A player in possession of the ball and attempting to advance it.
Example sentencesExamples
- They all could run right through a ball carrier or bury a quarterback.
- The defense consistently over-pursued the ball carrier and failed to contain the outside.
- They refused to allow their opponents into an easy scoring position and when they stole the ball the rest acted as support players for the ball carrier.
- You'll be lucky to get out of the backfield with your ball carrier, but at least you won't be able to complete as many long bombs.
- He can drop the hammer on a ball carrier, and he can ballhawk a pass when he gets the chance.