05-20-2015, 12:12 PM
(05-15-2015, 05:18 PM)Ryuko Wrote: Because it isn't college. The play isn't over until he is down by contact in a head-first dive. The ball is out before he is tagged. Only in a feet-first situation is he considered to be "giving himself up".
He's treated as a RB in this play. NFL rules are that the ground cannot force a fumble - on a running play.