<P> In high school and college, the defender may make contact with the receiver as long as the receiver is in front of the defender . These provisions end when the pass is in the air . </P> <P> If the incident occurred on a special teams fake play, the rule does not apply under NFL rules . </P> <P> In the NFL and the Canadian Football League the penalty for defensive pass interference is an automatic first down at the spot of the foul . If the foul occurs in the end zone, the ball will be placed at the one - yard line (or half the distance to the goal if the line of scrimmage was already inside the 1 yard line). In U.S. college football and amateur Canadian football, the penalty is to the spot of the foul, up to a maximum of 15 yards from the previous spot, and an automatic first down . In U.S. high school rules the penalty is 15 yards from the previous spot with the down replayed for both offensive and defensive pass interference . Prior to 2013, the penalty for defensive pass interference also included an automatic first down while the penalty for offensive pass interference included a loss of down . In the NFL and CFL, the penalty for an offensive pass interference is 10 yards from the previous spot . In amateur Canadian football, the penalty is 15 yards . </P> <P> In certain situations a defensive player might deliberately try to commit pass interference against an intended receiver who would surely make a huge gain or score a touchdown were he to catch the ball . This is especially true in NCAA and amateur Canadian football, where the penalty for pass interference that occurs more than 15 yards upfield is less severe than under professional rules . In U.S. high school, if the covering official deems the interference intentional rather than incidental, an additional 15 yards may be assessed . </P>

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