I'm going to explain this perfectly.

First, the tip of the ball did hit the ground in plain view, but the ball is allowed to touch the ground if the player's hand is underneath the ball and the ball doesn't move. The ball did not move until the defensive player's helmet hit the ball. The movement wasn't caused from the tip of the ball hitting the ground. It was caused from the helmet of the defensive player. So it was PROBABLY a catch.

HOWEVER,

The referees could not see the ball every second. There were spots where the cameras could not see the ball and there was no visual evidence that the ball did NOT hit the ground. It was ruled incomplete on the field, so the referees would have needed video evidence that the ball never hit the ground. Because the cameras couldn't see the ball at all times, there is no indisputable proof that the ball did not hit the ground.

Therefore, the ruling has to stand even though we all pretty much know he really did catch the ball.

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Posted by TigerBait1127

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Posted on 2/8/16 at 11:19 am to Asphodel

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. The ball did not move until the defensive player's helmet hit the ball. The movement wasn't caused from the tip of the ball hitting the ground.

This is false

Furthermore, that still wouldn't be maintaining control

By the rule, the defender's contact is irrelevant

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Posted by Geauxgurt

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Posted on 2/8/16 at 11:21 am to Asphodel

quote:
First, the tip of the ball did hit the ground in plain view, but the ball is allowed to touch the ground if the player's hand is underneath the ball and the ball doesn't move. The ball did not move until the defensive player's helmet hit the ball. The movement wasn't caused from the tip of the ball hitting the ground. It was caused from the helmet of the defensive player. So it was PROBABLY a catch.

Helmet didn't cause it to move the ground hitting the ball and his body hitting the ground did. It was an incompletion by the definition of the rule. The ball is squirting loose before the so-called helmet hits it as you say.