Delay is a dead ball foul

[tcdog70]

You don't let the play continue and then throw the flag.

At any level of football, ANY penalty may be declined by the offended team. The reason why we almost never see false starts and delay of game penalties get declined is because officials will blow the play dead when the see those infractions because they are what we call dead ball fouls.

[yjnkdawg]

You don't let the play continue and then throw the flag.

At any level of football, ANY penalty may be declined by the offended team. The reason why we almost never see false starts and delay of game penalties get declined is because officials will blow the play dead when the see those infractions because they are what we call dead ball fouls.




You do if you are officiating at Bryant Denny Stadium. You wait and see first if our receiver catches the ball, and then if he does, then you throw the flag for delay of game.