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A linebacker (LB) is a playing position in American football and Canadian football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan, with Germany Schulz being his first linebacker in 1905. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards (4 m) behind the line of scrimmag...
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A defensive player who is stationed behind the line, and who defends against both the run and the pass. Linebackers always must be good tacklers.
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(from the article `Vietnam War`) ...all-out invasion of the South on March 30, 1972, spearheaded by tanks and supported by artillery. South Vietnamese forces at first suffered ...
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(from the article `football, gridiron`) The original defenses had simply mirrored the positions of the offense. In the 1930s a 6-2-2-1 alignment became dominant (6 linemen, 2 linebackers, 2 ...
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a player position on defense. The linebackers typically play 1 to 3 yards behind the defensive linemen and have both run and pass defense responsibilities. However they are often called on to blitz, and in some formations a linebacker may be designated as a 'rush linebacker', rushing the passer on almost every play.
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n] - a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen 2. [n] - the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage
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line backer noun the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage
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