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2016 NFL Week 5 - Guess Who's Back?

Dumb question: why was the TV player allowed to run into the area where the Carolina returner was calling for a fair catch? Seem like he wasn't given any room to make the catch.
 

squicken

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Dumb question: why was the TV player allowed to run into the area where the Carolina returner was calling for a fair catch? Seem like he wasn't given any room to make the catch.

In college they have to give the player room to catch the ball. The NFL only says that defenders can't interfere with the catch. They can get as close as they want, as long as they don't restrict his ability to catch the ball cleanly
 
In college they have to give the player room to catch the ball. The NFL only says that defenders can't interfere with the catch. They can get as close as they want, as long as they don't restrict his ability to catch the ball cleanly

That is what was confusing me as a big college football guy. :)
 
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