Pick play

The wide receiver running from the inside to the outside “picks” the cornerback, which should cover the wide receiver running from the outside to the inside, which frees it.

In American football, pick play is a move in which a wide receiver runs a route in which it blocks the path of a defender and thus enables a second wide receiver to catch a pass unhindered . If this happens one yard behind the line of scrimmage , it is offensive pass interference and is therefore prohibited. Pick play is perfectly legal within one yard. However, since it is difficult for outsiders to see whether the action was aimed at obstruction or whether the receiver actually only walked one route and the defender happened to be in the way, the referees often do not give a penalty. Pick plays are mostly used against a man covering . The usual reaction of the defense is the assumption of cover for the free receiver by the opponent of the picking receiver.

Web links

• Video on pick play and defense

Individual evidence

1. ^ NFL Rules Clarification: Pick Plays. Retrieved November 14, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Aye, There's the Rub. Retrieved November 14, 2016 .