Blocking a receiver Question

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Juxone

If a legal receiver is running down field and is blocked (without first making contact) before a pass isn't this an illegal block and treated as a holding call, 2) if the ball is in the air does this think become defensive pass interference? I ask this after reading the rule 7-5-10 Rule: 7-5-10

It is forward-pass interference if:
a. Any player of A or B who is beyond the neutral zone interferes with an eligible opponent's opportunity to move toward, catch or bat the pass.

You can't presume a pass is going to be thrown, so the above passage refers only to the situation that obtains when there is an actual pass. Same with opportunity to catch a kick.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Welpe

If the ball is in the air and in the direction of the receiver, it is a DPI. If it is thrown away from the receiver then it is nothing.

Actually in Federation rules, even if the ball is thrown "away from the receiver", if it looked like he was about to move towards it and the contact interfered with his ability to do so, it's PI.

[Welpe]

Actually, no.

7-5-11-c and 7.5.11 SITUATION A.