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Bill...@the.farm
Jul 7, 2016, 7:49:32 PM7/7/16
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Here is an update to the NFL rule, article 3 defining a catch. Found
it posted on BBI.
2015. See section "c" of both.
COMPLETED OR INTERCEPTED PASS
Article 3 Completed or Intercepted Pass. A player who makes a catch
may advance the ball. A forward pass is complete
(by the offense) or intercepted (by the defense) if a player, who is
inbounds:
(a) secures control of the ball in his hands or arms prior to the ball
touching the ground; and
(b) touches the ground inbounds with both feet or with any part of his
body other than his hands; and
(c) maintains control of the ball long enough, after (a) and (b) have
been fulfilled, to enable him to perform any act
common to the game (i.e., maintaining control long enough to pitch it,
pass it, advance with it, or avoid or ward off an
opponent, etc.).
Note 1: It is not necessary that he commit such an act, provided that
he maintains control of the ball long enough to do so.
Note 2: If a player has control of the ball, a slight movement of the
ball will not be considered a loss of possession. He must
lose control of the ball in order to rule that there has been a loss
of possession.
If the player loses the ball while simultaneously touching both feet
or any part of his body to the ground, it is not a catch.
Item 1: Player Going to the Ground. If a player goes to the ground in
the act of catching a pass (with or without contact
by an opponent), he must maintain control of the ball throughout the
process of contacting the ground, whether in the
field of play or the end zone. If he loses control of the ball, and
the ball touches the ground before he regains control,
the pass is incomplete. If he regains control prior to the ball
touching the ground, the pass is complete.
Item 2: Sideline Catches. If a player goes to the ground out-of-bounds
(with or without contact by an opponent) in the
process of making a catch at the sideline, he must maintain complete
and continuous control of the ball throughout
the process of contacting the ground, or the pass is incomplete.
Item 3: End Zone Catches. The requirements for a catch in the end
zone are the same as the requirements for a catch in
the field of play.
Note: In the field of play, if a catch of a forward pass has been
completed, after which contact by a defender causes the ball to
become loose before the runner is down by contact, it is a fumble, and
the ball remains alive. In the end zone, the same
action is a touchdown, since the receiver completed the catch beyond
the goal line prior to the loss of possession, and the
ball is dead when the catch is completed.
Item 4: Ball Touches Ground. If the ball touches the ground after the
player secures control of it, it is a catch, provided
that the player continues to maintain control.
Item 5: Simultaneous Catch. If a pass is caught simultaneously by two
eligible opponents, and both players retain it, the
ball belongs to the passers. It is not a simultaneous catch if a
player gains control first and an opponent subsequently
gains joint control. If the ball is muffed after simultaneous touching
by two such players, all the players of the passing
team become eligible to catch the loose ball.
Item 6: Carried Out of Bounds. If a player, who is in possession of
the ball, is held up and carried out of bounds by an
opponent before both feet or any part of his body other than his hands
touches the ground inbounds, it is a completed
or intercepted pass.
New for 2016. See section "c", also see the end of "item 6"
ARTICLE 3. COMPLETED OR INTERCEPTED PASS. A player who makes a catch
may advance the ball. A forward pass is
complete (by the offense) or intercepted (by the defense) if a player,
who is inbounds:
(a) secures control of the ball in his hands or arms prior to the ball
touching the ground; and
(b) touches the ground inbounds with both feet or with any part of his
body other than his hands; and
(c) maintains control of the ball after (a) and (b) have been
fulfilled, until he has the ball long enough to clearly become a
runner. A player has the ball long enough to become a runner when,
after his second foot is on the ground, he is capable
of avoiding or warding off impending contact of an opponent, tucking
the ball away, turning up field, or taking additional
steps (see 3-2-7-Item 2).
Note: If a player has control of the ball, a slight movement of the
ball will not be considered a loss of possession. He must
lose control of the ball in order to rule that there has been a loss
of possession.
If the player loses the ball while simultaneously touching both feet
or any part of his body to the ground, it is not a catch.
