One player a promising rookie cornerback while covering a kickoff, honed in on the returner when he was blindsided by an opposing blocker with a helmet-to-helmet hit.
The kick returner picks up the ball and wanders around a little.
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In countries like China and India, the 'returner' is becoming one of the most sought-after commodities in an increasingly competitive marketplace.
But even on kick returns, with the NFL's leading kick returner, the Jets hadn't been that hot of late.
If the 1970s-1980s-era NFL kick returner, the forefather of Devin Hester, was not the inventor of the end zone dance, he most certainly was the one who made it popular.
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The 32-year-old toiled briefly as a kick returner for the Indianapolis Colts before breaking his back.
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The cornerback has proven to be a dynamic returner at times, too, and he actually had the return job before McKnight did.
Robinson said he is trying to model himself after former Kentucky quarterback Randall Cobb, who has become a star with the Green Bay Packers as a receiver and returner, and former Indiana quarterback Antwaan Randle El, who was a standout all-purpose player last decade with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
With his red non-contact jersey (designated for quarterbacks), Tebow stood out among his green-shirted teammates, speeding down the field in an effort to "tackle" returner Kyle Wilson.
Arizona added some spice to the third round by selecting former LSU cornerback-kick returner Tyrann Mathieu.
The Bills receiver, part-time quarterback and kickoff returner is preparing to expand his already versatile repertoire.
Special teams coordinator Tom Quinn hopes David Wilson, who has been penciled in as a starting running back after the release of Ahmad Bradshaw, can continue to be his kickoff returner.
The punters and kickers argue that even occasionally taking a block or tackling a returner poses an extraordinary risk.
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