A snap (colloquially called a "hike", "snapback", or "pass from center") is the backward passing of the ball in gridiron football at the start of play...

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to the line of scrimmage. The snap count allows offensive players to have a small head start. In Association football (soccer), the huddle has been used...

In gridiron football, motion refers to the movement of an offensive player at the time of the snap. While there are different rules regarding motion,...

Gridiron football (/ˈɡrɪdaɪərn/ GRID-iren), also known as North American football, or in North America as simply football, is a family of football team...

In gridiron football, a shift refers to the movement of an offensive player prior to the snap. There is a distinction drawn between a shift and motion...

Offside is a minor foul in gridiron football caused when a player crosses the line of scrimmage ahead of the snap of the ball. The penalty associated with...

In gridiron football, the long snapper (or deep snapper) is a center on special teams whose duty is to snap the football over a longer distance, typically...

American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams...

In gridiron football, there are several different rulings for encroachment: In the NFL, encroachment occurs when, before the snap, a defensive player illegally...

football. The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense. The center is also the player who passes (or "snaps")...

Fantasy football is a game in which the participants serve as owners and general managers of virtual gridiron football teams. The competitors select their...

In gridiron football, the holder is the player who receives the snap from the long snapper during field goal or extra point attempts made by the placekicker...

attempt with a shot that landed 2 feet from the hole. In Snap Shots, long snappers and centers snapped balls at various targets with different sizes and point...

In gridiron football, a penalty is a sanction assessed against a team for a violation of the rules, called a foul. Officials initially signal penalties...

in gridiron football is a special teams player who receives the snapped ball directly from the line of scrimmage and then punts (kicks) the football to...

This is a list of gridiron football quarterbacks passing statistics for quarterbacks that have played outdoor professional football in North America....

A hard count by a quarterback at the beginning of a gridiron football play is an audible snap count that uses an irregular, accented (thus, the term "hard")...

In gridiron football, a lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. The linemen of the team currently in possession of the ball...

In gridiron football, a line of scrimmage is an imaginary transverse line (across the width of the field) beyond which a team cannot cross until the next...

In gridiron football, blitzing is a tactic used by the defense to disrupt pass attempts by the offense. During a blitz, a higher than usual number of...

In gridiron football, an ineligible receiver downfield, or an ineligible man downfield, is a penalty called against the offensive team when a forward...

play transpires in gridiron football. The down is a distinguishing characteristic of the game compared to other codes of football but is synonymous with...

College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur student-athletes at universities and colleges. It was through collegiate competition...

edge defender or simply edge) is a term designating a position in gridiron football. Some consider edge rusher to be its own position entirely. Players...

area between offensive lineman that forms immediately after the ball is snapped. This is a result of blocking strategies and techniques, generating enough...

A field goal (FG) is a means of scoring in gridiron football. To score a field goal, the team in possession of the ball must place kick, or drop kick...

In gridiron football, a spike of the ball is the act of intentionally and forcefully throwing the ball to the ground. Most commonly, this takes the form...

"QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line...

In gridiron football, the neutral zone is an area in which no member of either team may be, other than the person holding the ball. The neutral zone only...