How to Use flea-flicker in a Sentence

flea-flicker

noun

• Canales defended the flea-flicker call on a wet field after the game.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Jan. 2026
• Demarcus Robinson had a 1-yard catch on a flea-flicker screen.
  — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
• The other was a 37-yard pass to tight end Zack Marshall on a reverse flea-flicker.
  — Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
• Things were so off that a double flea-flicker screen amounted to just a 1-yard gain from Demarcus Robinson.
  — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
• And then attempting a final rally with under four minutes left, a flea-flicker to a wide-open receiver was dropped that would have narrowed the gap to a one-score game.
  — Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
• Earlier in the game, he was fooled on a flea-flicker, and his pass-interference penalty set up the Patriots’ lone touchdown.
  — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
• Deep shots, screens, improvised plays, even a flea-flicker touchdown to Luther Burden III.
  — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
• Midway through the second quarter, Shanahan tried another unique design, calling a reverse flea-flicker to a screen to Brian Robinson.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 18 Jan. 2026
• Bolles has shown plenty of mobility as a run-blocker -- lining up on the right side of the formation on Sunday's flea-flicker attempt against the Chargers -- and has yet to allow a sack.
  — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
• One of those throws was a spectacular flea-flicker play where Williams connected with Luther Burden III for a 65-yard touchdown.
  — Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
• In a Week 6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in 2024, the Commanders ran a flea-flicker running back screen play that Blough installed.
  — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
• Even the Patriots’ biggest play, a flea-flicker that led to Brown getting wide open downfield, saw another underthrown pass from Maye — though the ensuing pass-interference call bailed them out.
  — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
• The first came on a flea-flicker, when Steelers edge rusher Jack Sawyer dislodged the ball from Stroud’s grip before the quarterback could unload to a wide-open receiver behind Pittsburgh’s secondary.
  — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
• But the flea-flicker carried Nix far back enough in the pocket that Chargers outside linebacker Tuli Tuipulotu was able to generate pressure off right tackle Mike McGlinchey.
  — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
• In the second quarter, Maye found Brown deep downfield on a flea-flicker, but the ball was slightly underthrown and Seattle cornerback Josh Jobe ran into Brown for a pass-interference penalty at the 2-yard line.
  — CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
• After Dobbins and Denver's ground game finally generated some momentum, pushing to third-and-1 at the Raiders' 36-yard line, Payton dialed up a flea-flicker that somehow ended up in a sack of receiver Courtland Sutton.
  — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
• Seattle held New England to 277 yards of total offense, and the Patriots’ lone touchdown — scored by tight end Eli Raridon — was made possible by a 34-yard pass-interference penalty on Seahawks cornerback Josh Jobe on a second-quarter flea-flicker.
  — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026