Item 1. Player Going to the Ground. A player is considered to be going
to the ground if he does not remain upright long
enough to demonstrate that he is clearly a runner. If a player goes to
the ground in the act of catching a pass (with or without
contact by an opponent), he must maintain control of the ball until
after his initial contact with the ground, whether in the field of
play or the end zone. If he loses control of the ball, and the ball
touches the ground before he regains control, the pass is
incomplete. If he regains control prior to the ball touching the
ground, the pass is complete.
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Item 2. Sideline Catches. If a player goes to the ground out-of-bounds
(with or without contact by an opponent) in the process
of making a catch at the sideline, he must maintain complete and
continuous control of the ball until after his initial contact with
the ground, or the pass is incomplete.
Item 3. End Zone Catches. The requirements for a catch in the end zone
are the same as the requirements for a catch in the
field of play.
Note: In the field of play, if a catch of a forward pass has been
completed, after which contact by a defender causes the
ball to become loose before the runner is down by contact, it is a
fumble, and the ball remains alive. In the end zone, the
same action is a touchdown, since the receiver completed the catch
beyond the goal line prior to the loss of possession,
and the ball is dead when the catch is completed.
Item 4. Ball Touches Ground. If the ball touches the ground after the
player secures control of it, it is a catch, provided that
the player continues to maintain control.
Item 5. Simultaneous Catch. If a pass is caught simultaneously by two
eligible opponents, and both players retain it, the ball
belongs to the passers. It is not a simultaneous catch if a player
gains control first and an opponent subsequently gains joint
control. If the ball is muffed after simultaneous touching by two such
players, all the players of the passing team become
eligible to catch the loose ball.
Item 6. Carried Out of Bounds. If a player, who is in possession of
the ball, is held up and carried out of bounds by an
opponent before both feet or any part of his body other than his hands
touches the ground inbounds, it is a completed or
intercepted pass.
Added to the end item 6 for 2016.
It is not necessary for the player to maintain control of the ball
when he lands out of bounds.
it posted on BBI.
2015. See section "c" of both.
COMPLETED OR INTERCEPTED PASS
Article 3 Completed or Intercepted Pass. A player who makes a catch
may advance the ball. A forward pass is complete
(by the offense) or intercepted (by the defense) if a player, who is
inbounds:
(a) secures control of the ball in his hands or arms prior to the ball
touching the ground; and
(b) touches the ground inbounds with both feet or with any part of his
body other than his hands; and
(c) maintains control of the ball long enough, after (a) and (b) have
been fulfilled, to enable him to perform any act
common to the game (i.e., maintaining control long enough to pitch it,
pass it, advance with it, or avoid or ward off an
opponent, etc.).
Note 1: It is not necessary that he commit such an act, provided that
he maintains control of the ball long enough to do so.
Note 2: If a player has control of the ball, a slight movement of the
ball will not be considered a loss of possession. He must
lose control of the ball in order to rule that there has been a loss
of possession.
If the player loses the ball while simultaneously touching both feet
or any part of his body to the ground, it is not a catch.
Item 1: Player Going to the Ground. If a player goes to the ground in
the act of catching a pass (with or without contact
by an opponent), he must maintain control of the ball throughout the
process of contacting the ground, whether in the
field of play or the end zone. If he loses control of the ball, and
the ball touches the ground before he regains control,
the pass is incomplete. If he regains control prior to the ball
touching the ground, the pass is complete.
Item 2: Sideline Catches. If a player goes to the ground out-of-bounds
(with or without contact by an opponent) in the
process of making a catch at the sideline, he must maintain complete
and continuous control of the ball throughout
the process of contacting the ground, or the pass is incomplete.
Item 3: End Zone Catches. The requirements for a catch in the end
zone are the same as the requirements for a catch in
the field of play.
Note: In the field of play, if a catch of a forward pass has been
completed, after which contact by a defender causes the ball to
become loose before the runner is down by contact, it is a fumble, and
the ball remains alive. In the end zone, the same
action is a touchdown, since the receiver completed the catch beyond
the goal line prior to the loss of possession, and the
ball is dead when the catch is completed.
Item 4: Ball Touches Ground. If the ball touches the ground after the
player secures control of it, it is a catch, provided
that the player continues to maintain control.
Item 5: Simultaneous Catch. If a pass is caught simultaneously by two
eligible opponents, and both players retain it, the
ball belongs to the passers. It is not a simultaneous catch if a
player gains control first and an opponent subsequently
gains joint control. If the ball is muffed after simultaneous touching
by two such players, all the players of the passing
team become eligible to catch the loose ball.
