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Wide receiver
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A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. They get their name because they are split out wide, furthest away from the rest of the team, wide receivers are among the fastest players on the field. The wide receiver functions as the pass-catching specialist, the wide receivers principal role is to catch passes from the quarterback. On passing plays, the attempts to avoid, outmaneuver. If the receiver becomes open, or has a path to the destination of a catch. Once a pass is thrown in his direction, the goal is to first catch the ball. A receivers height and weight also contribute to his expected role, a wide receiver has two potential roles during running plays. Particularly in the case of draw plays and other trick plays, alternatively, he may block normally for the running back. Well-rounded receivers are noted for blocking defensive backs in support of teammates in addition to their pass-catching abilities, sometimes wide receivers are used to run the ball, usually in some form of end-around or reverse. This can be effective because the defense usually does not expect them to be the carrier on running plays. For example, wide receiver Jerry Rice rushed the ball 87 times for 645 yards and 10 touchdowns in his 20 NFL seasons, in even rarer cases, receivers may pass the ball as part of a trick play. Despite the infrequency of these plays, some receivers have proven to be capable passers, wide receivers may also serve on special teams as kick returners or punt returners, as gunners on kick coverage teams, or as part of the hands team during onside kicks. Finally, on errant passes, receivers must frequently play a role by attempting to prevent an interception. If a pass is intercepted, receivers must use their speed to chase down, in the NFL, wide receivers can use the numbers 10–19 and 80–89. The wide receiver out of a position known as the end. Originally, the played on the offensive line, immediately next to the tackles. By the rules governing the forward pass, ends and backs are eligible receivers, most early football teams used the ends as receivers sparingly, their position often left them in heavy traffic with many defenders around. By the 1930s, some teams were experimenting with moving one end far out near the sideline and these split ends became the prototype for the modern wide receiver
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Kickoff returner
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A return specialist or kick returner is a player on the special teams unit of an American football or Canadian football team who specializes in returning punts and/or kickoffs. There are few players who are exclusively return specialists, most also play another position such as receiver or running back. The special teams counterpart of a return specialist is a kicking specialist, according to All-American Venric Mark, Returning punts is harder. You have to judge the ball more, you have to know when to fair catch and you cant be a superhero and try to catch everything. With kickoff returns, you catch the ball and — boom — youre going, a kickoff returner is the player on special teams who is primarily responsible for catching the opposing teams kickoff and attempting to run it towards the end zone to score a touchdown. If the ball is kicked into his own end zone, the returner must assess the situation on the field while the ball is in the air. If he decides that it is not, he can make a touchback by kneeling down in the end zone after catching the ball, ending the play and starting the next play at the 25-yard line to start the drive. The kickoff returner position is played by a small, faster player such as a cornerback. Backup players frequently assume this role so starting players on the offense take less hits as the kickoff returner position, in the days of one platoon football, the returner position was synonymous with the safety man - a quarterback or halfback. In 2012, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell proposed the idea of removing the kickoff play, the idea was met with criticism and the idea was eventually dropped. On October 27,2013, wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson of the Minnesota Vikings returned the kickoff 109 yards and scored a touchdown, in 2014, Devin Hester broke Deion Sanders record for most kickoff return touchdowns, with 14. He currently remains the record holder, red Grange was one of the sports first iconic faces, breaking onto the national scene with a 95-yard kickoff return against Michigan. Gale Sayers was an All-Pro running back who also returned punts and he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1977. He currently holds the record for the highest career kickoff return average at 30.56 yards per attempt, brad Oremland of Sports Central called him the greatest kick returner in NFL history. Deion Sanders played cornerback for multiple NFL teams and also played kick returner, Sanders was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011. Sanders totaled 3,523 kick return yards in his career, Sanders held the record for most special teams touchdowns,19 in total, until Devin Hester broke the record in the 2014 season. Desmond Howard MVP of Super Bowl XXXI Dante Hall played wide receiver, Devin Hester played wide receiver and as a return specialist holds the record for the most all-time return touchdowns and most all-time punt return touchdowns. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, if not the greatest return specialist in NFL history, a punt returner has the job of catching the ball after it is punted and to give his team good field position by returning it
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Richmond, Texas
