re: NFL says Broncos blocked PAT return was a legal play

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“He’s going to get his hands up on top of the snapper and push him toward the ground,” Blandino said of Broncos defensive end Jared Crick. “That’s legal. Open-hand push, legal. If there was a grab and a push, that would be defensive holding.

“This is a similar concept as an offensive lineman blocking a defensive lineman, if he can get up on top of that defensive player and push him toward the ground, [that’s] legal, versus grabbing and pulling him.”

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Super weird explanation. How does this not open itself up for absurd extremes. I can just stand up straight right over the center who is crouched down and has his head between his legs. Then, the instant he snaps it I can just smash my hands down on him but "because I got on top of him" (which no shite because he's got his head between his legs and I'm standing up) it's legal?

If that is the true interpretation of the rule, then it's a terrible rule.