Some football players play for draws (8)
I believe the answer is:
forwards
'some football players' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'play for draws' is the wordplay.
'play' indicates an anagram.
'for'+'draws'='fordraws'
'fordraws' anagrammed gives 'FORWARDS'.
(Other definitions for forwards that I've seen before include "Passes on" , "Facing towards the front" , "In the normal sequence" , "Football players" , "Sends, dispatches" .)