Check CCA #46 for a similar play:
A 4/Goal @ B's 18. The score is A14-B20. The QB throws a legal forward pass to airborne tight end who receives the ball on B's 8 and, while still airborne, deliberately bats the ball forward toward B's goal line. The eligible slot back catches the ball on B's 3 and crosses B's goal line with the ball. Cancel Score or TD?
* (a) Touchdown
* (b) Cancel Score
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Originally Posted by Rom Gilbert
RULING: Touchdown. A try B3. The tight end did not catch the ball since he did not return to the ground. The tight end legally batted a legal forward pass in flight. The play is legal.
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@Theisey: to be more precise:
forward pass can be batted in any direction.
backward pass cannot be batted forward