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Ed,
I think PI has is closely tied to INTENT and/or advantage gained.
In the original question, we don't know if the defender
1. was just standing there and was run into.
2. was physically screening the offensive player from moving toward the pass.
In my opinion, #1 would likely be a no-call if I felt the offensive player just accidentally ran into the defender. I'd had OPI if the offensive player altered his path to run into the defender or showed some intent to gain an advantage through his actions. In #2, I think this would likely be DPI if the pass was in the air.
I interpretted the original question to mean that the play was similar to situation #2.
Thoughts?
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Mike Sears
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