forward pass
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Tom Brady retired, then unretired, then retired again, and that dude still seems like he wants to put on a helmet and show Raiders fans what a forward pass should look like.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Each forward pass strengthens the wave, while each backward pass weakens it.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 17, 2026
Already, Tipping is as allergic to subtlety as a forward pass right down the middle on the 50-yard line — or whatever football play would be a really obvious one.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2025
The first ended in another poor Le Roux kick and the second was a forward pass from Goosens right on the whistle.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025
This at once brings out the importance of the spiral pass back from center, and the ability to make, when desired, a long forward pass of from fifty to sixty yards.
From The Forward Pass in Football by Berry, Elmer
