Definitions

nose guard

NOUN

defensive player opposite center

Synonyms

WEAK

defensive lineman face guard middle guard nose tackle

Example Sentences

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The junior was moved around from edge to nose guard to tackle.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2024

Penn State lost nose guard PJ Mustipher with a season-ending left knee injury in October.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 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.