Random NFL Rules question (1 Viewer)

[LGOA]

if you grab the earhole of the helmet with a finger and turn the head of a ball carrier, is it considered a facemask penalty?

 

[Xenopax]

Yes, the whole point of the penalty is to protect the player's neck from being snapped.

 

[Titans_fan]

if you grab the earhole of the helmet with a finger and turn the head of a ball carrier, is it considered a facemask penalty?

I think so....I believe it's the same if you grab below the back of the helmet. 15-yarder in all instances, ESPECIALLY if the ball carrier has his head turned involuntarily.

 

[LGOA]

they should change the name of the penalty then....and the signal for it.

 

[Avery]

they should change the name of the penalty then....and the signal for it.

Just picturing a referee sticking his finger in his ear to signal a penalty.

 

[mad sweeney]

if you grab the earhole of the helmet with a finger and turn the head of a ball carrier, is it considered a facemask penalty?

I think so....I believe it's the same if you grab below the back of the helmet. 15-yarder in all instances, ESPECIALLY if the ball carrier has his head turned involuntarily.

Really? I thought I recently saw an instance of the back of the helmet flagged and then waived off.