Item 6: Carried Out of Bounds. If a player, who is in possession of
the ball, is held up and carried out of bounds by an
opponent before both feet or any part of his body other than his hands
touches the ground inbounds, it is a completed
or intercepted pass.
New for 2016. See section "c", also see the end of "item 6"
ARTICLE 3. COMPLETED OR INTERCEPTED PASS. A player who makes a catch
may advance the ball. A forward pass is
complete (by the offense) or intercepted (by the defense) if a player,
who is inbounds:
(a) secures control of the ball in his hands or arms prior to the ball
touching the ground; and
(b) touches the ground inbounds with both feet or with any part of his
body other than his hands; and
(c) maintains control of the ball after (a) and (b) have been
fulfilled, until he has the ball long enough to clearly become a
runner. A player has the ball long enough to become a runner when,
after his second foot is on the ground, he is capable
of avoiding or warding off impending contact of an opponent, tucking
the ball away, turning up field, or taking additional
steps (see 3-2-7-Item 2).
Note: If a player has control of the ball, a slight movement of the
ball will not be considered a loss of possession. He must
lose control of the ball in order to rule that there has been a loss
of possession.
If the player loses the ball while simultaneously touching both feet
or any part of his body to the ground, it is not a catch.
Item 1. Player Going to the Ground. A player is considered to be going
to the ground if he does not remain upright long
enough to demonstrate that he is clearly a runner. If a player goes to
the ground in the act of catching a pass (with or without
contact by an opponent), he must maintain control of the ball until
after his initial contact with the ground, whether in the field of
play or the end zone. If he loses control of the ball, and the ball
touches the ground before he regains control, the pass is
incomplete. If he regains control prior to the ball touching the
ground, the pass is complete.
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Item 2. Sideline Catches. If a player goes to the ground out-of-bounds
(with or without contact by an opponent) in the process
of making a catch at the sideline, he must maintain complete and
continuous control of the ball until after his initial contact with
the ground, or the pass is incomplete.
Item 3. End Zone Catches. The requirements for a catch in the end zone
are the same as the requirements for a catch in the
field of play.
Note: In the field of play, if a catch of a forward pass has been
completed, after which contact by a defender causes the
ball to become loose before the runner is down by contact, it is a
fumble, and the ball remains alive. In the end zone, the
same action is a touchdown, since the receiver completed the catch
beyond the goal line prior to the loss of possession,
and the ball is dead when the catch is completed.
Item 4. Ball Touches Ground. If the ball touches the ground after the
player secures control of it, it is a catch, provided that
the player continues to maintain control.
Item 5. Simultaneous Catch. If a pass is caught simultaneously by two
eligible opponents, and both players retain it, the ball
belongs to the passers. It is not a simultaneous catch if a player
gains control first and an opponent subsequently gains joint
control. If the ball is muffed after simultaneous touching by two such
players, all the players of the passing team become
eligible to catch the loose ball.
Item 6. Carried Out of Bounds. If a player, who is in possession of
the ball, is held up and carried out of bounds by an
opponent before both feet or any part of his body other than his hands
touches the ground inbounds, it is a completed or
intercepted pass.
Added to the end item 6 for 2016.
It is not necessary for the player to maintain control of the ball
when he lands out of bounds.
Lubow
Jul 8, 2016, 11:03:56 AM7/8/16
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Here is an update to the NFL rule, article 3 defining a catch. Found
it posted on BBI.
2015. See section "c" of both.
COMPLETED OR INTERCEPTED PASS
Article 3 Completed or Intercepted Pass. A player who makes a catch
may advance the ball. A forward pass is complete
(by the offense) or intercepted (by the defense) if a player, who is
inbounds:
(a) secures control of the ball in his hands or arms prior to the ball
touching the ground; and
(b) touches the ground inbounds with both feet or with any part of his
body other than his hands; and
(c) maintains control of the ball long enough, after (a) and (b) have
been fulfilled, to enable him to perform any act
common to the game (i.e., maintaining control long enough to pitch it,
pass it, advance with it, or avoid or ward off an
opponent, etc.).
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