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re: How was the Alabama player not ejected?
Posted on 11/17/13 at 12:23 pm to OptimusDawg
Posted on 11/17/13 at 12:23 pm to OptimusDawg
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He hit him as the ball got to him and it was clearly helmet to helmet
That doesn't matter on a kickoff. On a punt the ball is not in play until it touches a player. On a kickoff, the ball is in play once it goes 10 yards.
He could have destroyed him BEFORE the ball got to him and it would have been just as legal.
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Posted on 11/17/13 at 12:36 pm to RollTide1987
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Defenseless Player definition. (2-27-14) E a. A player in the act of or j ust after throwing a pass.
b. A receiver attempting to catch a pass, or one who has completed a catch and has not had time to protect himself or has not clearly become a ball carrier.
c. A kicker in the act of or just after kicking a ball, or during the kick or the return.
d. A kick returner attempting to catch or recover a kick.
e. A player on the ground at the end of a play .
f. A player obviously out of the play.
Sounds like you guys dont know the definition of the rules.
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