Covering the impact of coronavirus on the sports world. We, the NFL admit were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all that speak out and peacefully protest. Email icon. An NFL playoff team seriously forgot to knee the ball in the end zone & the officials let them off the hook #BUFvsHOU pic.twitter.com/aHdVGUJt2h. You’ll see that when a runner slides feet-first. While by rule it should be regarded as a fumble and touchdown, he is not the first kick returner this season to fail to either kneel or call for a fair catch on a kickoff. It doesn’t seem that Cruz fell down intentionally, and he certainly didn’t kneel, so did he give himself up? If you trip that is not a form of giving yourself up,shame on the officials for not having a set, The ruling on the field was ‘down by contact.’. Once his … Michael Tetrault – michaeltetrault400@yahoo.com. It’s a delicate balance. NFL community celebrates Drew Brees' career upon his retirement. LOUISBURG, N.C. (Nov. 17, 2014) – The $37 million contract wasn’t worth the punishment—and a former NFL player found his calling plowing fields in North Carolina. The refs decided that he “gave himself up”, making the play dead, but that’s controversial. However, having not been touched the Cardinals, he wasn’t actually down. They generaly call this when the QB's trajectory is clearly pointed toward the sideline, the ball has been lowered, the QB has given himself up as a runner and the initial contact by the defender occurs at our beyond the sideline without any attempt by the defender to ease up on the hit. The play kills itself. The Giant’s Victor Cruz fell down, then intentionally let go of the ball because he thought the play was over. So we are left with the conclusion that a that a legal move that saves the clock is incomprehensible to Paul. He'd refused to do so. 12 in high school, college and his first seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.His social media accounts, and ones owned by his … This was an absurd call in a situation (2 minute offense) play should always continue until the player is touched down by contact. It could have been the nail in the coffin for the struggling Texans, who fell behind 16-0 before Deshaun Watson directed a stirring comeback and 22-19 victory. section: | slug: bizarre-bills-kickoff-touchdown-overturned-after-officials-rule-the-returner-gave-himself-up | sport: football | route: article_single.us | Link icon Copied! That s called changing the outcome of a game . The referee #91 blew the call. contact by a defensive player is imminent; if he does not, and waits until the last moment to begin his slide, he puts himself in jeopardy of being contacted. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: nfl | pageType: stories | Chris Godwin wore No. When coaches tell players to “play to the whistle”, they are doing their players a disservice because the play is over when it’s over. No whistle ,live ball ,the first impression is the right one ,their paid good money to make the right call the first time,which they did ,.shame on reply.. In the NFL, the play is ruled dead when a ball-carrier gives himself up, which White undoubtedly did when he went to the ground and made no effort to advance the ball. Here’s a video of the play: What do you think? According to Paul, what Cruz did was incomprehensible. This issue will surely be brought up in the offseason, as the NFL will need to clarify what a player needs to do to end a return before it starts, and what "giving yourself up" means. Now, he's launching his own brand of cannabis products. But the officials decided to change their ruling. Former NFL running back Ricky Williams estimated that he lost up to $10 million in salary and endorsements over his marijuana use. He let the ball go due to time constraints. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Compete for a trip to the 2022 Final Four and a brand new Nissan Rogue. The winner of the toss may defer their choice to the start of the second half, or they may take the first choice of: Not to mention the phantom offensive pass interference call that killed Miami s last drive while they were leading… which basically prevented the giants losing the game. Every Christmas, Wilson gives each player two first-class tickets on Alaska Airlines, one of his endorsements. "After discussion, it has been determined that the runner gave himself up," Corrente said. Comprehend? When is the NFL going to hold bad referee’s accountable? A player who has been out of bounds re-establishes himself as an inbounds player when both feet, or any part of his body other than his hands, touch the ground within the boundary lines, provided that no part of his body is touching a boundary line or anything other than a player, an official, or a pylon on or outside a boundary line. Bad call. He turned to see the defender closing in and jumped to the ground, got back up like he was no longer participating and left the ball there to be spotted. Fail assumption on Paul. Usually, returners will call for a fair catch or take a knee in the end zone after they catch the ball, but Carter did neither. He obtained 43 total tackles, 10.0 sacks and two force fumbles. Good call by the Back Judge to rule it incomplete and a good call by the Referee to overturn it (funny how that happens). It's a situational call though since every case is different. Wrong. The NFL is widely known as a very charitable organization. Did Jerome Boger and his crew make the right call? The refs came to a "common sense ruling," as it was clear that Carter did not want to return the kick. While the NFLPA is free to demand rules that protect the Due Process rights of NFL players, the players have already given up many of their Due Process rights in their contracts. We, the NFL, believe Black Lives Matter.” 