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Originally posted by Schmidt MJ
Sounds like you've got a pretty good understanding of the rule to me. The defense is allowed to contact the receiver as long as the contact is legal. If the receiver is turning away from or running past the defender, he is no longer a potential blocker. If the ball is in the air it is DPI.
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"When he is no longer a potential blocker." A receiver is no longer a potential blocker once he goes downfield; consequently, a defender cannot chuck him.
There is some circular logic because a receiver who blocks would commit an OPI foul if, and only if, the ball is thrown beyond the LOS. Since the receiver cannot block legally, then the defender cannot block the receiver.