Definitions
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- noun American football A
trick play wherein thequarterback deliberately places or leaves the ball on the ground upon receiving it from the center, technicallyfumbling it, after which the backs run to the right, deceiving the defense into following them, while the right guard picks up the ball and run to the left.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Lebanon offensive guard Steve Rose scored a touchdown from 6 yards out on a "fumblerooski" to stake them to a 12-0 lead just prior to halftime.
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In the second quarter of Carolina's win over Houston, fullback Richie Brockel scored on a 7-yard run after quarterback Cam Newton slyly handed Brockel the ball through his legs, bringing to mind one of the NFL's best-known taboos: the fumblerooski.
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This case makes the flea-flicker, fake punt, statue of liberty, hook-and-ladder and fumblerooski look as easy as a quarterback sneak.
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On the fumblerooski, the linemen were upright and didn't move even after the ball was snapped to Rivers, who was in a short, shotgun formation.
USATODAY.com - North Carolina State too much for No. 12 Notre Dame 2003
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Rivers completed 13 consecutive passes as N.C. State scored three touchdowns in the second quarter, one of them on a fumblerooski and another set up by a flea-flicker.
USATODAY.com - North Carolina State too much for No. 12 Notre Dame 2003
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We just haven't seen that yet, and given O'Keefe's love of the three-yard out route and Stanzi's uncanny ability to audible to the fumblerooski without notifying any of his teammates, it's not likely.
Black Shoe Diaries 2008
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I'm telling you, the Palin pick was a beautifully executed fumblerooski.
Hot Air » Top Picks 2008
actung commented on the word fumblerooski
"In American football, the fumblerooski is a trick play, famously used by the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers against the University of Miami Hurricanes in the 1984 Orange Bowl. It was invented by John Heisman. In the fumblerooski, the quarterback deliberately places or leaves the ball on the ground upon receiving it from the center, technically fumbling it. The backs will run to the right, and the right guard will pick up the ball and run to the left." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fumblerooski
January 25, 2012
ruzuzu commented on the word fumblerooski
Hilarious. Thanks, actung.
January 25, 2012