crackback

noun

crack·​back ˈkrak-ˌbak 

: a blind-side block on a defensive back in football by a pass receiver who starts downfield and then cuts back to the middle of the line

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Burfict loses money due to Steelers’ hit Pittsburgh Steelers’ wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster may have been suspended a game for his crackback block on Vontaze Burfict on Dec. 4, but the Bengals linebacker has really been hurt by it. —Jim Owczarski, Cincinnati.com, 17 Dec. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above