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There are two variations of the position: the free safety (FS) and the strong safety (SS). Their duties depend on the defensive scheme. Their duties depend on the defensive scheme. The defensive responsibilities of the safety and cornerback usually involve pass coverage towards the middle and sidelines of the field.
Devin Hester, the first and only return specialist inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, fielding a punt during special teams practice at the Chicago Bears' 2007 training camp. A return specialist or kick returner is a player on the special teams unit of a gridiron football team who specializes in returning punts and kickoffs.
On a free kick, the line the ball is to be kicked from (for the kicking team), or a line 10 yards (five yards in the NFL, beginning 2011) in advance of that (for the receiving team) return The act of progressing the ball down the field after a change of possession, such as a kick or interception
All four teams have clinched a spot in the AFC playoff picture. The Christmas NFL games will kick off at 1:00 pm EST and both matchups are potential previews of the playoffs.
However, due to the relatively high likelihood of injury during kick returns, most professional teams will not regularly use their very best WRs or CBs as returners. Teams may also use the same player for both return positions or have a specific returner for punts and another for kickoffs .
The 10 players on the kicking team besides the kicker all have to have at least one foot on the receiving team's 40-yard line and cannot move until the kick hits the ground or a player in the ...
The only thing that remains the same is the kicker will still kick off from the 35-yard line, but his teammates will line up on the opponents’ 40-yard line, a full 25 yards away from the guy who ...
From 1947 through 1960, each NFL team played 12 games per season. The American Football League began play in 1960 and introduced a balanced schedule of 14 games per team over a fifteen-week season, in which each of the eight teams played each of the other teams twice, with one bye week.