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You don't have to be behind the line off scrimmage to kneel the ball. Anytime you kneel a football you are giving up your right to advance it (Though you may not be downed yet). Therefore you can kneel it as far back as you want. If you were on your opponents 5 yard line you could snap the football as the QB and run back 90 yards (perhaps to burn more time) and kneel it then.
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Are you allowed to tackle a player behind the line of scrimmage?
Provided they have the ball, you can tackle them wherever you like.
Can a NFL player kick the ball to a teammate behind the line of scrimmage?
No. You cannot kick the ball to a teammate either way really.
What is a gain of negative yards mean in football?
It means the offensive player holding the ball was tackled behind the line of scrimmage.
In the NFL can you lateral the ball in front of the line of scrimmage?
By definition, a lateral is a pass that is thrown sideways to or behind the passer and is legal anywhere on the field, behind the line of scrimmage or beyond the line of scrimmage.
Can a quarterback throw the ball after crossing the line of scrimmage?
If a quarterback and the entire ball are in front of the line of scrimmage then a forward pass can no longer be thrown but a lateral is still a legal play. However, by the act of crossing the line of scrimmage, the quarterback does not lose the right to throw a forward pass as long as after crossing the line scrimmage, the ball returns behind and is thrown from behind the line scrimmage.
If you touch the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage when he fumbles the ball and tries to recover the ball is that a sack?
yes
In American Football does a Forward Pass have to be thrown to a player beyond or over the line of scrimmage to be legal or can it be legally thrown forward to a player behind the line of scrimmage?
Wrong choice of terminology - a Forward Pass must be made behind or in the neutral zone (the width of the ball where it is spotted for the Down) by the passer to be legal, and be caught by an eligible receiver to be complete. It can, however, be caught by an eligible receiver anywhere on the field of play, even behind the line of scrimmage.
When can a receiver go down field to block after a running back catches a swing pass behind the line of scrimmage?
as soon as the ball is snapped as long as the ball does not travel past the line of scrimmage in the air
Can you run a center sneak in flag football?
USFFA Rules do not allow it in the true sense of a sneak where the center touches the ball to the hands of the QB, retains it and runs with it. A player who is behind the scrimmage line may hand the ball forward to a backfield teammate who is also behind that lihe; or to a teamrnate who is also on the scrimmage line when theball was snapped, provided that teammate left the line position, faced his own end line and was at least one yarb behind the scrimmage line when player received the ball... Pe"a/ty; .5 yatds from spot of foul;also, loss of down if by TeamA before team possession changes during a scrimmage down.
Can a Punter cross the line of scrimmage and then punt the ball?
Not in American football. Kicks must be taken from behind the line of scrimmage. In Canadian football, however, this would be legal.
If a field goal is missed can the offense score a touchdown?
Only if the kicked ball doesn't go beyond the line of scrimmage or a defensive player touches the ball after it crosses the line of scrimmage.
Does the quarter back run with the ball or pass it?
He can do either. He can run with the ball, hand it off, or (as long as he's behind the line of scrimmage) pass it.
