Football Zebras video The spike that wasn’t a spike, but still a foul Published 9 years ago on October 5, 2015 By Ben Austro Bears receiver Eddie Royal tossed the ball after the play and was assessed a 5-yard penalty for spiking the ball. Was this correct? TweetPocketRedditEmailMorePrint Related Topics: Up Next Did the Ravens have an illegal formation? Don't Miss Rule changes and points of emphasis highlighted in NFL training camp video Ben Austro Ben Austro is the editor and founder of Football Zebras and the author of So You Think You Know Football?: The Armchair Ref's Guide to the Official Rules (on sale now) Continue Reading You may like