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A variation of this play is a double reverse. This play involves three handoffs and changes the direction of the running play three times. It begins like a normal reverse play, but in this variation the wide receiver hands the ball off to another wide receiver going in the opposite direction, sending the ball back in the original direction the running back was going. The advantage of this is that it adds even more surprise to the play by changing the direction of the ball carrier three times. However, it takes more time to develop, and it requires the use of a second receiver who could have instead helped block defenders, or run down the field, pretending to run a pass route in an attempt to draw away the Defensive Back s. Another variation of this play is the fake reverse. On a fake reverse, the wide receiver fakes the run with a couple of steps, then passes the ball, similar to a Halfback Option Play . Although this is rare, some have proven to be extremely good at it. For example, National Football League receiver Randy Moss , who is one of the top pass catchers in the league, has currently completed 4 out of 8 passes for 106 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 1 interception, in his NFL career. Reverses are commonly confused with End-around s, a play in which a Wide Receiver takes the handoff directly from the Quarterback . TV announcers assume this to be a reverse, and consequently label an actual reverse as a "double reverse". SEE ALSO |
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