Bouquet pass

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Originally Posted by golfnref

He said what?

I'll try again, the passer threw what can reasonably be considered an unconventional pass (2 hand over the shoulder, with his back towards the receiver) and the defensive end may very well not have realized the ball was thrown (as he was approaching the passer from behind) and seems to have committed his charge before realizing there actually was a pass being thrown.

So it may not have been clear, to the defensive end who made the contact, so there is reasonable doubt that the penalty requirement of, "it was clear that the ball had been thrown" was satisfied.