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Wrong.Wrong.
Once the plane is broken, it doesn't matter what happens after that. Unless he's still establishing the catch. Which he clearly had already done, since he had taken three steps.
If a player goes to the ground in the act of catching a pass (with or without contact by an opponent), he must maintain control of the ball until after his initial contact with the ground, whether in the field of play or the end zone.
https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl-video-rulebook/completing-a-catch/