The Referee shall suspend play while the ball is dead and declare a charged team timeout upon the request for a timeout by the head coach or any player (not a substitute) to any official. If an assistant coach signals for a timeout and it is inadvertently granted, the timeout will stand. If a team has used its three charged team timeouts, an excess team timeout shall be called by the Referee, unless:

All measurements are to be made from the inside edges of the line marking the boundary lines. Each goal line marking is to be in its end zone so that the edge of the line toward the field of play (actual goal line) is 30 feet from the inside edge of the end line. Each goal line is to be eight inches wide.All lines are to be four inches wide, with the exception of the goal line and yellow lines, which are to be eight inches wide. Tolerance of line widths is plus one-fourth inch. Any intra-League dispute or call for interpretation in connection with these rules will be decided by the Commissioner of the League, whose ruling will be final.

at least two players (other than a holder) must be lined up inbounds between the sideline and the bottom (outside) of the yard-line number, and at least two players (other than a holder) must be lined up between the top (inside) of the yard- line number and the inbounds lines. A Runner is the offensive player who is in possession of a live ball ( 3-2-7), i.e., holding the ball or carrying it in any direction.Harmsel, Jan ter (18 March 2019). "Laws of the Game changes 2019-2020". Dutch Referee Blog . Retrieved 26 April 2019. Often, it begins as a friendly game between school children and eventually it culminates at the FIFA World Cup™ Final. Hence, the Laws of the Game do not waiver no matter where in the world you play. In (a), (d), and (e) above, if the foul occurs in Team B’s end zone, the enforcement is from the previous spot. Note: An intentional fumble that causes the ball to go forward is a forward pass and may be illegal ( 8-1-1-Pen. a–c). ARTICLE 6. MUFF