Why weren't any yards assessed against the BC Lions for attempting an illegal forward pass?

Question

In Friday's game in Montreal the BC Lions attempted an illegal forward pass - the player throwing the ball was beyond the line of scrimmage but had already gained enough yards for the first down. The ref ruled that the attempt was illegal, but BC was awarded a first down and the ball was spotted at the point of the foul. Shouldn't there have been a yardage penalty assessed? Are there other penalties in the CFL that don't result in any loss yards and no loss of down?

Answer 1

thats like the same bullshit non-call in the Labor Day classic between the Blue Bombers and Roughriders,im sure u saw that head shot Kevin Glenn took with under a minute to go in the game,where the f-u-c-k was the flag for intent to injure?

Answer 2

the first down should be awarded. the ball is dead at the spot of the illegal foward pass. but, there should have been a 5 yard penalty from the dead ball spot(where the pass was made).

Answer 3

There is no penalty. The ball is dead at the point of the infraction. the refs were correct.

Answer 4

The referee ruled that it was forward pass and not a fumble. Thus it was not a BC Touchdown. Because there was only 3 seconds left on the clock the loss of downs on the play did not matter. The first down had been obtained prior to the incident and thus it was a first down.

There was no yardage penalty assigned because in the CFL the ball is deemed dead on an off side forward pass. No penalty.

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