Rules Analysis
An offensive player intentionally assists a teammate's movement to catch a pass . If a defender assists a teammate's movement to block or intercept a pass, the intended receiver is awarded possession.
The official interpretation of this rule is that a player is prohibited from intentionally pushing off of a teammate to jump higher.
If a defender intentionally assists a teammate's movement to block or intercept a pass, the intended receiver is awarded possession at the spot on the playing field nearest the location the intended receiver occupied at the time of the infraction. If the intended receiver was in the end zone, 11.B and 11.C apply.