[rbanerjee23]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

Note that the Canadian Football League has no fair catch and it has a rule that the returner must have a "bubble around him" with no opposing players in the bubble for him to field the punt. If defenders get too close, it is a penalty. I would like to see the NFL experiment with that rule in the exhibition games next season.

That's interesting -- it would make PRs a lot more interesting. Imagine banks having a chance to slip by like 3 guys who are in a 3 yard circle. How do u officiate that though because the returner could kind of sort of move and cause people to be closer than they should be.