Blocked kicks are rare enough that I can never remember exactly how the rules work. When it squirted out of Josh Williams' grip, I was worried that some loser bronco might be able to pick it up and run for a touchdown. I was happy to see Hicks pick it up and put it to bed. [Reply]
If the blocked kick goes beyond the LOS, the only way the kicking team can recover the ball is if the defense touched it first, other than the initial touching on the block.
If it goes beyond the LOS after the block, players are told to stay away.
That's why the Leon Lett situation was so bad. All he had to do was literally nothing. [Reply]
Originally Posted by dlphg9:
I was wondering about a player that was out of bounds coming back in bounds and being the first to touch the ball. Is that a penalty?
Probably not. The rule is only if you intentionally went out of bounds without contact. I don't think in a mad scramble for the ball you would be deemed to have intentionally gone out of bounds. I guess there is technically some far off hypothetical situation where you could be flagged but honestly once a fumble happens everyone is going to be focused on that and not seeing who may have stepped out and was it intentional or not. [Reply]
Originally Posted by dlphg9:
I was wondering about a player that was out of bounds coming back in bounds and being the first to touch the ball. Is that a penalty?
Didn't matter, because he would no longer be considered on the "defense" so the game is over and no untimed play after a penalty on the Defense at the end of regulation. [Reply]