00:34 by rule, a player is deemed to “give himself up” when he goes to the ground while not attempting to advance the ball. That’s the rule. Filed Under: Controversial Calls Tagged With: arizona cardinals, new york giants, victor cruz, walt coleman. A player slightly leaning forward will be considered to be in the process of giving himself up as he dives in a position with the intent of making a football move. However, having not been touched the Cardinals, he wasn’t actually down. He won the NFL Defensive Rookie of The Year for his performance. Agreed Sonofanump. Despite his large earnings, he managed to spend away most of his earnings after his career in the NFL, and ended up having difficulties with paying his child support that was just $3,000. To get back to the huddle since they were in the hurry up offense. I’m a Bucs fan, so I had no bias in the outcome of the game. Most would assume that achieving a dream you have held onto since childhood would bring feelings of joy and happiness. "It didn't cost him anything," one Seahawk told an assistant coach last year. In 2005 NFL draft, Merriman was picked up in the first round by the San Diego Chargers. © 2004-2021 CBS Interactive. To let the ball be spotted. They have the Play 60 program to encourage children to spend 60 minutes a day doing physical activity, as … Adam Gase has been pestered for weeks about giving up play-calling. Photo from NFL.com The Giant’s Victor Cruz fell down, then intentionally let go of the ball because he thought the play was over. According to the rules, it was a legal move and, as such, it was a savvy way to save the clock. Sonofanump mus be a Giants fan he fell you could see his leg go out to the side, He knew he slipped no whistle and let the ball go why in the hell would you jsut go down you would be tring to get all the yards you can when yo ure trying to win, you must be as blind as the umpires at that game he went down slipped (both teams had been slipping all day) then had a brain fart which the refs had his back in that call from now on when i guy slips oh well jsut let the ball lay there and all will be ok this isnt college ball player are paid good money to keep their minds on what is going on and it cost the Cards. If you thought the Buffalo Bills leading the Houston Texans by double digits at halftime in the first playoff game of 2020 was bizarre, things got a lot weirder when the second half kicked off. Up 13-0, the Bills took the field to kick off to the Texans to open up the second half. A player gives himself up by going to the ground and making no immediate attempt to advance the football. He was certainly a great player, and ended his football career having earned some $45 million dollars. Unlike some of the other entries you'll see who are largely jobless in the NFL, this is a player who's suspended indefinitely, but should be given another chance by the NFL. An official shall declare the ball dead and the down ended… when a runner is out of bounds, or declares himself down by falling to the ground, or kneeling, and making no effort to advance. A player who dives head first will now be judged to have given himself up, and the ball will be marked at the point where he first touched the ground. But a play doesn’t have to be killed by a whistle. Whisenhunt this time threw the challenge flag correctly and then Bogar and his officials decided that Cruz by diving forward (aka falling) on his stomach and then standing up gave himself up… The letter of the rule states it should have been incomplete, but almost everyone thought it was a TD catch and he seemed to be interfered with by the netting that was too close to the field of play. Yes, Gregory violated league rules, but he hasn't done anything all that egregious, and we've seen players commit much more serious infractions and were given less punishment. I immediately thought he gave himself up, but did know the rule, but agree with the on field ruling. Three minutes before the start of the game, the referee meets with captains from both teams for a coin toss. The visiting team calls the toss. ARTICLE 3. 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Junior Seau, one of the NFL's best and fiercest players for nearly two decades, had a degenerative brain disease when he committed suicide in May … That is exactly what Watkins did. Share; ... "When you see them pop up out of the ground, ... "Love is the most wonderful currency that you can give anyone," said Brown. The NFL’s public shift on the Black Lives Matter movement, which led to a Friday video from commissioner Roger Goodell condemning racism and admitting wrongdoing, started with an … Why a star football player traded NFL career for a tractor. On a similar note, I like that Mike Carey overturned the Nate Burleson TD catch in the Lions/49ers game. When he got up and dropped the ball, he had no further intention of trying to advance the ball, regardless of how he went to the ground (that part is irrelevant). A whistle does kill a play completely. Kick returner DeAndre Carter waved off his blockers -- letting them know he wasn't going to return the kick -- caught the ball and then nonchalantly tossed the ball to the official. Yes, a whistle definitely kills the play, but the play may be killed long before a whistle ever happens. The officials quickly came together to discuss the original call, and moments later, head referee Tony Corrente announced that the ruling would be overturned. In this context "give himself up" means that he is accepting that he was tackled by a defensive player even though he wasn't touched, think a quarterback when he slides or a … 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, at I’m also a football Referee and we have to officiate to both the letter of the rule and the spirit of the rule. "Big deal." The refs decided that he “gave himself up”, making the play dead, but that’s controversial. All Rights Reserved. The NFL Players Association objected to the stricter penalties on the grounds that they denied players Due Process of law. Officials can go an entire game without blowing the whistle, except the Referee who has to blow the whistle to mark the ready for play on kick-offs and after authorized time-outs (for the 25-second clock). First off, a whistle does not kill a play. He gave himself up to save time, leave the ball to be spotted, and hurry back to the huddle.