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The Dolphins' utilization of 'cheat motion' takes the NFL by storm
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Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) runs with the ball during the second half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, in Philadelphia. - photo by AP Photo/Matt Rourke
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Coach Kyle Shanahan saw the new wrinkle his former assistant Mike McDaniel added to the Miami offense by putting speedster Tyreek Hill in short motion at the snap and immediately added it to the San Francisco offense. The opportunity to give a playmaker a running start was just the type of addition Shanahan wanted for Deebo Samuel and other playmakers on the 49ers offense so he added it his own playbook with the name “cheat motion.” Why that name? “I don’t know.