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Dennis Pitta, the Glossary

Dennis Gregory Pitta Jr. (born June 29, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL).^[1]

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American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.

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Athletic scholarship

An athletic scholarship is a form of scholarship to attend a college or university or a private high school awarded to an individual based predominantly on their ability to play in a sport.

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Austin Collie

Austin Kirk Collie (born November 11, 1985) is a Canadian former professional football wide receiver. Dennis Pitta and Austin Collie are BYU Cougars football players and Latter Day Saints from California.

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Baltimore Ravens

The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore.

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Billy Cundiff

William Ambrose Cundiff (born March 30, 1980) is a former American football placekicker. Dennis Pitta and Billy Cundiff are Baltimore Ravens players.

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Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University (BYU) is a private research university in Provo, Utah, United States.

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Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area.

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The BYU Cougars football team is the college football program representing Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah.

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The California Golden Bears football program represents the University of California, Berkeley in college football a member of the Pac-12 Conference at the NCAA Division I FBS level.

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CBS Sports

CBS Sports is the sports division of the American television broadcaster CBS.

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Cincinnati Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati.

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Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland.

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College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur student-athletes at universities and colleges.

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The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best college football players in the United States at their respective positions.

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College Football News (CFN) is a magazine and website published by College Football News, Inc., headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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Cornerback

A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football.

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Daniel Coats (born April 16, 1984) is a former American football tight end. Dennis Pitta and Daniel Coats (American football) are BYU Cougars football players.

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The Dartmouth Big Green football team represents Dartmouth College in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football competition as a member of the Ivy League.

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Denver Broncos

The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver.

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Deseret News

The Deseret News is a multi-platform newspaper based in Salt Lake City, published by Deseret News Publishing Company, a subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation, which is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a North American country on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north.

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Eagle Scout

Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Scouts BSA program by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA).

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Ed Dickson

Edward James Dickson (born July 25, 1987) is a former American football tight end. Dennis Pitta and ed Dickson are Baltimore Ravens players.

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Fred Biletnikoff Award

The Fred Biletnikoff Award is presented annually to the most outstanding receiver in American college football by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc.

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Fresno, California

Fresno is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States.

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Gary Crowton

David Gary Crowton (born June 14, 1957) is an American football coach.

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Gordon Hudson

Gordon Lynn Hudson (June 22, 1962 — September 27, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a tight end in the United States Football League (USFL) and National Football League (NFL) for three seasons during the 1980s. Dennis Pitta and Gordon Hudson are BYU Cougars football players.

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High school basketball

High school basketball, also known as prep basketball, is the sport of basketball as played by high school teams in the United States and Canada.

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High school football (football au lycée), also known as prep football, is gridiron football played by high school teams in the United States and Canada.

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Indianapolis Colts

The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis.

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Joe Flacco

Joseph Vincent Flacco (born January 16, 1985) is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). Dennis Pitta and Joe Flacco are Baltimore Ravens players.

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John Mackey Award

The John Mackey Award is presented annually to college football's most outstanding tight end.

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Lee Evans III (born March 11, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). Dennis Pitta and Lee Evans (American football) are Baltimore Ravens players.

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Letterman (sports)

In sports or activities in the United States, a letterman is a high school or college student who has met a specified level of participation or performance on a varsity team.

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Linebacker

Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football.

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List of Super Bowl champions

The Super Bowl is the annual American football game that determines the champion of the National Football League (NFL).

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Lombardi Award

The Rotary Lombardi Award is an award for college football in the United States.

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Los Angeles Daily News

The Los Angeles Daily News is the second-largest-circulating paid daily newspaper of Los Angeles, California, after the unrelated Los Angeles Times, and the flagship newspaper of the Southern California News Group, a branch of Colorado-based Digital First Media.

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Max Hall

Max Hall (born October 1, 1985) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). Dennis Pitta and Max Hall are BYU Cougars football players.

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Miami Dolphins

The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Greater Miami area.

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Mile High Miracle

The Mile High Miracle refers both to the NFL 2012 AFC Divisional playoff game between the Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos on January 12, 2013, and its defining play, a game-tying 70-yard touchdown pass from Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco to receiver Jacoby Jones with under a minute left in regulation.

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Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis.

