I know there is an NFL rule about fumbling the ball forward when the clock is under 2:00 or it is 4th down. Only the ball carrier that fumbled can recover or advance.
So what if a team is low on timeouts (or completely out) and wants to stop the clock; what prevents him from laterally tossing the ball out of bounds?
Is there any rule in the book that says a player cannot intentionally lose a ball out of bounds to stop the clock? Or would the clock continue to run?
How about making it look like you fumbled it forward while reaching out?
So what if a team is low on timeouts (or completely out) and wants to stop the clock; what prevents him from laterally tossing the ball out of bounds?
Is there any rule in the book that says a player cannot intentionally lose a ball out of bounds to stop the clock? Or would the clock continue to run?
How about making it look like you fumbled it forward while reaching out?
