A player goes on the field to celebrate just before a TD's scored

[orange]

Let's say that Team A is in the middle of an 80 yard touchdown run. When the RB gets to Team B's 5 yard line, a player on Team A goes onto the field to celebrate. His presence on the field had no impact on the play, because the defenders on Team B were about 30 yards behind the RB.

Would the TD get called back, with Team A now having a 1st and 10 from Team B's 20 yard line? Or would the penalty for too many men on the field get enforced on the extra point, since the guy illegally on the field didn't affect anything?

[Zap]

What player on the field?

[ElvisLives]

That would be a 9-2-1-b-4 foul, and is treated as a dead-ball.  The penalty is 15 yards from the succeeding spot (including the spot of the try), at the succeeding kickoff, or at the succeeding spot in an Extra Period.

As Zap implied, if the action is well away from the action, doesn’t affect play action, doesn’t interfere with officials, and is virtually unnoticeable, maybe just use a “talk to.”

Robert

[Kalle]

One great official used to say that sloppy language leads to sloppy thinking. There is no incoming player, there is a squad member (who might be an incoming substitute). So, this is not a player foul but a non-player foul and thus would be treated as a dead-ball foul (if a foul at all).

[Line_Judge]

I think this is a great opportunity to get some credit built with the coach.

If I were on A's sideline...after the Try I would go have a discussion with the head coach.  I'd say something like the following:

"Coach I know football is an emotional game and your team just had an exciting play but I cannot have one of your players leave the bench to celebrate.  You all can celebrate all you want in the bench area but not on the field.  He's putting me in a tough position so please talk to #XX for me."

The coach will feel as if you let him off the hook and later in the game will remember that...especially when something happens across the field with the other team.  He'll know he got a benefit and will not be all up in arms if a coach is on the field or something administrative like that...and if he does...just remind him that the official over there will talk to the Coach just like I did with you.