screen pass
noun
: a forward pass in football to a receiver at or behind the line of scrimmage who is protected by a screen of blockers
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Among the plays the team ran were a variety of screen passes and rollouts that minimized the possibility of sacks while getting the ball out of the quarterback’s hands quickly.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
The screen pass to Jerick McKinnon worked as intended.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Anthony Campbell, the Louisiana-Monroe transfer who had a quiet first year at UM, made a great play snuffing out a screen pass.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2024
While there exists concern over the edge containment of Chase Young or Nick Bosa – including on screen passes — the linebackers and other defenders must swarm to the ball in group fashion.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2024
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
The screen pass to Jerick McKinnon worked as intended.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Anthony Campbell, the Louisiana-Monroe transfer who had a quiet first year at UM, made a great play snuffing out a screen pass.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2024
While there exists concern over the edge containment of Chase Young or Nick Bosa – including on screen passes — the linebackers and other defenders must swarm to the ball in group fashion.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2024
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“Screen pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screen%20pass. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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