linebacker

noun

  1. 1

    The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes

    The linebacker corralled the runner who had slipped through the hole.

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