LMAO... Ran across this on espn.com... North Texas punt returner uses trickery to score TD North Texas punt returner Keegan Brewer pretends that he called a fair catch, then takes it to the house. North Texas' Keegan Brewer takes a punt, pretends it's a fair catch, walks between two Arkansas defenders then takes off and sprints 90 yards untouched for a touchdown.
He fakes/imitates a questionable fair catch. Kind of cheesy like when you fake a spike but then throw it. . Cool the first time for creativity but presents a plethora of safety concerns moving forward. They could have flagged the returner imo.
Technically not. The rule states explicitly that the hand must be waved above the head. I think the refs saw this and knew it wasn't a fair catch signal, which is why the whistle didn't blow once he caught the ball. However, I do think there needs to be a rule addition to penalize a team for trying to deceive the punting team that there is a fair catch signal. This could be a serious safety issue.
Weekly Whiner Award ... Complacency and stupidity should always be taken advantage of ... Simple: If they wave a hand above the head U DONT KNOCK THE CRAP OUTTA THEM
