nose tackle
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Second-year pro Sebastian Joseph-Day appears on track to start at nose tackle for a unit that struggled to consistently stop the run during most of last season. — Los Angeles Times, "Are the Rams ready to take the last step in 2019?," 6 Sep. 2019 Nebraska nose tackle Darrion Daniels doesn’t like the Colorado Buffaloes. — oregonlive, "The Pac-12′s playoff chances can be summed up in three words ... slim and none: Issues & Answers," 4 Sep. 2019 Between Delloglio and Lester will be O’Donnell at nose tackle. — Gregg Voss, chicagotribune.com, "Pioneer Press 2019 football preview: Leyden Eagles," 26 Aug. 2019 The projected left tackle, who tore an Achilles’ tendon last summer, held his own in a nice battle with nose tackle Mike Pennel, and then teamed with Ted Karras to mute Chase Winovich and Byron Cowart. — Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com, "Patriots trade for Atlanta tight end Eric Saubert," 12 Aug. 2019 Massive sophomore nose tackle Jordan Davis (6-6, 330) is an athletic freak, and big things are expected from five-star freshman tackle Travon Walker. — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, "2019 College Football Countdown: No. 3 Georgia looks to break through, win SEC," 22 Aug. 2019 After debuting as a nose tackle in 1992, Michael Bankston led the NFL in fumbles recovered with five in 1993 and became a starting defensive end in 1994. — azcentral, "Arizona Cardinals' Top 100 players of all-time," 14 Aug. 2019 There’s no doubt in my mind Goldman is one of the top five nose tackles in the league. — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, "Bears Q&A: Is the defense making growth difficult for Mitch Trubisky? How has David Montgomery looked? Plus lots of tight end questions," 7 Aug. 2019 The 6-foot-4, 310-pound Joseph-Day spent most of the first week of training camp lining up between Donald and Brockers as the starting nose tackle, putting him on track to possibly start the Sept. 8 season opener at the Carolina Panthers. — Gary Kleinstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Sebastian Joseph-Day aims to tackle starting job on Rams defense," 5 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nose tackle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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