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Originally Posted by kdf5
His forward progress is only given if he's contacted by a defender. Forward progress is the "end of advancement of the ball in a runner’s possession". He doesn't have possession until he makes a catch and he doesn't make a catch until he returns to the ground inbounds.
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This is not a case of forward progress, but of possession of a live ball beyond the opposing goal line. The catch is
ruled once the foot hits the ground, but possession is retroactive to when the ball was actually grasped by the airborne player.
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How would you rule this one: A1 is just inside the EZ and while running back towards the goal line leaps into the air. He grasps the ball while over the EZ but lands outside the EZ at the one. He then tries to make a backward pass to A2 but instead B2 catches the backward pass and runs the ball back for a TD.
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The ball was dead once he landed, and the touchdown given.
However, if he hadn't touched the ground before getting rid of the ball, it would be a touchdown for the other team because the original pass was completed by B2.
Robert