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title: "Why do they call American football  but most of the sport involves using your hand?"  
description: "Why do they call American football  but most of the sport involves using your hand?"  
author: "nitya singh"  
published: 2018-03-05  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36627/why-do-they-call-american-football-but-most-of-the-sport-involves-using-your-hand  
category: "sports"  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why do they call American football  but most of the sport involves using your hand?

Why do they call [American](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41823/how-much-did-the-vietnam-war-cost-american-taxpayers) football but most of the [sport involves](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/100692/what-sport-involves-a-round-ball-and-is-popular-in-europe-and-south-america) using your hand?


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