nose tackle

noun

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Miami added three college nose tackles in the 2025 draft, selecting Kenneth Grant in the first-round, Jordan Phillips in the fifth-round and Zeek Biggers in the seventh-round, but none of those rookies have the build and athleticism required to work on the edge of an uneven front. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025 Miami also has returning nose tackle Benito Jones and defensive tackle Matt Dickerson. David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025 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 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 18 Jun. 2025.

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