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Contact itself is not illegal. The phrase "slide or avoid" is often heard but it's not totally accurate. When there is contact you have to judge the intention. If the runner made no attempt to avoid the contact then you're correct in ruling an out. If the contact was malicious then you also have grounds for an ejection.
Often times, though, it's nothing. You simply have 2 players trying to legally occupy the same spot on the field.
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