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Oh no, not another one. I can see I am going to be the most controversial official in here. In the original post, you said the receiver runs into the defender. If the defensive player is running with the receiver and the receiver initiates contact then I have a no-call. If the defensive player is aware and playing the ball and the receiver intiates contact, I have offensive pass interference. Just because the defensive player is unaware of the location of the ball and running blindly with the receiver I do not agree that it is PI on the defense if the receiver runs into the defender. The defensive player has every right to his position as the offensive player does. If the defensive player runs blindly into the receiver, then definitely PI but I would not expect the defender to give up his position on the field so the receiver can better position himself to receive the pass. The defensive back unfairly loses most of these calls but I see no reason to penalize either player in this particular situation.
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