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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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∙ 12y ago
no it will be a safety
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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 .
Is it a touchdown if the ball breaks the plane of the goal line on the out of bounds side when a player is diving?
The ball has to be in the touchdown zone. If it is above the zone it is still a touchdown. Take Troy Polamalu's touchdown on Dec,12,2010. He dived, broke the plane of the goal line but he was holding the football above the zone so it counts as a touchdown. In some cases the ref might not count it.
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.
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.
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.
What is 'spiking the football'?
There is two definitions for spiking the football. 1. When a player makes a touchdown and throws the ball on the ground, it's a spike. 2. When a quarterback needs to stop the clock in a game, they throw the football on the ground to stop it, which is called spiking.
Why is a spike considered a difficult move to make?
because to spike a ball successfully, a player has to run, jump, and hit a ball in a specific spot on the other side of a net
Can player smash the ball in volleyball?
I think you mean spike the volleyball, and yes you can
When a player on offense is carrying the ball His body does not break the plain of the endzone but he extends his arms so the ball does for a touchdown Can a player do the same for a first down?
Yes. Placement is always determined by where the ball is when the player goes down.
Where did the term touchdown come from?
In the first days of football when a ball carrier crossed the goal line he would touch the ball to the ground. The touching of the ball to the ground for the score was called a "TOUCHDOWN". This rule still applies in rugby, where a player doesn't score unless he touches the ball to the ground.
