Definition of shovel pass
: a short underhand pass (as in football)
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Stephen Sullivan had a hand in a pair of other big gains on runs by Derrius Guice and Drake Davis helped clear a spot near the goal line for J.D. Moore on his 11-yard shovel pass touchdown.
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So, that shovel pass that Washington State quarterback Luke Falk deployed to such efficiency on Saturday night against Montana State?
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The 49ers’ only touchdown came on a 22-yard shovel pass to Breida.
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The 11-yard shovel pass touchdown from Etling to Moore in the third quarter put LSU ahead 30-16.
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McCaffrey, who caught 22 passes in Carolina's 3-1 start, caught a shovel pass from Cam Newton and ran 6 yards for a touchdown that tied the game at 10 in the second quarter.
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Two series later, on third down, Stafford launched a shovel pass to nobody.
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Facing second-and-17 at his own 4-yard line late in the fourth quarter, Southern Miss quarterback Kwadra Griggs pitched a shovel pass to running back Ito Smith just behind the line of scrimmage.
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Falk led the offense on a 12-play, 73-yard drive that burned 6:12 of clock and culminated in a 12-yard shovel pass to Williams.
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First Known Use of shovel pass
1940
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Definition of shovel pass for English Language Learners
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American football : a short pass made by throwing the ball underhand or with a sidearm motion
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