Return specialist
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A return specialist, subcategorized as kick or punt returners, is a player on the special teams unit of a gridiron football team who specializes in returning kickoffs and punts. There are few players
Devin Hester, the first and only return specialist inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, fielding a punt during special teams practice at the Chicago Bears' 2007 training camp
Chris Sutton of Air Force returning a punt in 2003
American football positions
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In American football, the specific role that a player takes on the field is referred to as their position. Under the modern rules of American football, both teams are allowed 11 players on the field a
The offensive line (on left, in orange jerseys) consists of a center (with ball in hand ready to snap) with two guards on either side, and two tackles
A wide receiver (No. 87, in white) begins a play in the flanker position
The four defensive linemen (in red) have their hands on the ground in a three-point stance.
This defense (in white) is in a base 4–3 set. Just behind the four defensive linemen (whose hands are on the ground) are three linebackers (numbers 55, 3, and 16), and further back are two safeties (numbers 24 and 44). The two cornerbacks are off-screen to the left and right.