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Originally Posted by htismaqe
Not when the defender doesn't turn his head. Face guarding in the NFL is pretty black and white - you touch the WR, it's a penalty. It happened in the Saints game and it wasn't called but the defender never touched him. The Chiefs got away with one there.
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Probably. But if you're running stride for stride with the receiver, then he suddenly stops because the ball is overthrown and you crash into him - I don't think that's a penalty. The refs give leeway for the laws of physics.