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Originally posted by Texas Aggie
The rule states a "legal forward pass that crosses the neutral zone." Further, a legal forward pass is behind or beyond the neutral zone where it crosses the sideline. There's no exceptions regarding out of bounds, and this was a legal forward pass. Thus, it shouldn't have been waived off if it was as you described.
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Actually this was a good "wave off". By the definition, A legal forward pass has crossed the neutral zone when it first strikes the ground, a player, an official or anything beyond the neutral zone INBOUNDS. In the play, the ball never struck anything inbounds, so by rule it is deemed to have NOT CROSSED the neutral zone. Ineligibles downfield require the pass to cross the neutral zone.