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Richmond is a city in the U. S. state of Texas and the seat of Fort Bend County, within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U. S. census, the city population was 11,679. Even though it is the county seat, thus containing most of the government offices. Nearby Sugar Land is the largest city in the county, in 1822, a group of Austins colonists went up the Brazos River, stopping near present-day Richmond where they built a fort called Fort Bend. Named after Richmond, England, the town was among the 19 cities first incorporated by the short-lived Republic of Texas, in 1837. Early residents of the city include many prominent figures in Texas lore such as Jane Long, Deaf Smith, and Mirabeau Lamar, the mayor from 1949 until his death in 2012 was Hilmar Moore. Historically Richmond had government agencies and nonprofit organizations, while most of the private businesses were located in Rosenberg. Richmond is located near the center of Fort Bend County at 29°34′51″N 95°45′47″W, most of the city is situated on the southwest side of the Brazos River, with a small portion on the northeast side, connected by US Highway 90A. Richmond is bordered to the southwest by the city of Rosenberg, US 90A leads east 8 miles to Sugar Land and west through Rosenberg 19 miles to East Bernard. Downtown Houston is 30 miles to the northeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Richmond has an area of 4.3 square miles, of which 3.9 square miles is land and 0.35 square miles. In 2003 Jeannie Kever of the Houston Chronicle said, Some of the old buildings have been reincarnated as shops or law offices. But in other ways, life in Richmond isnt so different from that in the big city, with its Wal-Mart and fast-food joints, check-cashing businesses, as of 2006 several strip malls are along U. S. Route 59 south of town. During the same year the community included tack stores, two-lane blacktop roads, john P. Lopez of the Houston Chronicle said, Richmond is a city of contradiction and transition. Its as if the place is not sure if it wants to be a part of Houstons bustle or remain a slow-paced farm and it tries to be both, and, It is part Acres Homes, part Fort Bend County Fair. John P. Lopez of the Houston Chronicle said in 2006, and there are places where reality has polluted neighborhoods. The wealthiest neighborhood, as of 2003, in Richmond is Hillcrest, winston Terrace, another neighborhood, had its first houses built in 1940. Construction increased around the end of World War II, most of the houses were built between 1940 and 1965
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Lamar Consolidated High School
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Lamar Consolidated High School is a grades 9–12 school located in Rosenberg, Texas, United States. All areas served by LCHS are within the Houston metropolitan area, in 2005–2006, this school was rated Acceptable by the Texas Education Agency. Percent of graduates,75 percent The 2010-2012 UIL realignment places LCHS in district 23-4A, along with El Campo, Bay City, Terry, Foster, Angleton, the psychological thriller Apart was filmed in Lamar Consolidated High School, along with its football field, Traylor Stadium. Hail alma mater All glory to thy name Thy colors gray and blue shall ere remain We pledge our loyalty, friendship, and sincerity Our love shall never die Hail Lamar High
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Oregon State Beavers football
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The Oregon State Beavers football team represents Oregon State University in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team first fielded a football team in 1893 and is a member of the Pac-12 Conference. Gary Andersen is the coach since the 2015 season. Their home games are played at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon, Football at Oregon State University started in 1893 shortly after athletics were initially authorized at the college. Athletics were banned prior May 1892, but when the school president, Benjamin Arnold, died. Blosss son William started the first team, on which he served as coach and quarterback. The teams first game was an easy 63–0 defeat over the home team, the university has been in several athletic conferences. These include the Northwest Intercollegiate Association, the Pacific Coast Conference, prior to 1902, and in-between the Pacific Coast Conference and Pac-12 Conference, OSU played as an independent school. The Beavers play their games at Reser Stadium in Corvallis. It was originally called Parker Stadium when it was constructed in 1953, Parker Stadium was renamed Reser Stadium in June 1999. Major renovations from 2005–2007 increased the capacity to 45,674. Oregon State Universitys primary rival is the University of Oregon, the two schools enjoy a fierce and long-standing rivalry due to the proximity of the two campuses. The University of Oregon is in Eugene, Oregon, about 40 miles south of Corvallis, the teams first matched up on the gridiron in 1894 and have been playing each other almost every year since. The rivalry game between the two schools is called the Civil War and is traditionally the last game of each season and they have played each other 120 times which makes it the seventh-oldest college football rivalry game. Oregon State has won the Pac-12 Championship 5 times,1941,1956,1957,1964, the Beavers have also played in the Mirage Bowl, but this was a regular season game and a bowl in name only, not a post-season invitational bowl game. The 17 bowl game total does not include an invitation to play in the Gotham Bowl in 1960, the Beavers are 11–6 in bowl game appearances. Gary Andersen – Head Coach Kevin McGiven – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach Kevin Clune – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers T. J. Won the French football championship in 2011. Wayne Valley, Founder and principal owner of the Oakland Raiders & former President of the American Football League William Vanderbundt, NFL Linebacker, SF 49ers N. O
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2012 NFL Draft
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The 2012 NFL draft was the 77th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible football players. The draft, which is called the NFL Player Selection Meeting, was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City from April 26–28. The Indianapolis Colts, who compiled the leagues worst record in the 2011 season with a 2–14 record, had the right to the first selection, something rare occurred when the first and last picks in the draft were both quarterbacks and were taken by the same team. Chandler Harnish, chosen with the pick of the draft by the Colts. Even at an early stage, the strength of the quarterbacks in the 2012 class had been noted. By seasons end, three rookie quarterbacks would start their first games – third-round draft pick Nick Foles, fourth-rounder Kirk Cousins. Luck, Griffin, and Wilson would be named to the Pro Bowl following the conclusion of the season, while Foles. In the draft, a record 5 players not from the United States were drafted, being Canadians Tyrone Crawford and Philip Blake, Angolan Christo Bilukidi, Englishman Jack Crawford, of the 65 eligible underclassmen,44 were drafted. The selection of Luck, a junior, marked the fourth straight draft where the first overall selection was an underclassman, since non-seniors were first eligible to be drafted in 1990, fifteen first overall picks have been players who have entered the draft early. Eight of the first ten players chosen in this draft were non-seniors, mark Barron and Ryan Tannehill were the only two seniors among the first ten draftees. The draft order is based on each teams record from the previous season. A supplemental draft was held on July 12,2012, for each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. 8 players were available, but only 1 was selected, in the explanations below, denotes trades that took place during the draft, while indicates trades completed pre-draft
