ARTICLE 4. No 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. (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.) If the player touches the pass before returning inbounds, it is an incomplete pass and not a foul for illegal touching.
