PI is off AFTER the ball is touched. Anything up to that point would be PI.
Your pickplay example is what I was also thinking when I referenced your post.
Receiver A-88 picks off a defender B22, a pass is thrown which crosses the NZ, it's touched by a B56 in front of receiver A95.
I still have a flag for an illegal pick because the pass crossed the NZ but I would not have a flag or it would be waved off for a DPI if B13 hit A95 prior to his attempt to catch the ball.
Had the ball been touched by say B62 behind the NZ, I could have two flags both of which would be waved off because the pass did not cross the NZ per rule.
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