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Originally posted by STEVED21
You asked if A58 were ineligible down field. He still has the same restrictions until the ball is touched in accordance with rule 7.
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REPLY: I think we're talking past each other. Let's go back to the original play. An ineligible (A58) muffs a forward pass behind the line -- an illegal touch. Now the pass rebounds beyond the line where an eligible (A85) pushes a B defender to keep him from making an interception. Leave the first part of the play the same (i.e. the illegal touch). All I'm asking is what happens if the A push is by A56 (an ineligible) instead of A85. Are there different restrictions for him than there are for eligible A85? Remember that it is certainly possible for A56 to be downfield legally, assuming that he released after the ball is in flight.