This is one you will only see North of the border. And it will be rare even in Canada.
The Montreal Alouettes faced a second-and-18. They threw a swing pass and the receiver delivered a dribble kick type of punt.
The football went across the original line of scrimmage and was recovered by the player who kicked the football.
In Canada, that’s an onside punt and Montreal kept the ball, earning a new set of downs.
Jeshrun Antwi kicked and then recovered the football. The Montreal line couldn’t be more than one yard downfield when he kicked it (Rule 5, Article 9), and only he or other onside players (behind the ball when kicked) could recover it without having to worry about a no yards penalty.
Wow! That is one of the smartest onside punts by Montreal. #CFL pic.twitter.com/Aif9JdbALU
— CFL Fan (@CFLFan13) September 30, 2023
For reference, Montreal punted the ball from behind the line of scrimmage, and recovered it beyond the line of scrimmage.
So it was a first down for Montreal. pic.twitter.com/SOCXDLweCe
— CFL Fan (@CFLFan13) September 30, 2023
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