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Glad You Asked: Can you keep the football when it goes into the NFL stands?

The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC )

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Byline: Jeff Elder

Q: My wife and I are NFL fans who have season tickets in the end zone. If the ball reaches the stands, do fans get to keep it or do they have to give it back? _ Chuck Balkcum, Lancaster, S.C.

A: I was sure they had to give it back.

Nope.

"If a ball does enter the stands, fans are able to keep it," says NFL spokesman Michael Signora.

But that doesn't happen often. (The NFL has no statistics on how often, but says it's "relatively infrequent.") This wasn't always the case. It used to be up to each team to decide how they wanted to handle the situation.

Any fan who's ever watched a field goal can tell you…

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