09-15-2021, 07:24 AM
(09-14-2021, 11:05 PM)Mick Wrote:(09-11-2021, 11:36 PM)akiddoc Wrote:I believe it is the reverse. NFL Rule 12, Section 1, Article 4-a (Page 2/11) prohibits offensive players from "pull[ing] a runner in any direction at any time." The rule is silent about pushing a runner, which is apparently legal. Relevant rule change happened in 2013.(09-11-2021, 08:34 PM)martyup Wrote: #70 pulled that runner into the endzone. That is illegal.
No it's not. Been legal for a while.
At one point I posted the rule for the NCAA, but removed it when I saw many others had responded.
You can push, you cannot pull.
On that play, the SC running back was pushed, and also #70 at least tried to pull him forward. Not sure how effective the pull was, and indeed that rarely gets called, but it was technically illegal.
