Spiral (football)

Bradbury Robinson, who threw the first legal forward pass, demonstrates an "Overhand spiral—fingers on lacing"^[1]

In American football, a spiral is the continuous in-flight rotation around the longitudinal axis of a football following its release from the hand of a passer^[2]^[3] or foot of a punter.

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v t e Gridiron football maneuvers
Huddle Stance (three-point)
Offense	Snap Hand-off Blocking Pulling Spiral Routes Pump fake Cutback Juke Forward pass Lateral pass Stiff arm Scramble Shift Motion
Defense	Tackle Rush Stunt Blitz Shooting the gap Bump and run Double coverage Spy

Spiral (football)

Pass

Punt

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