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Holder (gridiron football)

Index Holder (gridiron football)

In American football and Canadian 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. [1]

49 relations: American football, American football positions, Arena Football League, Bill Belichick, Brian Moorman, Canadian football, Canadian Football League, Collective agreement, Conversion (gridiron football), ESPN, ESPY Award, Field goal, Gunner (American football), Jake Plummer, Jay Cutler (American football), Jay Novacek, Joe Theismann, Lineman (gridiron football), Long snapper, Luke McCown, Luke Tasker, Mark Moseley, Matt Schaub, Monday Night Football, New England Patriots, Patricia Palinkas, Peter Mortell Holder of the Year Award, Placekicker, Punter (football), Quarterback, Redshirt (college sports), Roughing the kicker, Running back, Safety (gridiron football score), Shotgun formation, Skill position, Snap (gridiron football), Steve Largent, Steve Tasker, Thomas Morstead, Tight end, Tongue-in-cheek, Tony Romo, Wide receiver, 1985 New York Giants season, 1985 Washington Redskins season, 2015 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 2016 Michigan Wolverines football team, 2017 Oklahoma Sooners football team.

American football

American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.

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American football positions

In American football each team has 11 players on the field at one time.

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Arena Football League

The Arena Football League (AFL) is a professional indoor American football league in the United States.

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Bill Belichick

William Stephen Belichick (born April 16, 1952) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).

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Brian Moorman

Brian Donald Moorman (born February 5, 1976) is a former American football punter.

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Canadian football

Canadian football is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area (end zone).

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Canadian Football League

The Canadian Football League (CFL; Ligue canadienne de football, LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada.

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Collective agreement

A collective agreement, collective labour agreement (CLA) or collective bargaining agreement (CBA) is a special type of commercial agreement, usually as one negotiated "collectively" between management (on behalf of the company) and trade unions (on behalf of employees).

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Conversion (gridiron football)

The conversion, try (American football, also known as a point(s) after touchdown, PAT, or extra point), or convert (Canadian football) occurs immediately after a touchdown during which the scoring team is allowed to attempt to score one extra point by kicking the ball through the uprights in the manner of a field goal, or two points by bringing the ball into the end zone in the manner of a touchdown; depending on league rules, one point may also be scored by manner of a safety.

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ESPN

ESPN (originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is a U.S.-based global cable and satellite sports television channel owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture owned by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%).

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ESPY Award

An ESPY Award (short for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award) is an accolade currently presented by the American broadcast television network ABC, and previously ESPN (as of the 2017 ESPY Awards, the latter still airs them in the form of replays), to recognize individual and team athletic achievement and other sports-related performance during the calendar year preceding a given annual ceremony.

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Field goal

A field goal (FG) is a means of scoring in American football and Canadian football.

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Gunner (American football)

In American football, a gunner, also known as a shooter, flyer, headhunter, or kamikaze, is a player on kickoffs and punts who specializes in running down the sideline very quickly in an attempt to tackle the kick or punt returner.

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Jake Plummer

Jason Steven "Jake" Plummer (born December 19, 1974) is a former professional football player, a quarterback for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

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Jay Cutler (American football)

Jay Christopher Cutler (born April 29, 1983) is a former American football quarterback who played 12 seasons in the National Football League.

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Jay Novacek

Jay McKinley Novacek (born October 24, 1962) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League who played for the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals (1985–1989) and the Dallas Cowboys (1990–1995).

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Joe Theismann

Joseph Robert Theismann (born September 9, 1949) is a former professional gridiron football player, sports commentator, corporate speaker and restaurateur.

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Lineman (gridiron football)

In gridiron football, a lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage.

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Long snapper

In American and Canadian football, the long snapper is a special teams specialist whose duty is to snap the football over a longer distance, typically around 15 yards during punts, and 7–8 yards during field goals and extra point attempts.

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Luke McCown

Lucas Patrick McCown (born July 12, 1981) is a former American football quarterback.

