As football transitioned from rugby, it brought along rugby's rules and traditions, including rugby's fair catch, in which players signaled the fair catch by "heeling in" as they made the catch.
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As football transitioned from rugby, it brought along rugby's rules and traditions, including rugby's fair catch, in which players signaled the fair catch by "heeling in" as they made the catch.