Etimologie. Legile jocului au fost formate în Anglia de The Football Association în 1863, unde a primit denumirea de association football, pentru a nu se confunda cu numele altor forme de fotbal existente în acele timpuri, printre care fotbalul american sau fotbalul australian. În aceste zone este cunoscut și sub numele de soccer, termen originar din Anglia, apărut în anii 1880 ca o ...

American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with possession of the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with the ball or passing it, while the defense, the …

Scott Michael Turner (born August 7, 1982) is an American football coach. He is the offensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL) and was an assistant coach for the Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns, and Carolina Panthers.He is the son of former NFL head coach Norv Turner

Brett Maher (/ ˈ m ɑː h ər / MAH-hər; born November 21, 1989) is an American football placekicker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at Nebraska.He has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Ottawa Redblacks, …

3: American Association suspended operations for duration of U.S. involvement in World War II; in 1946 the AA was renamed American Football League; 4: Known as the American Professional Football Association in 1938; renamed American Football League in 1939; dissolution after 1939 season caused by formation of 1940–1941 AFL major league

Jason Paul Taylor (born September 1, 1974) is an American former football defensive end and outside linebacker who spent the majority of his career with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). Over the course of his 15-year career, Taylor played for the Dolphins in three stints (1997–2007, 2009 and 2011), and also played a season each for the Washington …

The American Football Conference (AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL), the highest professional level of American football in the United States. The AFC and its counterpart, the National Football Conference (NFC), each contain 16 teams with 4 divisions. Both conferences were created as part of the 1970 merger between the National …

Antonio "Tony" Elliott (born November 26, 1979) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at the University of Virginia.He previously served as an assistant coach at Clemson University from 2011 to 2021, most recently as associate head coach, offensive coordinator, and tight ends coach, after serving most of those years as running backs coach …

Indoor American football, or arena football, is a variation of gridiron football played at ice hockey-sized indoor arenas. While varying in details from league to league, the rules of indoor football are designed to allow for play in a smaller arena.

In American football, an unhindered catch of an opponent's kick. The player wanting to make a fair catch must signal for a fair catch by waving an arm overhead while the ball is in the air. After that signal, once the ball is possessed, it is dead immediately and opponents will receive a 15-yard penalty for any contact with the receiver.