pass deflectionn.American Football contact by a defensive player with a thrown ball, without intercepting it, before it can reach its intended receiver.
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1954 N.Y. Times 26 Sept. v. 10/5 State could not find the scoring magic and picked up its only touchdown on a freak pass deflection picked off by a guard.
2002 Sporting News 7 Jan. 19/2 Vrabel always seems to be around the ball, as evidenced by his nine pass deflections.