What is the ruling?

[JasonTX]

Originally posted by MRIGUY
According to the defintion of 2-32-1, A ball in player possession is a live ball "held" or controlled by a player after he has caught or recovered it. And a ball in team possession is a live ball in player possession, so it sounds to me that you must have an illegal forward pass or batting.

The key here and you quoted it above "after he has caught or recovered it" The catch is not completed until 1 foot comes down in bounds with control of the ball. The second receiver is the only one that catches the ball. The first one simply deflected the ball.