offsetting penalties

Can A Team Decline A False Start Penalty?

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Can A Team Decline A False Start Penalty? EVERY penalty can be declined. Even false starts can be declined. Even unsportsmanlike conduct penalties can be declined, although there is literally no reason to ever do so. Can you decline a penalty? Unless expressly prohibited, the penalty for any foul may be declined by the offended

Can You Decline An Illegal Formation Penalty?

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Can You Decline An Illegal Formation Penalty? Can you decline an illegal formation penalty? Unless expressly prohibited, the penalty for any foul may be declined by the offended team, and play proceeds as though no foul had been committed. The yardage distance for any penalty may be declined, even though the penalty is accepted. Can