Everytime I think I know the rule for what is a catch, I'm thrown a curveball.
I am NOT a referee or rule nazi that has the NFL rule book in my pocket so give me some slack.
So this is what threw me for a loop on Garrett Wilson's awesome catch last night:
Wilson came down with the ball, his left leg was in after replay confirmed but then he went out of the end zone and his left hand was clearly out BEFORE he got his right foot down.
I was always under the impression he needed both feet in the end zone BEFORE he touched out of bounds or else it didn't count.
Did they change the rule or am I missing something?
:-)
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Originally Posted by DenverChief:
Remember when Toney caught that swing pass against Jax and hopped on one foot to the EZ? Had he gotten pushed OOB that would have not been a catch when it clearly was. Just food for thought - it’s not always possible to get 2 feet down but the same foot multiple times should count
If a guy hops on 1 foot intentionally and gets pushed out of bounds, that’s like fumbling into the endzone because you dropped the ball at the 1 to celebrate.
I wouldn’t change a rule to protect a guy from his own stupidity.
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