Well, one of the problems is that if the ball simply HITS the lineman behind the neutral zone (and is not a bat, muff, or catch) it is NOTHING. See 7-5-13.
Edited to add: The previous poster beat me to this. But the rules say nothing about an intentional act being required for OPI if the ineligible is beyond the neutral zone.
Rich
[Edited by Rich Fronheiser on Sep 26th, 2003 at 09:46 AM]
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