linebacker
(laɪnbækəʳ )
Word forms: linebackers
countable noun
In American football, a linebacker is a player who tries to stop members of the other team from scoring by tackling them.
On my junior high football team, I sometimes played linebacker.
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middle linebacker
He was a starter at middle linebacker and led the team with 93 tackles on the season, including 8.0 for a loss.
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He ranked second on the team and eighth in the conference with 99 tackles (38 solos) while starting all 13 games at middle linebacker.
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As a sophomore, he started all 13 games at middle linebacker and led the team with 136 tackles (90 solo).
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He served as the middle linebacker of the team.
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In his senior year he was co-captain of the varsity football team playing both middle linebacker and offensive guard.
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