Football Pet Names

I compiled this list from American Football terminology, for football fans. My favorites are Blitz, Mo, Rush, and Spike.

Blitz - a defensive maneuver
Bootleg - an offensive play
Cadence - the words or sounds a quarterback makes prior to receiving the ball from the center
Chip - from chip shot, a term for a very short field goal.
Flanker - a receiver who doesn't line up on the line of scrimmage
Flea Flicker - a trick play
Fumble - losing possession of a ball.
Gridiron - the field of play
Gunner - widest player on the line in a punting formation
Heisman - award given to the best college player in the country
Hike - Synonym of snap
Hitch - part of a pass route that causes a defender to stumble.
Huddle - grouping of players to call a play
Jack - Interior linebacker that plays the weak side of the formation, aka. Mo
Juke - evading a tackler by deceptive moves
Jumbo - an offensive package that has a full back and a half back
Kicker - player who specializes in place kicking
Lombardi - trophy given to the team that wins the Super Bowl
Mike - the middle linebacker in a 4-3 formation
Mo - Interior linebacker that plays the weak side of the formation, aka. Jack
Pigskin - slang for the ball
Pitch - underhand throw by the quarterback to the running back
Punt - a kick when the ball is dropped then kicked before it hits the ground
Pylon - orange marker that indicates the four corners of the end zone
Rover - a safety that is a defensive back and a linebacker.
Rush - a running play or tackling a player before they can throw a pass
Sam - The strong side outside linebacker
Slobber-knocker - a particularly gruesome tackle or hit
Snap - backward passing of the ball
Spike - when the quarterback throws the ball at the ground after the snap
Spot - location where the ball was downed or blown dead
Tackle - when a player causes the player with the ball to hit the ground
Touchdown - when a player has control of the football within the end zone
Tweener - a player that plays 2 or more positions
Wishbone - a formation in the shape of a wishbone

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