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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draft choice

Sports; Football

a player chosen by a professional sports team from a pool of college players in an annual draft.

drop back

Sports; Football

when a quarterback, after taking the snap, takes a few steps backward into an area called the pocket to get ready to pass.

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 ...

encroachment

Sports; Football

Illegal advance by a defender into the neutral zone after the ready-to-play signal but before the snap. Under high school rules, retreating out of the neutral zone before the snap does not negate the ...