re: Trying more to understand this fumble non recovery

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The receiving rule

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any receiver who has by any means gone out of bounds may not catch, or be the first to touch, any pass. Re-establishing himself in bounds makes the pass complete, but his touching of the pass remains illegal.


So why can a receiver who caught a ball in bounds fumbled went out of bounds not have to re establish himself inbounds before being able to obtain possession or even touch ball. This is literally the dumbest rule I think I’ve ever seen with this fumble

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passing rules are newer than the player or non player out of bounds touching a live ball. ANY part of a player out of bounds makes the player out of bounds. It is one of the oldest rules in the game.


can a player that willingly goes out of bounds come back in and participate in the play?

I am amazed at how many people simply do not know the rules.