Bills vs Browns last year

[badassgixxer05]

16 hours ago, Billl said:

The ball doesn’t have to move forward.  Once the arm starts moving forward, that’s all that matters.  

Not true, if its an empty hand.

[BananaB]

On 5/27/2020 at 5:51 PM, Billl said:

The ball doesn’t have to move forward.  Once the arm starts moving forward, that’s all that matters.  

The ball has to move forward. It wasn’t a sack fumble, no one hit it out of his hands it was a pass that was suppose to be forward but the ball may or may not of moved forward, it’s too close to tell. The call on the field was fumble just like if a player missed a lateral pass. 

[Billl]

14 minutes ago, BananaB said:

The ball has to move forward. It wasn’t a sack fumble, no one hit it out of his hands it was a pass that was suppose to be forward but the ball may or may not of moved forward, it’s too close to tell. The call on the field was fumble just like if a player missed a lateral pass. 

Nope.  I posted the exact wording earlier.  Here’s a link to the rule book.

 

https://documents.pub/document/rule-8-forward-pass-backward-pass-rule-8-forward-pass-backward-pass-fumble.html

[BarleyNY]

20 minutes ago, BananaB said:

The ball has to move forward. It wasn’t a sack fumble, no one hit it out of his hands it was a pass that was suppose to be forward but the ball may or may not of moved forward, it’s too close to tell. The call on the field was fumble just like if a player missed a lateral pass. 

That is incorrect.  Forward movement of the ball is not necessary.  Here is the rule:

 

NFL passing rules

 

See Article 1, Section 1.  The play was properly officiated. 
 

Edit: Billl, you best me to it!

Edited June 1, 2020 by BarleyNY