Gesicki Touchdown - NFL Apology

[HarleyDog]

(09-10-2024, 12:26 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: I don't know what they are specifically apologizing for, but that was in no way a touchdown. The receiver has to survive the catch and a specific body part such as a knee, elbow or otherwise touching does not negate this fact. Here is the link to the NFL rulebook. Here is the excerpt that very explicitly and clearly outlines this...





Here is the loss of control...



And here is the ball touching the ground....



This a very clear incomplete pass. 

Disagree. He had posession until he hit the ground. However, when he touched the ground, the defender was touching him. Freeze frame, play over. The ball came loose after impact with the ground but the play should have already been over at that point.