upbacks
upbacks is the plural of upback.
Meaning of upback
Noun
upback (plural upbacks)
- A blocking back who lines up approximately one to three yards behind the line of scrimmage in punting situations.
- But long snapper Steve Schmidt hit upback Bryan Crawford with the snap and Jason Arakgi recovered for the Lions at the Argo eight.2009 September 20, Chris Zelkovich, “Disastrous start too much for Argos”, in Toronto Star
- Synonyms:
- punt protector, personal protector
Questions about upbacks
- What is upbacks the plural of?
- Upbacks is the plural of upback.
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