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In football what is a side snap?

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A standard snap, the center quickly places the ball in-between his legs to the quarterback.

A side snap, although extremely rare, is a legal play where the center snaps the ball around his side.

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a more proper term is center and the best in the league and most popular plays for the indiannapolis colts... Jeff Saturday

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