special team

noun

1. Football. a group of players fielded for kicking plays, as punts, kickoffs, and field-goal attempts.

special team

noun

1. American football any of several predetermined permutations of the players within a team that play in situations, such as kickoffs and attempts at field goals, where the standard offensive and defensive formations are not appropriate

Other Words From

• special-team special-teams adjective

Example Sentences

Andrew Friedman did such a spectacular job in shaping such a special team, it would verge on heartbreaking if he allows some of their important free-agent pieces to go their separate ways.

From Los Angeles Times

But as pressure mounted, it has set up a special team to investigate complaints.

From BBC

"I was part of a special team that night that was able to come back from a scenario where a lot of people thought it was dead and buried," he said.

From BBC

“And then we had a little problem with some special team stuff and that’s a recipe for a tough one. We need to stay out of the penalty box.”

From Seattle Times

“I’m a football player. If you ask me to go out there and catch 10 passes a game I’ll go do that. If you go ask me to man up the C gap and be physical I’ll go do that. If you ask me to play on every special team I’ll go do that. I love strapping up the helmet. I love playing physical football and this has been my dream since I’ve been a kid. So this is what I love to do.’

From Seattle Times