American Football Guide

Season- the time when NFL football games are played. The NFL season is 17 weeks long in
which 16 games are played. Each team has one bye week to rest, which is scheduled for them
before​ ​the​ ​season​ ​begins.
Season​ ​leaders-​ ​those​ ​players​ ​who​ ​lead​ ​the​ ​NFL​ ​in​ ​certain​ ​key​ ​stats,​ ​like​ ​passing​ ​or​ ​running.
Second string- Those players who are not starters but are support personnel. These players either
play​ ​on​ ​special​ ​teams​ ​and/or​ ​are​ ​backups​ ​to​ ​key​ ​personnel​ ​such​ ​as​ ​a​ ​quarterback.
Secondary- the area of the football field that is beyond the linebackers on the defensive side of
the line of scrimmage...The defensive players who line up behind the linebackers and basically
defend​ ​the​ ​pass...The​ ​area​ ​of​ ​the​ ​field​ ​defended​ ​by​ ​the​ ​defensive​ ​backs​ ​(cornerbacks​ ​and​ ​safeties)
Seed- the position a team is placed in the playoffs. The first seeded team is the best team, the
second​ ​seed​ ​is​ ​the​ ​second​ ​best,​ ​the​ ​third​ ​seeded​ ​team​ ​is​ ​the​ ​3rd​ ​best​ ​team​ ​and​ ​so​ ​on.
Sell​ ​out-​ ​when​ ​all​ ​the​ ​tickets​ ​to​ ​a​ ​football​ ​game​ ​have​ ​been​ ​sold
Series-​ ​a​ ​series​ ​is​ ​a​ ​set​ ​of​ ​consecutive​ ​plays​ ​or​ ​downs,​ ​as​ ​in​ ​offensive​ ​series​ ​or​ ​a​ ​series​ ​of​ ​downs
Shotgun- a pass formation where the quarterback is a few yards back in the pocket before the
ball​ ​is​ ​snapped​ ​as​ ​opposed​ ​to​ ​being​ ​directly​ ​under​ ​center.
Sideline- The area of the field where a team resides when not on the playing field. Coaches,
trainers, officials, players and media camp out on the sideline. The sideline is out of bounds on
any​ ​given​ ​play​ ​and​ ​is​ ​parallel​ ​to​ ​the​ ​playing​ ​field.
Sleeper- a player who was not projected to be a productive NFL player and is, or a team who was
not​ ​projected​ ​to​ ​be​ ​a​ ​productive​ ​team​ ​and​ ​is.
Slump-​ ​when​ ​a​ ​team​ ​is​ ​losing​ ​and​ ​not​ ​playing​ ​up​ ​to​ ​its​ ​potential
Special teams- the unit that takes the field for blocking, kicking, punting and returning the
football.​ ​Also​ ​covers​ ​the​ ​opposing​ ​team​ ​when​ ​they​ ​are​ ​doing​ ​the​ ​same.
Spike- when a player puts an exclamation point at the end of a play by ―spiking the ball on the
ground,​ ​usually​ ​in​ ​the​ ​end-zone.
Sportscaster- the individual who reports on sporting events to the general public, usually during
the​ ​sports​ ​segment​ ​of​ ​a​ ​news​ ​broadcast​ ​or​ ​an​ ​all-sports​ ​network​ ​like​ ​ESPN
Sports​ ​writer-​ ​an​ ​individual​ ​who​ ​covers​ ​sporting​ ​events​ ​for​ ​a​ ​website,​ ​magazine​ ​or​ ​newspaper.
Spot-​ ​where​ ​the​ ​football​ ​is​ ​placed​ ​on​ ​the​ ​field​ ​by​ ​the​ ​referee.
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