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Luke Tasker

Lucas Steele Tasker (born January 18, 1991) is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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Mark Moseley

Mark DeWayne Moseley (born March 12, 1948) is a former professional American football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Philadelphia Eagles (1970), the Houston Oilers (1971–72), the Washington Redskins (1974–86), and the Cleveland Browns (1986).

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Matt Schaub

Matthew Rutledge Schaub (born June 25, 1981) is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL).

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Monday Night Football

ESPN Monday Night Football (abbreviated as MNF and also known as ESPN Monday Night Football on ABC for rare live special broadcast) is a live television broadcast of weekly National Football League (NFL) games on ESPN in the United States.

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New England Patriots

The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston region.

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Patricia Palinkas

Patricia "Pat" Palinkas (née Barczi, born 1943) is credited as the first and, until Katie Hnida signed with the Fort Wayne Firehawks in 2010, only woman to play American football professionally in a league made predominately of men.

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Peter Mortell Holder of the Year Award

The Peter Mortell Holder of the Year Award (or HOTY) is a tongue-in-cheek, informal award given to the top holder in college football in the United States.

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Placekicker

Placekicker, or simply kicker (PK or K), is the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points.

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Punter (football)

A punter (P) in American or Canadian football is a special teams player who receives the snapped ball directly from the line of scrimmage and then punts (kicks) the football to the opposing team so as to limit any field position advantage.

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Quarterback

A quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB") is a position in American and Canadian football.

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Redshirt (college sports)

Redshirt, in United States college athletics, is a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation to lengthen his or her period of eligibility.

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Roughing the kicker

In gridiron football, roughing the kicker is an action in which a defender, having missed an attempt to block a kick, tackles the kicker or otherwise runs into the kicker in a way that might injure the kicker or his vulnerable extended kicking leg.

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Running back

A running back (RB) is an American and Canadian football position, a member of the offensive backfield.

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Safety (gridiron football score)

In gridiron football, the safety (American football) or safety touch (Canadian football) is a scoring play that results in two points (or, in rare cases, one point) being awarded to the scoring team.

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Shotgun formation

The shotgun formation is a formation used by the offensive team in American and Canadian football.

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Skill position

Skill positions in gridiron football are the positions which ordinarily handle the ball and are most responsible for scoring points.

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Snap (gridiron football)

A snap (colloquially called a "hike", "snapback", or "pass from center") is the backwards passing of the ball in American and Canadian football at the start of play from scrimmage.

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Steve Largent

Stephen Michael Largent (born September 28, 1954) is a former American football player, enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and a former Republican politician, having served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma, from 1994 until 2002.

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Steve Tasker

Steven Jay Tasker (born April 10, 1962) is an American broadcaster for CBS Sports, MSG Western New York, and WGR who used to be a wide receiver/gunner in the National Football League.

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Thomas Morstead

Thomas James Morstead (born March 8, 1986) is an American football punter and kickoff specialist for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL).

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Tight end

The tight end (TE) is a position in American football, arena football, and formerly Canadian football, on the offense.

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Tongue-in-cheek

The phrase tongue-in-cheek is a figure of speech that describes a statement or other expression that the speaker or author does not mean literally, but intends as humor or otherwise not seriously.

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Tony Romo

Antonio Ramiro Romo (born April 21, 1980) is an American football television analyst and former quarterback who played 14 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).

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Wide receiver

A wide receiver, also referred to as wideouts or simply receivers, is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is a key player.

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1985 New York Giants season

The 1985 New York Giants season was the 61st season for the club in the National Football League (NFL).

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1985 Washington Redskins season

The 1985 Washington Redskins began the season with the team trying to improve on their 11–5 record from 1984.

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2015 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 2015 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

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2016 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 2016 Michigan Wolverines football team, sometimes known as Team 137 in reference to the 137-year tradition of the Michigan football program, was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

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2017 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 2017 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 123rd season of Sooner football.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holder_(gridiron_football)

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