And if he muffs the fair catch, he has more inches of
by tdiddy07 (2021-03-10 15:05:52)

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protection to catch it before it hits the ground and becomes live.

And a longer reach when trying to recover the fumble.
by Moff  (2021-03-10 16:26:29)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Longer arms make fair catch signal more visible to would-be tacklers. Really a win/win situation.