Trick question on my exam

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Originally posted by w_sohl
It would be completely legal to legally take out the pitch man on a backward pass behind the neutral zone correct? (or at least lock him up so that he can't control the pitch)

Sohl,

To take out the pitch man it better be just a good block that does it. Any tackling of the pitch man is illegal as it is considered defensive holding. The only players that can be tackled are the ball carrier and a player faking as the ball carrier.