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Old Thu Mar 25, 2010, 06:06am
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Lightbulb Canadian Ruling

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Originally Posted by bisonlj View Post
You just need to be careful the ball is not caught beyond the NZ. Another possible issue (although I've heard some officials let it go based on their own philosophy) is the ball goes off the hands of the receiver (who is behind the NZ) and the ball lands beyond the NZ. Thus it is a forward pass that crosses the neutral zone and you have eligible receivers blocking. Same thing applies to ineligible receivers downfield.
CANADIAN RULING:

Legal block, because the intent of the pass was a screen pass.
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