Does two right feet, equal a catch

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Pittsburgh, wide receiver. Never gets his left foot down in the end zone.
But he does tap his right foot twice.
Imagine, This happened to us and they called it not a catch
2 feet down is a catch NFL rule. I don’t think it states it has to be a left and the right.
 
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Whirlwin said:
Pittsburgh, wide receiver. Never gets his left foot down in the end zone.
But he does tap his right foot twice.
Imagine, This happened to us and they called it not a catch
2 feet down is a catch NFL rule. I don’t think it states it has to be a left and the right.
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The rule has always been you have to get “both” feet down. Getting one foot down twice isn’t getting both feet down.
 
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Whirlwin said:
Pittsburgh, wide receiver. Never gets his left foot down in the end zone.
But he does tap his right foot twice.
Imagine, This happened to us and they called it not a catch
2 feet down is a catch NFL rule. I don’t think it states it has to be a left and the right.
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It is both feet I think , if not it’s a mistake
 
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KJJ said:
The rule has always been you have to get “both” feet down. Getting one foot down twice isn’t getting both feet down.
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I thought it was really interesting, all the professional athletes, that wrote in after the play . How many people didn’t even know the rule, how many people misinterpreted the rule. That’s all I’m trying to say it was fun reading it.
 
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Cowboy4ever said:
I don't think i would have an issue. It says 2 feet. you don't have 2 right feet, you have 1 right foot, doesnt' matter how many times you tap it, stomp it, etc it is still only 1 foot.
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We seem to have a few players with 2 left feet though
 
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Whirlwin said:
Pittsburgh, wide receiver. Never gets his left foot down in the end zone.
But he does tap his right foot twice.
Imagine, This happened to us and they called it not a catch
2 feet down is a catch NFL rule. I don’t think it states it has to be a left and the right.
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You make a good point. Lets say he caught the ball in the middle of the endzone and hopped out never putting one foot down. Wouldn't that be a TD?
 
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Flamma said:
You make a good point. Lets say he caught the ball in the middle of the endzone and hopped out never putting one foot down. Wouldn't that be a TD?
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No. The rules for a legal catch still apply.

A player who makes a catch may advance the ball. A forward pass is complete (by the offense) or intercepted (by the defense) in the field of play, at the sideline, or in the end zone if a player, who is inbounds:

  1. secures control of the ball in his hands or arms prior to the ball touching the ground; and
  2. touches the ground inbounds with both feet or with any part of his body other than his hands; and
  3. after (a) and (b) have been fulfilled, performs any act common to the game (e.g., tuck the ball away, extend it forward, take an additional step, turn upfield, or avoid or ward off an opponent), or he maintains control of the ball long enough to do so.
The receiver never touched the ground inbounds with any other part of his body. I went back and watched the reply. The receiver's butt was the first thing that hit the ground after his one foot, and it was out of bounds.
 
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