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By nickname "Ain'ts*" – New Orleans Saints, NFL; rhyming play on the non-standard English negative ain't [30] "America's Team" – Dallas Cowboys, by sports media [31] "B.I.L.L.S.*" – Buffalo Bills, by detractors, acronyms for "Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls", in reference to the team's failure to win the Super Bowl in four straight tries during the early 1990s [32]
A name given by fans for being the best QB in NFL history. Short for "The Greatest Of All Time". [289] The Kid [290] Jared Goff: Often referred to by fans and anchors as "a" or "the" kid because of his facial young look to him. The Terminator: Aaron Donald: A name given by Rams' head coach Sean McVay due to his ability to terrorize opposing ...
Joey – A return shot, after an opposing player hits an around-the-post (ATP) shot, that involves hitting the ball directly back at the player that made the initial ATP shot. Named for Joe Valenti [15] Nasty Nelson – A serve that intentionally hits the non-receiving opposing player closest to the net, rewarding the point to the server.
Pages in category "Fictional players of American football" The following 77 pages are in this category, out of 77 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Certain players on the offense are not allowed to catch passes. For example, in most situations offensive interior linemen cannot be receivers and they may cause their team to be penalized if they catch the ball. An exception is if the ball has already been tipped by a different player. In six-man football all players are eligible receivers.
Several National Football League (NFL) games and plays throughout its history have been given names by the media, football fans, and as part of an NFL team's lore as a result of a distinctive play associated with the game, as a result of a unique outcome of or circumstance behind the game, or for other reasons that make the game notable.
This is a list of players who have appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game in the National Football League (NFL) or American Football League (AFL) and have a last name that starts with "E". [a] This list is accurate through the end of the 2023 NFL season.
Lists of American football players include: Professional. List of NFL players; List of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees; List of American Football League players;