Isn't this much simpler than we're making it?
If an offensive player, not authorized to be on the field, interferes with the defense's attempt to make a play on a runner, IT'S INTERFERENCE!
Whether the action by this unauthorized player actually *was* interference is completely a judgment call.
But once it has been determined one way or the other - the ruling is simple.
Not interference - play stands.
Interference - R1 is out.
David Emerling
Memphis, TN
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