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  2. Linebacker - Wikipedia

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    Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and typically line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. Playing closer to the line of scrimmage than the defensive backs (secondary). As such, linebackers play a hybrid role and are often the most ...

  3. American football positions - Wikipedia

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    American football positions. A diagram showing an I formation on offense and a 4-3 formation on defense. In American football, the specific role that a player takes on the field is referred to as their "position". Under the modern rules of American football, both teams are allowed 11 players [1] on the field at one time and have "unlimited free ...

  4. List of formations in American football - Wikipedia

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    3-deep quarter formation (3–1–7), the most common. The 0–4–7 quarter. Defense consisting of seven (quarter) or eight (half dollar) defensive backs. The seventh defensive back is often an extra safety, and this defense is used in extreme passing situations (such as to defend against a Hail Mary pass).

  5. History of American football positions - Wikipedia

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    The so-called center and fullback are playing left and right versions of the same position. The positions were later renamed "linebacker". However, that did not become the usual way to name that position until platoon football became common, with players specializing in offense or defense, substituted according to which team has the ball. There ...

  6. 4–4 defense - Wikipedia

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    In American football, the 4–4 defense is a defensive alignment consisting of four down linemen and four linebackers. Originally seen as a passing defense against the spread, modern versions of the 4-4 are attacking defenses stocked with multiple blitz packages that can easily be concealed and altered. [1][2] The modern defense is based on ...

  7. Category:American football linebackers - Wikipedia

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    Lance Anderson (American football) Liam Anderson (American football) Mark Anderson (American football) Mike Anderson (linebacker) Nick Anderson (American football) Stuart Anderson (American football) Zaire Anderson. Al Andrews. Billy Andrews.

  8. Devin White - Wikipedia

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    Devin Marcel White (born February 17, 1998) is an American professional football linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fifth overall in the 2019 NFL draft. He spent five seasons with the Buccaneers and won a Super ...

  9. Glossary of American football terms - Wikipedia

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    An illegal block or tackle using the legs to trip an opponent. line of scrimmage. One of six vertical planes parallel to the goal line when the ball is to be put in play by scrimmage. For each team in American football, the line of scrimmage is through the point of the ball closest to their end line.