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pass rushers

pass rushers is the plural of pass rusher.

Meaning of pass rusher

Noun

pass rusher (plural pass rushers)

  1. A defensive player who engages in a pass rush, who attempts to sack or pressure the quarterback.
    • A late-scoring push forced overtime, but even in added time, the team was forced to go for a field goal on their initial drive after a pass rusher forced an overthrow from Purdy. This allowed Mahomes in and the emerging all-time great doesn’t often make mistakes.2024 February 12, Ben Morse and Steve Almasy, “Kansas City Chiefs defeat San Francisco 49ers in OT in Super Bowl LVIII, become first back-to-back NFL champions in 19 years”, in CNN.com

Questions about pass rushers

What is pass rushers the plural of?
Pass rushers is the plural of pass rusher.

Words near pass rushers in the dictionary

  1. pass over
  2. pass round
  3. pass round the hat
  4. pass rush
  5. pass rusher
  6. pass rushers
  7. pass rushes
  8. pass sentence
  9. pass shot
  10. pass shots
  11. pass stool

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