11-21-2022, 03:48 PM
(11-21-2022, 02:42 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: If that's how the rule worked, punt returners would begin intentionally careening balls off their knees and ankles in an attempt to make them bounce into the end zone to get ~10 to 15 free yards on the touchback.
Not so. They would have to be the one to recover the ball in the end zone. If possessed by the kicking team in the end zone, it would be a TD. But if recovered by the receiving team, it would be a touchback.