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  2. Lineman (gridiron football) - Wikipedia

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    The 4-3 defense, most commonly used in the NFL, employs two defensive tackles (and a defensive line of four men, with three linebackers behind them), while the 3-4 defense uses just a single defensive tackle, called the nose tackle (and a defensive line of three men, with four linebackers behind them). Defensive ends in a typical 3-4 have ...

  3. Tackle (gridiron football position) - Wikipedia

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    The offensive tackle (OT, T), sometimes specified as left tackle (LT) or right tackle (RT), is a position on the offensive line that flanks the two guards. Like other offensive linemen , their objective is to block during each offensive play: physically preventing defenders from tackling or disrupting the offensive ball carrier with the ...

  4. American football positions - Wikipedia

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    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 substitutions", meaning that they may change any number of players during any "dead ball" situation.

  5. Formation (American football) - Wikipedia

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    Defensive lineman (DL): Linemen play at the line of scrimmage, directly across from the offensive line. They are categorized as defensive tackles (DT) or defensive ends (DE). The 4-3 defense has 2 tackles and 2 ends; the 3-4 defense has 2 ends and 1 tackle, who is sometimes called a nose tackle (NT) to indicate the 3-4. Tackles line up inside ...

  6. NFL video of now illegal tackle included a special focus on a ...

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    The NFL outlawed the hip-drop tackle and showed a video that featured Chiefs safety Justin Reid. He wasn’t happy about the change.

  7. Tackle-eligible play - Wikipedia

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    George Fant wears number 74, making him an ineligible receiver unless he declares himself eligible to the referee before a play.. In football, the tackle-eligible play is a forward-pass play in which coaches will attempt to create mismatches against a defense by inserting an offensive tackle (who is not normally allowed more than five yards down field on a forward-pass play), into an offensive ...

  8. The NFL's highest-paid defensive tackles: See the position's ...

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    Jones' average-per-season salary of $31.75 million easily out-paces the next highest-paid interior defensive lineman, Christian Wilkins, who received a four-year, $110 million contract from the ...

  9. Gap (American football) - Wikipedia

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    If a defensive lineman is face to face with an offensive center, he is said to be in a 0 technique. [11] If he is face to face with a guard, the defender is in a 2 technique. [12] If the defender is face to face with a tackle, he is in a 4 technique. [13] If the defender is aligned directly across from a tight end, it is described as a 6 technique.