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squib kick

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noun

Football.
  1. a kickoff that is purposely low so it will wobble and bounce along the ground, making it hard to field and return.


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The second-guessing began immediately after the Bills shunned a squib kick and kicked the ball out of the end zone.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2022

Moen fielded the bounding squib kick from Stanford, six yards behind midfield.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2021

Dallas Crawford fielded Ross Martin’s squib kick at the Miami 25-yard line and flung the ball to Elder, who ran back left before flipping to Jaquan Johnson.

From Washington Times • Nov. 1, 2015

He so consistently drove a kickoff deep that even in a playoff game with a 10-point lead, his coaches eschewed the expected squib kick and told Zuerlein to kick away.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2012

Hall put him in good position for his first drive by returning a squib kick 39 yards to the UAB 41.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2011

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