In American football, can you rough a passer who is not the quarterback?
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"No defensive player may run into a passer of a legal forward pass after the ball has left his hand."
It says "passer" and not "quarterback." Thus, the same rule would apply if a defender tackled any player who was throwing a legal forward pass. (This, incidentally, is the same reason many have taken to referring to a "Passer Rating" instead of a "Quarterback Rating" as a half back or wide receiver can also act as a passer given the right circumstances.)
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Roughing the Passer (15 yards and an automatic first down, all levels) - a defender continues an effort to tackle or "hit" a passer after the passer has already thrown a pass. The NFL standard is that a defender is allowed to take one step after the ball is thrown; a defender is penalized if he hits the passer having taken two or more steps after the ball leaves the passer's hand. Referee signal: arm moved in a passing motion.
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