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FatedReality said:
As a defender aren't you allowed to try and get the ball??? The defender didn't attack from the back and 49er WR didn't even try to get the ball. I don't get how that's a penalty???

It was a bad call; my guess would be that the official just saw the hit and wasn't paying attention to what else the defender was doing.

(I'd personally argue this is why penalties should be challenge-able, but meh)