I hope this hasnt been discussed- but how often are people ejected/flagged for instigating a fight? I have thought and have heard for years, that the second punch gets the flag- why was this any different? or why wasnt the penalty given to both 51 and Gronk?

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Posted by Golfer

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Posted on 2/2/15 at 9:19 am to fatheadgator

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I have thought and have heard for years, that the second punch gets the flag-

You can't be serious. You know why they actually say that?

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Posted by fatheadgator

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Posted on 2/2/15 at 9:22 am to Golfer

I am pretty sure of this...if not a punch...but second shove for sure.

Example: two players get in each other's face, one bumps/shoves the other one- the flag comes out when that person shoves back - very normal occurrence, i have yelled many a time if the second offender was on a team I was cheering for

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Posted by Pepe Lepew

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Posted on 2/2/15 at 9:26 am to fatheadgator

Wrong board

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Posted by STBTigerr

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Posted on 2/2/15 at 9:32 am to fatheadgator

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I am pretty sure of this...if not a punch...but second shove for sure. Example: two players get in each other's face, one bumps/shoves the other one- the flag comes out when that person shoves back - very normal occurrence, i have yelled many a time if the second offender was on a team I was cheering for

They flag what they see. 9 times out of 10 they see the retaliation and not the original shove/hit.

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Posted by Golfer

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Posted on 2/2/15 at 9:43 am to fatheadgator

They say that because the official typically doesn't see the first offense.