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Backward Pass: A pass thrown to the side or backward. Also called 'onside pass' in Canadian football. There is no limit to the number of backward passes or where they may be thrown from. Sometimes incorrec . . . View Full Definition

Ball Carrier: Any player who has possession of the ball.

Ball Security: The ability of a player to maintain control over the football during play and thus avoid a fumble.

Ballcarrier: Any player who attempts to advance the ball during a rushing play, or any player in possession of the ball and attempting to advance it on the ground.

Beat: When a player gets past an opponent trying to block or tackle him.

Blackout: When a regional network TV affiliate is forbidden from showing a local game because it is not sold out.

Blitz: A defensive maneuver in which one or more linebackers or defensive backs, who normally remain behind the line of scrimmage, instead charge into the opponents' backfield. However, in the 3-4 . . . View Full Definition

Blocking: When a player obstructs another player's path with his body. Examples: Cut block, Zone block, Trap block, Pull block, Screen block, Pass block, Double-team block.

Blocking Back: Early name for quarterback

Blocking Sled: A heavy piece of practice equipment, usually a padded angular frame on metal skids, used for developing strength and blocking techniques

Blowout: A game in which one team dominates another in scoring from an early point in the contest.

Bomb: A long pass thrown to a receiver sprinting down the field.

Bootleg: An offensive play predicated upon misdirection in which the quarterback pretends to hand the ball to another player, and then carries the ball in the opposite direction of the supposed ballc . . . View Full Definition

Bowl Game: A college football game played in late-December or early-January, after the regular season, between two successful teams.

Bump-And-Run: A technique used by pass defenders, where they hit a receiver once within 5 yards (1 yard in college) of the line of scrimmage to slow him down, and then follow him to prevent him from catch . . . View Full Definition

Bust: Term often used to refer to a player, usually one drafted in the first day of the NFL Draft, who failed to meet the expectations of the drafting team. (Ex : Ryan Leaf, Akili Smith, Tim Couch )

Buttonhook: The buttonhook route is when a receiver runs straight upfield a certain distance and then plants hard and runs straight back towards the quarterback. Often simply called a hook route or a di . . . View Full Definition

Call A Play: Instruct players to execute a pre-planned play.

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