Free Kick out of Bounds

[Texas_Newbie]

Team A free kick....ball is sailing toward the sideline, B12 catches the kick & his foot is standing on the out of bounds line at the 30yd. Foul for free kick out of bounds?

[ElvisLives]

Team A free kick....ball is sailing toward the sideline, B12 catches the kick & his foot is standing on the out of bounds line at the 30yd. Foul for free kick out of bounds?

Yes, foul for a free kick out of bounds. Assuming the ball was kicked from the A-40, Team B will most likely accept the 5 yard penalty at the dead-ball spot, for B, 1/10, B-35, snap (25).
Again, terminology is important. B12 didn’t “catch” the ball. To catch the ball, a player has to firmly hold and control the ball inbounds. Since he wasn’t inbounds, the he didn’t complete the catch, by definition.

[Covid 22]

The answer is correct but there was a tweak of this rule several years ago.   If the "B" player jumps, catches the ball and then lands on the sideline, it is not a foul for free kick OOB.  The ball belongs to "B" at that spot. 

[ElvisLives]

The answer is correct but there was a tweak of this rule several years ago.   If the "B" player jumps, catches the ball and then lands on the sideline, it is not a foul for free kick OOB.  The ball belongs to "B" at that spot.

Again, terminology is important. He doesn't 'catch' the ball in your scenario. Since he landed on the sideline, he didn't complete the catch. But, since he was, officially, inbounds when he touched the ball, that eliminates the possibility of a foul for a free kick out of bounds.
In those situations, I suggest using the terminology "secure," "secures," "secured," as distinct from a defined 'catch.'
Indeed, that was changed that some years ago. Prior that, a B player could be airborne, secure and carry, or bat/muff the ball out of bounds, and that would have yielded a foul for an illegal kick OB. (Honestly, can't remember if Adams did that, or Redding - it has been that long ago).

[dammitbobby]

Randall Cobb did this several years ago - kick bounced down around the 15 right next to the sideline but didn't go out, and he made sure he had one foot out of bounds before he touched the ball to ensure there was a foul for kick out of bounds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNkwFBGXQLk

Again, terminology is important. He doesn't 'catch' the ball in your scenario. Since he landed on the sideline, he didn't complete the catch. But, since he was, officially, inbounds when he touched the ball, that eliminates the possibility of a foul for a free kick out of bounds.
In those situations, I suggest using the terminology "secure," "secures," "secured," as distinct from a defined 'catch.'
Indeed, that was changed that some years ago. Prior that, a B player could be airborne, secure and carry, or bat/muff the ball out of bounds, and that would have yielded a foul for an illegal kick OB. (Honestly, can't remember if Adams did that, or Redding - it has been that long ago).