re: Losing your headgear during play.

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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.