(ಫುಟ್ಬಾಲ್,

Noun:

ಒದ್ದರು,

kickoff's Usage Examples:

The Adidas Yeezy 350 Football Boost cleat was for football and it had made its first appearance in a 2016 NFL kickoff.

Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball.

In gridiron football, an onside kick is a kickoff deliberately kicked short in an attempt by the kicking team to regain possession of the ball.

), and 31 kickoff returns for 761 yards (24.

with Jimmy Cefalo"s 76-yard touchdown catch and Fulton Walker"s 98-yard kickoff return.

Common variants on the typical kickoff format include the onside kick, in which the kicking team attempts to regain possession of the ball;.

He earned first-team All-America honors after setting a Michigan State single-season record with three kickoff returns for touchdowns as a junior, which also tied an NCAA Division I record shared with six others.

Although Tynes would eventually recover from his injury Carney continued to hold on to the starting position and Tynes was relegated to kickoff duties.

Typically, a kickoff consists of one team – the "kicking team" – kicking the ball to the opposing team – the "receiving team".

The other players are to block the kickoff team from getting to their kickoff returner.

A squib kick is a term used in American football meaning a short, low, line drive kickoff that usually bounces around on the ground before it can be picked.

the second half, Saints head coach Sean Payton unexpectedly called for an onside kick by rookie punter and kickoff specialist Thomas Morstead.

Miller also set a single season record against Florida State by returning two kickoffs for touchdowns and racking up 282 return yards, an NCAA record.

Synonyms:

start, commencement, place kick, beginning, place-kicking,

Antonyms:

finish, unbalance, deactivation, ending, arrive,