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Here's a tidbit that deserves mention, from the folks at NESN:
It's amazing that a KR doesn't even know the rules for a safety on kickoffs. :singing:
[Heck, as we Pats fans know, a KR can catch the ball and run out of the back of the end zone without getting a safety, so long as he didn't take it over the goal line first.]
After Tom Brady’s touchdown pass to Ben Watson cut Buffalo’s lead to 24-19 with 2:06 remaining in the fourth quarter, McKelvin committed an unfathomable sin. To start, the Bills’ hands team took the field during the ensuing kickoff, meaning they were prepared for an onside or squib kick. When Stephen Gostkowski kicked the ball into the end zone, McKelvin should have taken a knee and given Buffalo’s offense a chance to run out the clock and seal the victory.
Instead, McKelvin found his hero gene and brought the ball out of the end zone, and he fumbled the ball away just seconds later. Patriots safety Brandon Meriweather made the initial hit, and linebacker Pierre Woods ripped the ball out of McKelvin’s hands. Gostkowski hit the bottom of the pile and scooped up the fumble to give the Patriots possession at Buffalo’s 31-yard line with 1:56 to play. Brady threw another touchdown pass to Watson, and the Patriots won 25-24.
After the game, McKelvin didn't have many regrets.
“If I ever had another chance, I would probably do the same thing,” said McKelvin, who is actually an extremely talented kick returner. [. . .]
McKelvin also said he was unaware of where his feet were when he caught the ball, and he was afraid he’d get called for a safety if he took a knee in the end zone. Still, in that situation of a football game, McKelvin should absolutely be conscious of every last detail.
It's amazing that a KR doesn't even know the rules for a safety on kickoffs. :singing:
[Heck, as we Pats fans know, a KR can catch the ball and run out of the back of the end zone without getting a safety, so long as he didn't take it over the goal line first.]
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