Does two right feet, equal a catch

[conner01]

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.

He got one foot down twice. The rule is both feet down. It wasn’t a catch

 

[Reality]

From the official NFL Rules ..

ARTICLE 3. COMPLETED OR INTERCEPTED PASS. ​

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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:​

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(a) secures control of the ball in his hands or arms prior to the ball touching the ground; and​

(b) touches the ground inbounds with both feet or with any part of his body other than his hands; and​

(c) 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.​

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Notes:​

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(1) Movement of the ball does not automatically result in loss of control.​

(2) If a player, who satisfied (a) and (b), but has not satisfied (c), contacts the ground and loses control of the ball, it is an​

incomplete pass if the ball hits the ground before he regains control, or if he regains control out of bounds.​

(3) A receiver is considered a player in a defenseless posture (See Rule 12, Section 2, Article 7) throughout the entire​

process of the catch and until the player is capable of avoiding or warding off the impending contact of an opponent.​

(4) If a pass is caught simultaneously by two eligible opponents, and both players retain it, the ball belongs to the passers.​

It is not a simultaneous catch if a player gains control first and an opponent subsequently gains joint control. If the ball​

is muffed after simultaneous touching by two such players, all the players of the passing team become eligible to catch​

the loose ball.​

(5) If a player, who is in possession of the ball, is held up and carried out of bounds by an opponent before both feet or any​

part of his body other than his hands touches the ground inbounds, it is a completed or intercepted pass. It is not​

necessary for the player to maintain control of the ball when he lands out of bounds.​

I highlighted the relevant part.

 

[conner01]

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.

Players in many cases don’t know the rules. They may know the most common. I remember I think it was a saints player going out of bounds and reaching in to touch a kickoff which made it a kick out of bounds. Doubt 90% of players knew that rule. Or that you can free kick a punt after a fair catch for a FG

 

[conner01]

No, the rule never said 2 feet, it always said both feet. Game of telephone is how it ended up being two feet

Wouldn’t two feet and both feet be the same thing. Obviously one foot twice is not 2 feet or both feet

 

[conner01]

You make a good point. Let’s 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?

Then it wouldn’t be a catch

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

Wouldn’t two feet and both feet be the same thing. Obviously one foot twice is not 2 feet or both feet

The argument the OP is making is that 1 foot twice is two feet, where the rule is it needs to be two different feet

 

[Cowboys93]

So if a player caught a pass on one leg and hopped all the way down to the end zone it wouldn’t be a catch? The NFL has absolutely mystified what constitutes a catch

 

[MarcusRock]

So if a player caught a pass on one leg and hopped all the way down to the end zone it wouldn’t be a catch? The NFL has absolutely mystified what constitutes a catch

No. And if he kept hopping out of bounds it would be a touchback. None of those will ever happen though so the two feet is a good rule.

 

[shabazz]

How bout "a mind to rhyme and two hyped feet"?

 

[Whirlwin]

Players in many cases don’t know the rules. They may know the most common. I remember I think it was a saints player going out of bounds and reaching in to touch a kickoff which made it a kick out of bounds. Doubt 90% of players knew that rule. Or that you can free kick a punt after a fair catch for a FG

I totally agree, most don’t know the rules. They don’t even know their own playbook. Example Des Bryant.

 

[Whirlwin]

He got one foot down twice. The rule is both feet down. It wasn’t a catch

I know that,. I just wondered how many people didn’t.

 

[BrassCowboy]

Both feet

 

[Flamma]

Then it wouldn’t be a catch

But if you go by the strict letter of the rule, and this is where the refs screw things up, it would not be a catch. This is what made an entire mess with that catch rule.

 

[Ring6]

nope.

unless you put a random comma between each foot, then maybe you'll get the call

 

[shabazz]

Both feet

Boff

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

It does if you’re Christy Brown.

I had to look up that reference

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

How bout "a mind to rhyme and two hyped feet"?

You guys are really stumping me today.

 

[conner01]

But if you go by the strict letter of the rule, and this is where the refs screw things up, it would not be a catch. This is what made an entire mess with that catch rule.

Two feed down is pretty simple

 

[conner01]

I know that,. I just wondered how many people didn’t.

Appears a lot of players didn’t

 

[G2]

This one seems like a no-brainer