There are no restrictions to a lateral pass. Since a lateral is not considered a forward pass, it cannot be 'incomplete' ... if the ball hits the ground play continues as if the ball was fumbled. If the player that catches the lateral pass is behind the line of scrimmage, they may then attempt a forward pass. While there can be only one forward pass on a play, there may be an unlimited number of lateral passes on a play. Any player on the team may throw a lateral pass and any player on the team may catch a lateral pass.

The crab is noted for its lateral movement.

The offense surprised us with a lateral pass.

The Lateral Pass - 1927 was released on:

USA: 16 October 1927

In American football and Canadian football a lateral pass or lateral (officially backward A lateral pass is distinguished from a forward pass, in which the ball is after taking the snap, to quickly transfer.

The Canada football is not the NFL.

That's what I asked.

A shovel pass isn't thrown from an underhanded position like a lateral. It's flipped out from the center of the chest so it is technically not a lateral but a type of forward pass. A lateral is thrown with an underhanded motion like a soft ball pitch.