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Rule #2...
"A catch is the act of establishing player possession of a live ball which is in flight and first contacting the ground inbounds or being contacted by an opponent in such a way that he is prevented from returning to the grounds inbounds while maintaining possession of the ball."
The only time forward progress would apply to the receiver being airborne would be when the receiver is unable to first touch the grounds inbounds. If the A player was first contacted at the 30 and was driven out of bounds at the 28, then the ball would be spotted at the 30. In the original scenarion though, the ball should be marked at the 28, the spot where the play became a legal catch.
The catch must preceed forward progress.
[Edited by texoma_lj on May 14th, 2005 at 10:43 AM]
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