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2. Protective equipment in gridiron football - Wikipedia

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   Football nose armor as depicted in The Daily Review (Decatur, Illinois) of December 4, 1892. In the days before helmets, players often wore nose guards or "nose masks" or "nose armor". [9] Football was a brutal sport before the introduction of helmets and other protective gear. Serious injuries and even deaths were common occurrences in the game.

3. Blocking (American football) - Wikipedia

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   Zone blocking is a technique that is a simple and effective scheme for creating lanes for running plays. In a zone blocking scheme, fleet-footedness and athletic ability trump size as desirable qualities in offensive linemen. Coordination and technique matter more than muscle in implementing a successful scheme because defensive linemen are ...

4. Penalty (gridiron football) - Wikipedia

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   In American football, if the officials decide that the action was particularly flagrant, the player in question can be ejected from the game. (In Canadian football, such a flagrant act is a rough play foul.) The CFL also has a "Grade 2 Unnecessary Roughness" foul for direct contact to a passer's head or neck area or spearing to an opponent's ...

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6. Glossary of American football terms - Wikipedia

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   Some types of block include: a run block, where the blocker pushes a defensive player back and away from the ball carrier; a pass block, where a blocker protects the thrower by moving laterally and backwards to slow or halt an incoming pass rusher; a cut block; a zone block, which is any block executed in a zone blocking scheme; a trap block; a ...

7. Blitz (gridiron football) - Wikipedia

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   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 defensive players will rush the opposing quarterback , in an attempt either to tackle them or force them to hurry their pass attempt.