That was not a fair catch sign

Incognegro

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Nov 30, 2008
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You can wave players off. That's a signal for your team to get away from it, it doesn't mean the ball is dead once it's caught.
 

baker12

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Jan 16, 2009
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Don't know what the exact rule is but have seen it called many, many times this year.
 

cldawgs

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Jul 15, 2010
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Article 3 of rule 6. Section 5.

"Team A’s scrimmage kick is rolling beyond the neutral zone when B17 alerts his teammates to stay away from the ball by a “get away” signal. RULING: Invalid signal. The ball is dead by rule when either team
recovers."

Page 27 of the PDF of the rule book found here.
 
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