End run
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An end run in football
is a running play in which the player carrying the ball tries to avoid being tackled by evading the defending players from the opposing team
Informally by extension it can mean an attempt to avoid a difficult situation by dodging it without confronting it directly.
Gridiron football
Gridiron football , sometimes known as North American football, is an umbrella term for related codes of football primarily played in the United States and Canada. The predominant forms of gridiron football are American football and Canadian football...
is a running play in which the player carrying the ball tries to avoid being tackled by evading the defending players from the opposing team
Informally by extension it can mean an attempt to avoid a difficult situation by dodging it without confronting it directly.