A fade route is the last refuge of an offensive coordinator bereft of ideas. I’ll take what Luke said a step further. There are some receivers in the NFL, huge guys like Calvin Johnson, Jimmy Graham, ...

Miami Hurricanes tight end Elijah Arroyo catches a two-point conversion on a fade-route pass from Oregon Ducks quarterback Dillon Gabriel. NFL Network's Rhett Lewis, Daniel Jeremiah and Charles Davis ...

Jay Gruden has heard the cries of the Washington Redskins fans when it comes to a certain play they want to see more of. The head coach said to the media that the much-called for fade route is in the ...

Cornerbacks often talk about the importance of having short-term memory loss on the field, a kind of temporary amnesia. If you mess up — and sometimes even if you don’t — you’ve got to erase it from ...