Having finally remembered to check my books - wow, I'm surprised. My reading at this point is no flag - the QB is no longer a passer once the pass ends (NF 2-30-11), and if the INT was that close, he's a potential tackler whom it is legal to block. Even if it's clear that the player's intent was to lay out the QB regardless of the result of the pass, this isn't a situation where we need to judge intent.
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