nose tackle

noun

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At nose tackle, there are still a dozen serviceable options, so there’s less reason to worry there than at cornerback. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025 Carter provides immense long-term upside on the defensive front that already has an impact rookie contract player in nose tackle T’Vondre Sweat. Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 That’s helpful with the Panthers looking to upgrade at nose tackle, where Shy Tuttle is another potential cap cut. Joseph Person, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 Johnson cited the loss of nose tackle Andrew Billings to a torn pectoral muscle at the midway point of the season as a key loss. Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 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 25 Mar. 2025.

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