kickoff return

collocation in English

meaningsofkick-offandreturn

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kick-off
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkɪk.ɒf/us
/ˈkɪk.ɑːf/
the time when a game of football starts, or when it begins again after it has stopped because of a ...
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return
noun
uk
/rɪˈtɜːn/us
/rɪˈtɝːn/
an occasion when someone goes or comes back to a place where they ...
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(Definition ofkick-offandreturnfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In 1951, he was again the teamkickoffreturnleader with six returns for 126 yards (an 21.0 yard average).
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He led the nation with a 31.2kickoffreturnaverage and scored two touchdowns.
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He finished second in the league inkickoffreturnaverage with 23.2 and tied for fifth inkickoffreturntouchdowns, with three.
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Ortmann was injured while being tackled on a 35-yardkickoffreturnin the first quarter.
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He had 3 tackles as part of thekickoffreturncoverage unit.
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He still holds numerous schoolkickoffreturnrecords.
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He also compiled his firstkickoffreturnof his career in the game, running the ball for 50 yards.
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He also saw action on thekickoffreturnteam.
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He also added another 23 yards on akickoffreturn.
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As a junior in 2012, he had 53 tackles and onekickoffreturnfor a touchdown.
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He also had onekickoffreturnfor 13 yards in the game.
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He also had onekickoffreturnfor 19 yards.
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He has 1,221 receiving, 987kickoffreturn, 250 rushing, and 188 punt returns yardage.
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Breaston ranks seventh in conference annals in kickoff returns andkickoffreturnyardage.
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His 482kickoffreturnyards came on just 16 returns, a whopping 30.1 yards per return average.
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He also recorded 42 kickoff returns for 932kickoffreturnyards, and 29.5 tackles, four passes defensed and one forced fumble on defense.
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He finished the season with 342 rushing yards, 234 receiving yards, and 113kickoffreturnyards.
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He remains 16th all time in career punt return average and 86th inkickoffreturnaverage.
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However, their special teams allowed four blocked punts (and had another deflected), threekickoffreturntouchdowns, and one punt return touchdown.
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He recorded two solo tackles, gained 16 yards on akickoffreturnand 12 yards on a punt return.
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