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Originally Posted by Robert Goodman
However, Fed's adopting language regarding the ability of a potential receiver to move toward the ball or its path would seem to mean that, yes, they would want a flag thrown 50 yards away because it interferes with the player's ability to move to within 40 yards of the ball's flight!
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You have to know the rules, not just quote one random sentence and try to use it to make a point. About 3 lines after what you quoted it says...
ART. 11 . . . It is not forward-pass interference if:
c. Contact by B is obviously away from the direction of the pass.