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nose guard

NOUN
defensive player opposite center
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Whether it was nose guard Gavin Blum, linebacker Greg Blomdahl or Port, the consistent pressure drove Meeker to tally just 163 passing yards on 31 attempts because Mira Costa’s run game was struggling.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2024

But Jayvon is more of your inside 1-tech, 2-tech nose guard.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 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

Now the senior lives in the trenches as the team’s center and nose guard.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 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 Duffield, J. W.