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Contact While Blocking Pass

authored by NIRSA NIRSA Flag Football Rules Book 22nd Edition Rule 9-3-2 Page 73

B-3 jumps to block a legal forward pass thrown by A-1 behind the scrimmage line and: (a) blocks the ball and, avoiding unnecessary contact, brushes A-1; (b) is unsuccessful in blocking the pass and charges into A-1; (c) blocks the ball and charges into A-1; or (d) contacts passer A-1’s hand or arm.

In (a), no foul; in (b), (c), and (d), roughing the passer, 10 yards and an automatic 1st down. If the rusher contacts the passer’s hand or arm, whether or not they touch the pass, it is roughing the passer.
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