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Atlanta Falcons
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The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Falcons compete in the National Football League as a club of the leagues National Football Conference South division. The Falcons joined the NFL in 1965 as an expansion team, the AFL instead granted a franchise to Miami. The Falcons are tied with the Dolphins for being the second-oldest NFL franchise in the Deep South, the Falcons played their home games at the Georgia Dome in downtown Atlanta from the 1992 to 2016 NFL seasons. Construction began on Mercedes-Benz Stadium in May 2014, with play projected to begin there during the 2017 season and their headquarters and practice facilities are located at a 50-acre site in Flowery Branch, Georgia. Two years later, the AFL held another exhibition, this time with the New York Jets taking on the San Diego Chargers, in 1965, after the Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium was built, the city of Atlanta felt the time was right to start pursuing professional football. Another group reported it had deposited earnest money for a team in the AFL and he forced the city to make a choice between the two leagues. By June 30, the city picked Rankin Smith and the NFL, former commissioner Pete Rozelle and Smith made the deal in about five minutes and the Atlanta Falcons brought the largest and most popular sport to the city of Atlanta. The Atlanta expansion franchise became the 15th NFL franchise, and they were awarded the first pick in the 1966 NFL draft as well as the pick in each of the first five rounds. The Falcons drafted All-American linebacker Tommy Nobis from the University of Texas with the first pick of the draft, the league also held the 1966 NFL Expansion Draft six weeks later in which the Falcons selected unprotected players from existing franchises. Although the Falcons selected many players in those drafts, they still were not able to win right away. The Atlanta Falcons Football Club received its nickname on August 29,1965, miss Julia Elliott, a school teacher from Griffin, Georgia, was singled out from many people who suggested Falcons as the nickname for the new franchise. Elliott wrote, the Falcon is proud and dignified, with great courage and it is deadly and has a great sporting tradition. The Falcons had their first season in 1966, and their first preseason game on August 1,1966, under Head Coach Norb Hecker they lost their first nine regular-season games in 1966 and secured their first victory on the road against the New York Giants. The team finished the 1960s with only 12 wins, the Falcons had their first Monday Night Football game in Atlanta during the 1970 season. The only two winning seasons in this period were 1971 and 1973. In the 1978 season, the Falcons qualified for the playoffs for the first time, the following week, they lost to the Dallas Cowboys 27–20 in the Divisional Playoffs. In the 1980 season, after a winning streak, the Falcons posted a franchise then-best record of 12–4
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2013 NFL season
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The 2013 NFL season was the 94th season in the history of the National Football League. The Super Bowl was played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday and it was the first Super Bowl hosted by New Jersey and the first to be held outdoors in a cold weather environment. The Seahawks scored 12 seconds into the game and held the lead the rest of the way, Manning also was named the Offensive Player of the Year for the second time in his career. Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly earned Defensive Player of the Year honors, scoring reached historic levels throughout the league in 2013. As a whole the league set records for points scored, points scored per game. The Broncos set a new standard for scoring in the regular season with 606 points. In addition to the Broncos, ten teams each scored over 400 points. The regular season got underway on Thursday, September 5,2013, the regular season wrapped up on Sunday night, December 29. The playoffs began with the wild card round which took place the first weekend of January 2014, both home teams prevailed to set up just the second Super Bowl matchup of #1 seeds in the past 20 seasons. The 2013 league year began at 4 pm EST on March 12, the per-team salary cap was set at US$123,000,000. This period, which was referred to by some as the legal tampering period, a total of 524 players were eligible for some form of free agency. Eight players were assigned the franchise tag by their teams. These players were Brandon Albert, Jairus Byrd, Ryan Clady, Michael Johnson, Pat McAfee, Henry Melton, Anthony Spencer, none of these players changed teams. Smith had been the first overall selection of the 2005 NFL Draft, March 11 – Wide receiver Percy Harvin was traded by the Vikings to the Seahawks for the Seahawks 2013 first-round and seventh-round selections as well as the Seahawks third-round pick in 2014. The Seahawks subsequently signed Harvin to a 6-year, $67 million contract extension which includes $25.5 million in guaranteed money, March 11 – The 49ers acquired wide receiver Anquan Boldin from the Ravens for a sixth-round selection in the 2013 draft. Boldin, a three-time Pro Bowler and former Offensive Rookie of the Year, had refused to accept a pay cut that the Ravens had requested, April 21 – Cornerback Darrelle Revis was traded by the Jets to the Buccaneers. The Jets received the Bucs first round pick in 2013, the 13th overall selection and a conditional pick which would become the Bucs fourth-round selection in 2014. The Bucs signed Revis to a 6-year, $96 million contract, in-season September 18 – In a bit of a shocking mid-season move the Browns traded running back Trent Richardson to the Colts in exchange for the Colts first-round pick in the 2014 draft
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