That one video-challenge no catch was really bizarre, one of the most counter-intuitive ones that I've seen. I guess the logic is that the hit came immediately upon the receiver catching the ball, and the fact that he took steps during the hit was irrelevant; at the end of the hit, he lost the ball upon contact with the ground. If a receiver gets catches the ball and gets hit simultaneously, stumbles forward for a couple steps and then looses the ball, he failed to survive the initial hit and thus it's incomplete. I wish the CFL would be a little more communicative and just confirm that this is indeed why it was called as it was. Regardless, I really hope the tweek these rules next year.
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