Pigskin Dispatch podcaster Darin Hayes and I discuss the penalty for an eligible receiver stepping out of bounds and reentering the field. The primary reason the original rule was put in place no longer exists due to various rule changes, including the creation of hash marks.
Watch and listen to the discussion on YouTube, hear the podcast, and feel free to read the original Tidbit below.
Today's Tidbit... Eligible Receivers and the Sideline
Sometimes, a picture is worth 1,000 words, but today's picture, including the title of this post, is worth only 594. Football has many rules enacted for reasons that no longer apply, yet we continue following them as long as they make sense under today's conditions. An example of such a situation is the
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