There are separate punters and placekickers. Now there are even kickoff specialists. The end result is athletes practice for hours on end and then are limited to a handful of plays when it counts. And, of course, football is played only once a week. Games are fun, but there aren't enough of them.
Football is healthy now, but there are troubling signs.
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