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Moorpark High School

Moorpark High School is a comprehensive public secondary school located in the Mountain Meadows neighborhood of Moorpark, Ventura County, California, and serves students from grades 9 through 12.

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Moorpark, California

Moorpark is a city in Ventura County in Southern California.

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Mountain West Conference

The Mountain West Conference (MW) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the United States, participating in NCAA Division I. Its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

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The National Football Foundation (NFF) is a non-profit organization to promote and develop amateur American football on all levels throughout the United States and "developing the qualities of leadership, sportsmanship, competitive zeal and the drive for academic excellence in America's young people." It was founded in 1947 with early leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, longtime Army Black Knights football coach Earl Blaik and journalist Grantland Rice.

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The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC).

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The Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) college football.

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NCAA Division I

NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally.

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New England Patriots

The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area.

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NFL on Thanksgiving Day

Since its inception in 1920, the National Football League (NFL) has played games on Thanksgiving Day, patterned upon the historic playing of college football games on and around the holiday.

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NFL Scouting Combine

The NFL Scouting Combine is a week-long showcase occurring every February at Lucas Oil Stadium (and formerly at the RCA Dome until 2008) in Indianapolis, where college football players perform physical and mental tests in front of National Football League coaches, general managers, and scouts.

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NFL Top 100 Players of 2013

The NFL Top 100 Players of 2013 was the third season of the series.

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Oakland Raiders

The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Oakland from its founding in 1960 to 1981 and again from 1995 to 2019 before relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan area where they now play as the Las Vegas Raiders.

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The Oklahoma State Cowboys football program represents Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in college football.

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The Oregon Ducks football program is a college football team for the University of Oregon, located in the U.S. state of Oregon.

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Phil Steele

Phil Steele (c. 1960) is an American sportswriter and analyst who focuses exclusively on college and professional football.

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In gridiron football, a punt is a kick performed by dropping the ball from the hands and then kicking the ball before it hits the ground.

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In gridiron football, a reception, also known informally as a catch, is part of a passing play in which a player in bounds successfully catches (receives) a forward pass thrown from a friendly quarterback behind the line of scrimmage.

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Redshirt (college sports)

Redshirt, in United States college athletics, is a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation in order to lengthen their period of eligibility.

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Rivals.com

Rivals.com (stylized as rivals) is a network of websites that focus mainly on college football and basketball recruiting in the United States.

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San Diego Chargers

The San Diego Chargers were a professional American football team in the National Football League (NFL).

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San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners and nicknamed the Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated (SI) is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954.

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Starting lineup

In sports, a starting lineup is an official list of the set of players who will participate in the event when the game begins.

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Steve Gregory

Stephen Gregory (born 1945) is an English jazz saxophonist and composer.

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Super Bowl XLVII

Super Bowl XLVII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Baltimore Ravens and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2012 season.

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The Baltimore Sun

The Baltimore Sun is the largest general-circulation daily newspaper based in the U.S. state of Maryland and provides coverage of local, regional, national, and international news.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is the largest Latter Day Saint denomination, tracing its roots to its founding by Joseph Smith during the Second Great Awakening.

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Tight end

The tight end (TE) is an offensive position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football.

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Tim Tebow

Timothy Richard Tebow (born August 14, 1987) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons, primarily with the Denver Broncos.

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Touchdown

A touchdown (abbreviated as TD) is a scoring play in gridiron football.

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Track and field

Athletics (or track and field in the United States) is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills.

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The Utah Utes football program is a college football team that competes in the Big 12 Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of NCAA Division I and represents the University of Utah.

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Walk-on (sports)

In American and Canadian college athletics, a walk-on is someone who becomes part of a college team without being recruited or awarded an athletic scholarship.

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Washington Commanders

The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area.

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Wide receiver

A wide receiver (WR), also referred to as a wideout, and historically known as a split end (SE) or flanker (FL), is an eligible receiver in gridiron football.

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The Yale Bulldogs football program represents Yale University in college football in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA).

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The 2004 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season.

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The 2007 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

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The 2008 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

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The 2008 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

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The 2008 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

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The 2009 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

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An All-American team is an honorary sports team for a specific season composed of the best amateur players at each position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans".

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Pitta

Also known as Dennis Pita, Pitta, Dennis.

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American Mormon missionaries in the Dominican Republic

Baltimore Ravens announcers

Moorpark High School alumni

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