linebacking

noun

line·​back·​ing ˈlīn-ˌba-kiŋ How to pronounce linebacking (audio)
: the action or art of playing linebacker

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Richter is competing for reps with a talented linebacking corps that includes returning Pro Bowlers Andrew Van Ginkel and Jonathan Greenard, plus veterans Ivan Pace Jr. and Blake Cashman and 2024 first-round pick Dallas Turner. Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025 Still, Mizzou’s linebacking corps remains in good shape. Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2025 He will be asked to lead a linebacking corps that lost Barrett Carter to the NFL. 17. Manny Navarro, New York Times, 20 June 2025 Similarly, the defense saw a complete overhaul of its linebacking group while strengthening its secondary. Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for linebacking

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First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of linebacking was in 1953

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“Linebacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linebacking. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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