bench jockey

Mayfield is a bench jockey in Cleveland right now, while Darnold is winging touchdowns and interceptions for the Jets.

In the relaxed milieu of the campaign plane, Bush can seem like any bench jockey spitting out nicknames and wisecracks.

And once there, the kid is more likely to be a bench jockey, a Harthorne Wingo, than an idol-of-millions type like the Detroit Pistons' Isiah Thomas.

As a bench jockey, Burdette has been challenged to fisticuffs by Jackie Robinson, once even goaded even-tempered Roy Campanella into chasing him with a bat.

The deep-dish whammy comes from a Lakers fanatic, bravura bench jockey and this year's monster movie star, Jack Nicholson.