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NOTE: This category is intended for those who played at the "tackle" position before football was separated into offensive and defensive units circa the late 1940s and early 1950s. Modern players who played only on the offensive or defensive side should be listed as "Offensive tackles" or "Defensive tackles", but should not be included in this ...
The offensive tackle (OT, T), sometimes specified as left tackle (LT) or right tackle (RT), is a position on the offensive line that flanks the two guards. Like other offensive linemen , their objective is to block during each offensive play: physically preventing defenders from tackling or disrupting the offensive ball carrier with the ...
In American football, a play is a close-to-the-ground plan of action or strategy used to move the ball down the field. A play begins at either the snap from the center or at kickoff. Most commonly, plays occur at the snap during a down. These plays range from basic to very intricate. Football players keep a record of these plays in a playbook. [1]
List of career NFL combined tackle leaders Rank Pos. Player Tackles [1] Career Ref. 1 LB: Ray Lewis ^ 2,059 Baltimore Ravens (1996–2012) [2] 2 LB London Fletcher: 2,039 St. Louis Rams (1998–2001) Buffalo Bills (2002–2006) Washington Redskins (2007–2013) [3] 3 LB Junior Seau ^ 1,847 San Diego Chargers (1990–2002) Miami Dolphins (2003 ...
NFL tackles leaders may refer to: List of NFL annual tackles leaders; List of NFL career tackles leaders This page was last edited on 28 ...
Here are the offensive tackle salary rankings based on average annual value, according to Over The Cap: 1. Tristan Wirfs (RT), Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $28.1 million (5 years, $140.6 million)
The hip-drop tackle rule refers to plays where the ball carrier is tackled from behind with a swivel and a drop of the hips as he's taken to the ground. The league conducted a study and found that ...
This is a list of National Football League (NFL) players who have led the regular season in solo and combined tackles each year.. The record for most solo tackles is held by Ray Lewis, who made 156 in the 1997 season, while the record for most combined tackles belongs to Hardy Nickerson, who made 214 in 1993.