ConstantReboot
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Others have mentioned this, but I think many are still unclear about it: Because he got both feet down and then was contacted, Dez did not have to make a football move.
The rule states that the receiver only needs to hold the ball long enough to perform an act common to the game. It's worded this way because if the player is tackled immediately after both feet are down, he obviously didn't have enough time to make a football move. That's why it doesn't say something like, "the player must hold the ball for two seconds," for example. Because of the tackle and the force of hitting the ground, the ball might not be in his possession for the prescribed amount of time, as was the case with Gresham's catch.
Well the rules does apply here. Rules are that he needs both feet in bounds with control of the ball. Dez did do that. He even took a 3rd step and leaped towards the endzone. He did that as well. He not only completed the catch but he also lunged towards the endzone which is a football move.
And another thing, where is the indisputable evidence that proves that was an incomplete pass?
The rules does apply here. But not the Calvin Johnson rule.
What the NFL is doing is diverting this as a Calvin Johnson rule when its not.
Thats a catch, pure and simple.