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nose guard

NOUN
defensive player opposite center
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Trader surged into a leadership position because of those qualities, and Locksley wants his teams to be strong down the center, from nose guard to middle linebacker to safety.

From Washington Post Sep. 15, 2022

Georgia's Jordan Davis is a massive nose guard who anchors a defense that has allowed only 6.9 points per game.

From Fox News Dec. 2, 2021

Oxendine’s injury follows a season-ending knee injury to nose guard Marquan McCall.

From Seattle Times Oct. 14, 2021

One of Hoying’s friends was a hulking nose guard from Columbus named Luke Fickell, and he just happened to join Hoying and Amy’s sister on a couples’ getaway to Amy’s home — with Luke’s then-girlfriend.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 1, 2021

But his nose guard had saved him from injury and, when the wriggling mass was disentangled, it was found that he still had the ball.

From Bert Wilson on the Gridiron by J. W. Duffield



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