Crackback
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A block in which the blocker, positioned wide, blocks back towards where the ball was snapped.
"Mike Pereira, the league’s director of officiating, said Wade did not commit an illegal crackback block because he was blocking upfield and not back toward the ball."
Example
More examples"Mike Pereira, the league’s director of officiating, said Wade did not commit an illegal crackback block because he was blocking upfield and not back toward the ball."
Etymology
From crack + back.
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