upback
English
Etymology
up
+
back
Noun
upback
(
plural
upbacks
)
(
American football
)
A
blocking
back
who lines up approximately 1-3
yards
behind the
line
of
scrimmage
in
punting
situations.
2009
September 20, Chris Zelkovich, “Disastrous start too much for Argos”, in
Toronto Star
:
But long snapper Steve Schmidt hit
upback
Bryan Crawford with the snap and Jason Arakgi recovered for the Lions at the Argo eight.
Synonyms
punt protector
personal protector
Anagrams
back up
,
back-up
,
backup
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