football player

Noun

Meaning

an athlete who plays American football

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football-player

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Examples

Over the years I've learnt to live with two persons in my heart. One is Edson, who has fun with his friends and family; the other is the football player Pele. I didn't want the name. ‘Pele' sounds like baby-talk in Portuguese. Pelé

I started out as a football player. I liked to inflict pain. In basketball, it was the same thing. Shaquille O'Neal

If a politician doesn't wanna get beat up, he shouldn't run for office. If a football player doesn't want to get tackled or want the risk of an a occasional clip he shouldn't put the pads on. Bill Clinton

If I could start my life all over again, I would be a professional football player. And you damn well better belive I'd be a Pittsburgh Steeler. Jack Lambert

Scholes was England's best football player. It was impossible to take the ball from him, and he never mishit a pass. He did not belong on the left flank but that's where we needed him most. He had played on the left in the qualifying campaign, and sometimes even at Manchester United. Paul Scholes

Some of the money going to the rookies can now be spent on people who have proved their worth. After all, the average playing life of a pro football player is about eight years and it is only fitting that the veterans get something for their efforts. Bob Lilly

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