Crackback

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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

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"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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