Interesting fair catch rule today

[DiderotsGhost]

I've never understood why more teams didn't do this.

But you can still only do it with 1 or fewer bounces I believe, right? If the balls rolls on the ground, I don't think you can call for 'fair catch'.

 

[37620VOL]

But it absolutely matters how it's kicked. If it bounces more than once, travels 10 yards, and is not a touchback, the kicking team can recover. Otherwise, you can call fair catch and not even field it.

 

[J C Higgins]

But it absolutely matters how it's kicked. If it bounces more than once, travels 10 yards, and is not a touchback, the kicking team can recover. Otherwise, you can call fair catch and not even field it.

If that's true I don't see any reference to it under Rule 6 of the official rules which covers kicks and fair catches.
https://taso.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022-Football-Rules-Book.pdf

 

[wrangler]

I remember looking for the onside kick rules and couldn't find them. I was trying to find out what made an onside kick, and why I never saw a kicking team get possession after picking up a normal long kickoff after some bounces. Does it have to bounce at least once on the kicking team's side of the field?

 

[Sudden Impact]

Article as it states now is not accurate. Ball did not hit the ground. Kicker tried a pooch/chip kick and the fair catch rule applies. A "traditional" onside kick immediately hits the ground which nullifies the fair catch provisions.

According to the article with it, it does not nullify the fair catch provision. I would think that it does but now I am not sure.

 

[J C Higgins]

I remember looking for the onside kick rules and couldn't find them. I was trying to find out what made an onside kick, and why I never saw a kicking team get possession after picking up a normal long kickoff after some bounces. Does it have to bounce at least once on the kicking team's side of the field?

No mention of bounces period. In fact there is no reference to "onside" kicks. A free kick is a free kick so apparently the fair catch rule applies to all of them.

Addendum...it does reference a one bounce as related to a ball in the air following striking the ground once but it also includes balls that were intentionally "driven into the ground" which would mean multiple bouncles or a moving ball on the ground ...just physics.