A player whose contract with his most recent team has expired, allowing him to sign a new contract with any team that makes him an offer.

A team; the legal arrangement that establishes ownership of a team.

A violation of football’s rules by a team or player, punishable by a penalty.

The location to which a ball carrier has advanced the ball, even if he was pushed backwards after getting there.

A pass thrown by a team closer to the opponent’s goal line; a team is allowed to throw only one forward pass per play, and it must be thrown from behind the team’s line of scrimmage.

The first chance out of 4 that a team on offense has to advance 10 yards down the field; as soon as it gains those yards, it earns a new first down.

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The location of a team on the field relative to the two goal lines; good field position for a team is near its opponent’s goal line, while bad field position is close to its own goal line.

A place kick that passes above the crossbar and between the uprights of the goalpost, earning the team that kicked it 3 points.

When a kick returner decides only to catch a punt or kickoff and not advance it, protecting himself from being hit by an opponent; he signals for a fair catch by raising one hand in the air and waving it.

Additional point(s) scored by a team after it has scored a touchdown, either by a point-after-touchdown (1 point) or a 2-point conversion (2 points).

The area between the end line and goal line bounded by the sidelines, which a team on offense tries to enter to score a touchdown.