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Good question Kentref, it made me read through the rules again.
Rule 7-5-10...It is forward-pass interference if: (c)An ineligible A player touches a forward pass beyond the neutral zone before a player of B has touched it.
By that, your scenario would result in an OPI, since they make no metion of the expanded neutral zone and says touches as opposed to catch, muff or bat.
I believe it should say expanded neutral zone since an ineligible isn't considered to be "downfield" when he's blocking in the ENZ. Consider this...2nd and 8 at the A35. A7 throws a pass which hits A65 in the back of the head at the (a)A34 (b)A35 (c)A36, and falls incomplete. In (a) and (b) it's no foul, 3rd and 8 at the 35. In (c), it's OPI, and it will be 3rd and 23 for the 20. OUCH!
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