Personal foul?

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Originally Posted by Jim D.

...The dead ball foul lets A keep the gain they got legally, but still penalizes the cheap shot.

Since there was contact, a PF is the correct call.

I agree. This is what I have been taught by the vets that I have worked with this year. Whenever you can, in this type of situation (rough/cheap play very close to the end of the play and far from the action) try to make it a dead ball foul. Remember, the whistle doesn't necessarily end the play. So if the coach says "I saw that flag on the ground before the whistle, that's a live ball foul!" you can explain that the player going out of bounds, going down, incomplete pass, etc ended the play, not the whistle.