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OFFENSIVE FACEMASK
« on: June 28, 2026, 10:24:49 AM »
DURING A FK RETURN, THE BALL CARRIER COMMITTED AN OFFENSE FACEMASK AND INSISTED IT WAS A STIFF ARM TO ELUDE THE TACKLER. CAN SOMEONE GIVE ME MORE CLASSIFICATION ON THESE FOULS?
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Re: OFFENSIVE FACEMASK
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2026, 11:50:07 AM »
Touching the face mask is not a foul, grabbing the face mask is no longer a foul.
 It is a foul to grab and twist or pull the face mask.
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Re: OFFENSIVE FACEMASK
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2026, 04:08:23 PM »
To be clear, the rule regarding grasping and twisting/turning/pulling an opponent’s facemask applies to ALL players. The ball carrier is not exempt.
There is a rule that prohibits all players from continuously contacting an opponent’s face, neck, or helmet - including the facemask, with the exception of a ball carrier. The BC is allowed to ward off an opponents with his hand with continuous contact to the head/neck/helmet/facemask. He can’t strike a blow, but he can ‘ward off’ (commonly referred as a ‘stiff-arm) an opponent. But, in doing so, he can’t grasp the mask, chin strap, ear opening, face opening, or neck opening, and twist/turn/pull the helmet.
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Re: OFFENSIVE FACEMASK
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2026, 04:07:06 PM »
THANK YOU GENTILEMEN
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Re: OFFENSIVE FACEMASK
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2026, 05:15:05 PM »
Quote from: Navcom on June 30, 2026, 04:07:06 PM
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