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Originally Posted by RetiredSeniorChief
In college he is down, in the NFL he has to be touched.
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You are completely wrong here
A.R. 7.26 DOWN BY CONTACT/OR NOT—IN AIR COLLISION WITH OPPONENT
First-and-10 on A40. A2 and B3 both jump up at the B30 in a legal attempt to catch a pass and collide in midair: (a)
A2 controls the ball and immediately falls down at the B30. He gets up and runs to the B20; (b) they fall separately
after the collision, after which A2 controls the pass and falls to the ground. He gets up and runs to the B15; (c) they
fall to the ground without the ball, and the ball is lying on B3’s back (ball has not touched the ground). A2 reaches
over and takes the ball off B3’s back and runs to the B20.
Rulings:
(a) A’s ball, first-and-10 on B30. Down by contact.
(b) A’s ball, first-and-10 on B15. Legal advance.
(c) A’s ball, first-and-10 on B20. Legal advance
These are NFL approved rulings from their rule book