Green Monk Machine
09-25-2013, 07:31 PM
According to the NFL Rules Digest (http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/useofhands), "No player on offense may assist a runner except by blocking for him." I have known this to be a rule for quite some time, but it seems as though it is never enforced. I am only left to assume that I don't understand the rule, and so I am looking for clarification.
In the game against the Lions, Stafford was pushed beyond the line of scrimmage by Bell, which would appear to be a violation of this rule. Bell assisted Stafford, the runner, in a way other than blocking for him.
What gives?
I think it is that you can be pushed but not pulled forward.
In the game against the Lions, Stafford was pushed beyond the line of scrimmage by Bell, which would appear to be a violation of this rule. Bell assisted Stafford, the runner, in a way other than blocking for him.
What gives?
I think it is that you can be pushed but not pulled forward.