Each week throughout the NFL season, Mike Pereira, the league’s former vice president of officiating, will answer readers’ questions about officiating and league rules.
To put your questions up for Pereira’s review, email them to askmike@sacbee.com and include your name and location in the submission.
Q: I am curious about when possession is established. On Chris Hogan’s touchdown reception for New England on Thursday night, he is in the air when he catches the ball in the end zone. When he lands, his feet are definitely out of the end zone and the ball appears to be out of the end zone as well.