No eligible offensive receiver who goes out of bounds and returns inbounds during a down shall touch a legal forward pass while in the field of play or end zones or while airborne until it has been touched by an opponent or official (A.R. 7-3-4-I, II and IV). [Exception: This does not apply to an originally eligible offensive player who immediately returns inbounds after going out of bounds due to contact by an opponent (A.R. 7-3-4-III)]. If the player touches the pass before returning inbounds, it is an incomplete pass (Rule 7-3-7) and not a foul for illegal touching.
PENALTY—Loss of down at the previous spot [S16 and S9].