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Changing the NFL Catch Rule Won't End Controversial Calls - The Ringer
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Fmr. Bucs WR Bert Emanuel talks about 'the catch' in 1999
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No. 9 Irish aim for fourth straight blowout victory against
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The NFL May Never Truly Establish What a Catch Is - The Ringer
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The Bert Emanuel Catch Game! (Buccaneers vs. Rams 1999, NFC
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For prospects like QB Bert Emanuel Jr., the return to in-person
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Interview with Bert Emanuel about his catch in the 1999 NFC
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Big Ten Power Poll: New coaches scramble West, old rivals arm up
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Central Michigan rallies, 31-27, behind freshman QB's 3 TDs - ESPN
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20th Anniversary of the Bert Emanuel Catch - Bucs Life
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10 Greatest Tampa Bay Buccaneers Teams of All Time
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