Editing Screen pass (section)

==Shovel pass==
A screen pass is sometimes executed using a '''shovel pass''' throwing motion.  To throw a shovel pass the quarterback palms the football, and "shovels" the pass directly forward to the receiver, usually with a backhand, underhand, or pushing motion. When a designed play calls for the quarterback to use a shovel pass forward to a receiver it is, by definition, also a screen pass.  Because the pass appears to be a [[fumble]] if not completed, some defenses attempt to recover the ball as a turnover.

The '''Utah Pass''' is an overhand forward shovel pass of the ball<ref>{{Cite web  | title = The "Utah Pass" | url = https://utefans.net/home/ancient_ute/utahpass.html | publisher =  Salt Lake Tribune| date = November 19, 2003 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130123190547/https://utefans.net/home/ancient_ute/utahpass.html | access-date = 21 September 2023 | archive-date = 2013-01-23 }}
</ref> popularized by the [[Utah Utes football]] team and [[Lee Grosscup]]. The play is commonly used by teams that use a [[spread offense]].