re: Losing your headgear during play.

What I don't get is the rule that allows the replay booth to overrule the ejection of a player flagged for targeting, but they can't over rule the targeting violation. In fact, when the head official announced the ruling he said "there is no targeting violation." Seems like you could either overturn all of it or its not even reviewable.

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What Danielson said was that the player can't continue to play. The play itself is not stopped.

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I don't know the specifics of the rule, but if a defensive player loses his helmet, he must discontinue participation. This was the ruling in the game when an A&M defensive lineman lost his helmet and continued to pursue the ball carrier.

If the ball carrier loses his helmet, the play is stopped by rule.

I suspect that if an offensive player other than the player with the ball loses his helmet, that player must also discontinue participation.

I'm too lazy to look it up.