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Fumbles are dead when the ball hits the ground, but if caught in the air by either team it can be advanced.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2024

"Pucker up Timmy, it’s time to kiss ur last name and ur family’s boxing legacy goodbye. DEC 18th Im changing this wa----- name to Tommy Fumbles and celebrating with Tom Brady," he tweeted.

From Fox News • Oct. 29, 2021

Fumbles that go out of bounds on the field of play revert to the last team that had possession.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2017

Sen. James Lankford has just released “Federal Fumbles: 100 Ways the Government Dropped the Ball,” a helpful collection of incidents that detail budgetary outrages within federal offices.

From Washington Times • Dec. 6, 2017

Fumbles, perhaps, were not so frequent, but almost always there was delay in getting the ball from center to back.

From The Crimson Sweater by Barbour, Ralph Henry