(American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated
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Examples of trap play
trap play
A massive trap fronts the green, so take enough stick, as long is a better play.
From the kansas.com
Did you know that Greensburg Salem's Tim Smouse shies away from the trap play?
From the post-gazette.com
Three plays later Robert Cook ran a trap play 21 yards for a touchdown.
From the dailyherald.com
Which means on a trap play the guard pulls to trap the defensive end.
From the post-gazette.com
On second down, the Giants stuffed a trap play and Carson stopped running back Gerald Willhite for no gain.
From the sportingnews.com
Smith's 87-yard run came on a trap play up the middle.
From the sportingnews.com
On the second play from scrimmage, Lee bolted through the line on a trap play and raced 61 yards for the score.
From the stltoday.com
Earlier in the quarter, he broke free for a 64-yard touchdown on a trap play to put the Mustangs up 20-12 midway through the fourth.
From the denverpost.com
Arians was excoriated around town for calling that trap play, which had left guard Chris Kemoeatu pulling to his right to lead Moore off right tackle.
From the post-gazette.com
