Thread: Why do NFL quarterbacks lift up their leg before they hike the ball?

Why do NFL quarterbacks lift up their leg before they hike the ball?

depens on they play and the players.

could be anything

to signal a count
to signal a audible
to fart
to stretch their leg
for no reason at all

could be anything

to signal a count
to signal a audible
to fart

to stretch their leg
for no reason at all

To signal to the center when to snap the ball. In the huddle, the QB will say on 1 or on 2, something like that. The center waits for the QB to lift his leg once or twice (depending on the snap count), then he snaps the ball.

To signal to the center when to snap the ball. In the huddle, the QB will say on 1 or on 2, something like that. The center waits for the QB to lift his leg once or twice (depending on the snap count), then he snaps the ball.

to signal something in the formation, or the snap count