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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(American football) 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.
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Crackback means (American football) A block in which the blocker, positioned wide, blocks back towards where the ball was snapped..
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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.
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