ARTICLE 3. A live ball becomes dead and an official shall sound their whistle or declare it dead:
p. When an airborne pass receiver of either team is held so that they are prevented from immediately returning to the ground.
Approved Ruling 7-3-6 III. An inbounds airborne player receives a legal forward pass. While still in the air, he is tackled by an opponent and obviously held for a moment before being carried in any direction. He then lands inbounds or out of bounds with the ball. RULING: Completed pass. The ball is dead at the yard line where the receiver/interceptor was held in a manner that prevented him from immediately returning to the ground (Rule 4-1-3p).
