Why Refs Could ONLY Call a Flagrant on KAT (Not Chet) | Ref Expert Explains

Chip Clark breaks down exactly why the refs could only hit KAT with the flagrant here.⁣
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Once you go to the monitor to review a flagrant act, you can't go back and assign a foul to the prior action. That's the rule. So even if Chet had a foul leading into the play, it's off the table the moment they're reviewing KAT's flail.⁣
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And on the flail itself, Chip is clear: an arm that naturally comes off the ball and catches someone is not a flagrant. But an unnatural, extended straight arm that goes right into the face? That's the correct call every time.⁣
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The part I find most interesting is the missed first foul. The trail official came in with a secondary cadence whistle because the flail caught his eye. The lead didn't have a call at all. That sequencing tells you everything about how this got officiated the way it did.⁣
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Great stuff from Chip as always.