squib kick
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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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