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Football, also called American Football, is a team sport consisting of two teams each of which can have 11 players on the field at any given time.

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Weak side

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When one tight end is used, the side of the field opposite the tight end. In other offensive packages, the side of the field with the fewest offensive players on or just behind the line of scrimmage.

Haven Christopher Moses

Sports; Football

A former American football wide receiver. Haven played collegiately for Los Angeles harbour College and San Diego State University. He was drafted by the American Football League's Buffalo Bills in ...

Phillip Leon Chip Myers

Sports; Football

A wide receiver who played nine Pro Football seasons, for the NFL San Francisco 49ers in 1967, the AFL's Cincinnati Bengals in 1969, and the NFL's AFC Bengals from 1970 through 1976. During the 1968 ...

Eugene Edward Mercury Morris

Sports; Football

A former American football player, nicknamed early on for his mercurial quickness when running with the ball. Morris was a running back and kick returner for seven years, playing mostly for the Miami ...

Jon Morris

Sports; Football

A former American college and professional football player. At Gonzaga College High School in Washington, DC, he was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and baseball. After Gonzaga he ...

Jesse Murdock, Jr.

Sports; Football

An American collegiate and Professional Football player. After graduating from California Western University he served in the United States Marine Corps (1958 to 1961), then tried out for the ...

Lloyd N. Mumphord

Sports; Football

A cornerback who played collegiately for Texas Southern University and ten seasons in American Pro Football. He played professionally for the Miami Dolphins of the American Football League and the ...

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