Definition of end around
: a football play in which an offensive end comes behind the line of scrimmage to take a handoff and attempts to carry the ball around the opposite flank
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“End around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/end%20around. Accessed 12 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of end around was in 1926
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