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Originally Posted by DTroppens
I thought it was a neutral zone infraction right away and figured thatw as going to be the call. If a defensive lineman jumps and then the offensive lineman does, it's a neutral zone infraction. It seems like yesterday, but the rule is probably 10 years old now. Once the offensive player moves, which used to be a false start, the play is called dead and neutral zone is called. If the offensive lineman didn't move, it wouldn't have been called and the penalty wouldn't have existed as long as the defender returns before the snap. I'm not sure why the rule was changed.
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If that is the case then every time a defender goes offsides the entire offensive line should race across the line to get the penalty. I thought the defender was only offsides if the ball was snapped while he was offsides or if he made contact with an opposing player.