Aquarterback keeper orkeeper inAmerican football is a designed play in which thequarterback does notpass orhand off the ball to another player and instead rushes forward with it in an effort to gain yardage. The play typically is run in instances where only a few yards are needed to gain a first down ortouchdown, due to the threat of injury to the quarterback and most quarterbacks' ineffectiveness at running the ball when compared with arunning back orfullback; however, this play is called more often withdual-threat quarterbacks. Variations include thebootleg andquarterback sneak.[1][2]