quarterback sneak
noun
: a usually quick run with the ball by a quarterback into the middle of the offensive line
Examples of quarterback sneak in a Sentence
He ran a quarterback sneak up the middle for a touchdown.
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Tush Push Friends don’t let friends reenact this Eagles play, a quarterback sneak that involves shoving someone’s posterior with tremendous force.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
The tush push: The Eagles have become known for their unusually successful take on the quarterback sneak.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 9 Feb. 2025
The Eagles have been running the tush push — a quarterback sneak in which Jalen Hurts gets help from running backs behind him — with great success going back to 2022, including at the Chiefs’ expense.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
That was the game in 2019, when Mahomes, on a quarterback sneak, dislocated his kneecap and missed his next two starts.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
The tush push: The Eagles have become known for their unusually successful take on the quarterback sneak.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 9 Feb. 2025
The Eagles have been running the tush push — a quarterback sneak in which Jalen Hurts gets help from running backs behind him — with great success going back to 2022, including at the Chiefs’ expense.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
That was the game in 2019, when Mahomes, on a quarterback sneak, dislocated his kneecap and missed his next two starts.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Quarterback sneak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quarterback%20sneak. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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