A close gathering of players to discuss strategy, receive instructions, or plan the next play, most common in football.
From Middle English 'hodelen' meaning 'to wrap up' or 'crowd together.' The football huddle was invented in the 1890s to keep opponents from hearing play calls.
The huddle was actually invented by a deaf quarterback at Gallaudet University who needed to use sign language secretly - this innovation spread throughout football and became the sport's most iconic moment of tactical communication!
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