nose tackle

noun

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The other players with ample base salaries conducive to a restructuring are left tackle Andrew Thomas ($16.4 million) and nose tackle Dexter Lawrence ($15.5 million). Dan Duggan, New York Times, 21 May 2025 Waiting things out and signing Fitzgerald was a prudent move, because even if Fitzgerald doesn’t work out, the team didn’t pass on the chance to draft nose tackle Cam Jackson, tight end Mitchell Evans or wideout Jimmy Horn Jr. to select him. Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025 Grant profiles as a nose tackle at the next level with an enticing combination of size and power. Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025 Johnson highlighted Billings’ importance and impact as the Bears’ nose tackle during his introductory news conference. Adam Jahns, New York Times, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for nose tackle

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First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nose tackle was in 1975

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“Nose tackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nose%20tackle. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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