NFL Video Rulebook Ineligible Receiver
Rule 8 Section 1 Article 6
Rule 8 Section 1 Article 6
ARTICLE 6. INELIGIBLE RECEIVERS
All offensive players other than those identified in Article 5 above are ineligible to catch a legal or illegal forward pass thrown from behind the line of scrimmage, including:
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