drop back
Verb
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Verb
- (American football) Of a quarterback or other player in the backfield, to take a number of steps back from the line of scrimmage immediately after the snap or hike of the ball, to avoid defenders.
- The Tiger quarterback is dropping back to pass.
- To move to a lower (or slower) position in a race or competition; to slow down so as to meet up with someone behind oneself
drop back (plural drop backs)
- (American football) The act by a player in the backfield of dropping back from the line of scrimmage after the hike of the ball.
- With his ankle injury his drop back is not pretty.
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