Fair Catch
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled
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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Fair Catches
- possessive
- Fair Catch's
- pluralpossessive
- Fair Catches'