double-team
verb
dou·ble-team
ˈdə-bəl-ˌtēm 
double-teamed; double-teaming; double-teams
: to block or guard (an opponent) with two players at one time
double-team
noun
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Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
Will that fall instead on Malik Muhammad (with potential double-team help from a safety) and have Barron go up against Emeka Egbuka?
—Cameron Teague Robinson and Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
The threat of Champagnie’s help and the double-team from Keldon Johnson were a hindrance.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2025
For example, on his first third-down play last weekend against the Chargers, Maye was pushed out of the pocket to his right, where Kendrick Bourne had been double-teamed and Hunter Henry blanketed by All-Pro safety Derwin James.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
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Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
Will that fall instead on Malik Muhammad (with potential double-team help from a safety) and have Barron go up against Emeka Egbuka?
—Cameron Teague Robinson and Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
The threat of Champagnie’s help and the double-team from Keldon Johnson were a hindrance.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2025
For example, on his first third-down play last weekend against the Chargers, Maye was pushed out of the pocket to his right, where Kendrick Bourne had been double-teamed and Hunter Henry blanketed by All-Pro safety Derwin James.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Double-team.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-team. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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