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Originally posted by MRIGUY
According to the defintion of 2-32-1, A ball in player possession is a live ball "held" or controlled by a player after he has caught or recovered it. And a ball in team possession is a live ball in player possession, so it sounds to me that you must have an illegal forward pass or batting.
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The key here and you quoted it above "after he has caught or recovered it" The catch is not completed until 1 foot comes down in bounds with control of the ball. The second receiver is the only one that catches the ball. The first one simply deflected the ball.