall a meaningful play with that happening but surely it’s happened before.