Football

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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A player position on defense. This is a central defensive back; originally, the term indicated that he lined up on the strong side of the field. However, the modern usage of the term now indicates a ...

Run and shoot

Sports; Football

An offensive philosophy designed to force the defence to show its hand prior to the snap of the ball by splitting up receivers and sending them in motion. Receivers run patterns based on the play of ...

Option

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A type of play in which the quarterback has the option of handing off, keeping, or laterally passing to one or more backs. Often described by a type of formation or play action, such as triple ...

Jumbo

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An offensive formation which includes two tight ends, one on either side, plus a full back and running back in an i formation. Sometimes one of the tight ends is shifted next to the other as a ...

I formation

Sports; Football

A formation that includes a fullback and tailback lined up with the fullback directly in front of the tailback. If a third back is in line, this is referred to as a "full house I". If the third back ...

Billy Pricer

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A former professional American football player who played running back for five seasons for the Baltimore Colts and Dallas Texans. Played for the University of Oklahoma football team from 1954 to ...

Joseph Remi Prudhomme

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An American football offensive lineman at Louisiana State University, where he was an All-American in 1964. He joined the American Football League's Buffalo Bills in 1965 and played for them in 1966 ...