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Originally posted by Forksref
I am going to talk NF rule book here:
2-30-11 "A passer is a player who throws a forward pass. He continues to be a passer until the pass ends or until he moves to participate in the play."
9-4-3 "Roughing the passer. Defensive players must make a definite effort to avoid charging into a passer who has thrown the ball in or behind the neutral zone, after it is clear the ball has been thrown. No defensive player shall charge into the passer who is standing still or fading back, because he is considered out of the play after the pass."
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I'm not directly replying you your post Forksref, just using the information you provided.
2-30-11 is an either/or rule. The passer is still the passer until he moves to participate in the play. If he was contacted in a way which would have drawn a flag for roughing the passer if the ball had travelled 10 yards then it is still roughing the passer in this example. Just because some other player made a great play does not justify the actions of all other teammates.