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Football
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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draft choice
Sports; Football
a player chosen by a professional sports team from a pool of college players in an annual draft.
eligible receiver
Sports; Football
a player allowed by the rules to catch a forward pass; all offensive players are eligible except linemen and the quarterback, who must notify the referee if they wish to become eligible and stand at ...
place kick
Sports; Football
a kick towards the goalpost for a field goal or extra point; held between the ground and another players finger.
pass protection
Sports; Football
blocking by offensive players to keep defenders away from the quarterback on passing plays.
picked off
Sports; Football
An interception of the opponent's pass, (e.g. a pass by the offense can be "picked off" by the defense).
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