camp arm
n.— «The other is the fourth-string Preston Parsons, a “camp arm” in NFL parlance, who is needed to help execute the voluminous passes and handoffs required during the summer but who has little chance of making the team.» —by Stefan Fatsis A Few Seconds of Panic , 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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