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In the NFL is a player allowed to spike the ball in the end zone after a touchdown?
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∙ 2011-11-09 04:08:31
no it will be a safety
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∙ 2011-11-09 04:08:31
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Can you spike a football after a touchdown?
Yes. Spiking the ball to celebrate a big play is usually an automatic "Delay of Game" penalty. However there is an exception to allow the player to spike the ball after a touchdown.
Who invented the spike in football?
Homer Jones, a wide receiver for the New York Giants from 1965-1969 and the Cleveland Browns in 1970, was the first player to spike the ball in the end zone after scoring a touchdown in 1965.
Can a setter spike the ball?
Nope cause she the setter and setter are not allowed to spike during game .
When a football breaks the plane in the endzone when is it a touchdown?
you just answered your own question. as long as a player is in bounds with control of the ball as it crosses the plane then it is a touchdown. if the ball does not cross the plane but a player does then it is not a td. if the ball is beyond the plane and out of bounds but the player has his feet in bounds with control of the ball it is a td.
When is it acceptable for a nfl player to keep the ball?
Players in the NFL are allowed to keep the game ball after they score a touchdown. At one point the league charged players $500 for this, but later took the fee away.
Ball in players possession however ball outside pilon. is this a touchdown?
As long as the player is not ruled out of bounds it is a touchdown. The goal line technically extends past out of bounds.
If a player catches the football while his feet are inside the goal line but the ball is not is it a touchdown?
The rules say that no matter where the player is, the ball MUST cross the plane of the end zone. NOTE: It was a touchdown today because the ball did cross the plane.
How many hits are a player allowed before the ball must go over the net?
three hits are supposed to happen before the ball goes over the net.(bump, set, spike!)
Who was the first player in pro football to spike a ball after a touchdown?
Billy Johnson was to touchdown celebrations what Babe Ruth was to the home run -- he may not have been the first, but he is the most memorable. Elmo Wright of the Kansas City Chiefs is credited as the first NFL player to celebrate in the end zone. On Nov. 18, 1973, after catching a touchdown pass thrown by Len Dawson in a 38-14 win over the Houston Oilers, Wright ran in place at a frantic pace, pumping his knees and his arms, stopping long enough to slam the ball to the ground. Eight years before that, Homer Jones, a wide receiver for the New York Giants, delivered the league's first spike. www.jsonline.com/packer/s...120998.asp The first player to spike the football after a touchdown was Homer Jones in a game in 1965.
How do you player of football player?
The goal of football is to move the ball down the field and into the end zone for a touchdown.
Kicking team has their player get hit with ball on shoulder. receiving team gets ball runs down field and fumbles. Kicking team gets ball and runs for a touchdown. Is it a touchdown?
It depends on if the kicking team player was 10 yards past the line of scrimmage and also on whether it was a punt or kick off. If it was a kick off and the player was 10 yards past the line of scrimmage, then it would be a touchdown. If the player was not 10 yards past the line of scrimmage, then it is a penalty. If it is a punt the ball is placed where the player hit the ball.
Can you slide into a touchdown?
No unless the ball lands in the touchdown
