flying tackle

American  

noun

Football.

1. a tackle made by hurling one's body through the air at the player carrying the ball.

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Example Sentences

For April Kahgee, 37, of Petoskey, Michigan, it means there’s no certainty when she’ll be able to greet her fiancé, who lives in Australia, with her usual “flying tackle hug” - charging at him full speed, then launching into his arms.

From Washington Times

Rather than fret about a broken play and an interception on a dropped pass, Manziel sprinted from across the field, bursting through two teammates to take down Rolle with a flying tackle.

From The Guardian

Three hours after his wife’s jump he dashed to the window, The Times reported, but his “apparent suicide attempt” was thwarted by Coroner Otto H. Mittelstadt, who made a flying tackle of Hart around the knees.

From Seattle Times

“You had to love football to come out here and make a flying tackle or a diving catch in sideways rain and get scraped up,” Rice said.

From Washington Times

In the first few minutes, there were some crunching tackles, most notably when Jeff Hendrick hit Alessandro Florenzi with a flying tackle.

From Washington Times