(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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Examples of fair catch
fair catch
Call for a fair catch by waving one arm above his head before catching the punt.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It's only fair the younger Burger would do the same to catch one of dad's games.
From the timesunion.com
He tells you whether you have time, or if you should fair-catch it or whatever.
From the news-journalonline.com
Westbrook was blocking Quinton Teal when Antwaan Randle El called a fair catch.
From the washingtontimes.com
He caught the only Wildcat punt of the game in the first quarter as a fair catch.
From the toledoblade.com
Zoltan Mesko's high punt hit at the UW 23 and would have been an easy fair catch.
From the jsonline.com
Lampley waved for a fair catch on a punt and was run into by teammate Alex Smith.
From the orlandosentinel.com
On the ensuing kick, Echols signaled for a fair catch before making the catch.
From the stltoday.com
During Monday afternoon's practice, Virginia Tech worked on fair-catch situations.
From the washingtonpost.com
