Pass Interference

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Welpe

I would categorize that as early contact, not playing the ball.

The classic example of face guarding is a defender sticking his hands in front of the receiver's face, preventing him from being able to see. It does not require contact for it to be pass interference.

There was no early contact (not sure if there was any contact while the ball was in the air. It was hard to see on the video as they did not follow the receiver and defender much, but the defender was running for several yards waving his hands. People by the field (other than the team) liked the call at the time.

I was also told that you do not have to put your hands directly in the face of the receiver either, but that you are attempting to block vision with no attempt to look at the football.

Peace