American Football Guide

Dropped​ ​balls-​ ​passes​ ​that​ ​went​ ​incomplete.​ ​The​ ​ball​ ​was​ ​passed​ ​to​ ​a​ ​receiver,​ ​and​ ​the
receiver​ ​was​ ​not​ ​able​ ​to​ ​maintain​ ​possession​ ​of​ ​the​ ​football.
Drive-​ ​this​ ​term​ ​describes​ ​a​ ​current​ ​or​ ​completed​ ​offensive​ ​series.
Drug suspension- a punishment doled out by the NFL to a player for the use of banned
substances such as steroids or marijuana. Players are given random urine tests. A drug
suspension​ ​carries​ ​a​ ​hefty​ ​fine​ ​and​ ​the​ ​player​ ​is​ ​forced​ ​to​ ​miss​ ​several​ ​games.
Dumping Gatorade/ice water- No one knows where exactly this tradition started, but when a
coach has Gatorade or ice water dumped on him it is actually a very flattering gesture of respect
made by his team towards him. The coach is said to be so hot that someone has to put the fire
out.
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Eating up the clock- Describes a team that is taking a long time to run its plays and therefore the
game clock is getting closer and closer to zero. Eating up the clock would be useful for a team
that has the lead in the fourth quarter and does not want to give the other team a chance to get the
ball​ ​back​ ​on​ ​offense​ ​and​ ​score​ ​points.
Ejection-​ ​when​ ​a​ ​player​ ​or​ ​coach​ ​is​ ​ordered​ ​to​ ​leave​ ​the​ ​playing​ ​field​ ​by​ ​a​ ​ref.​ ​This​ ​usually​ ​will
only happen if there is a grievous penalty committed by a player, like starting a fight or punching
an​ ​official.
Encroachment- When a player crosses the line of scrimmage and makes contact with an
opponent​ ​before​ ​the​ ​ball​ ​is​ ​snapped,​ ​a​ ​penalty​ ​is​ ​called.​ ​Is​ ​similar​ ​to​ ​the​ ​offside​ ​penalty,​ ​the
difference​ ​being​ ​that​ ​actual​ ​contact​ ​is​ ​made.
Endorsement deal- a lucrative financial contract a corporation has with a certain player or team
to​ ​represent​ ​their​ ​product​ ​either​ ​on​ ​the​ ​field​ ​or​ ​in​ ​a​ ​commercial​ ​advertisement.
End zone- The area of the field were a touchdown is scored. There are two end zones on the
football field and they are each located at opposite ends of the field, hence the term, end-zone.
During a game, the ultimate goal of any offense is to get into the end-zone as many times as
possible.
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