line of scrimmage
noun phrase
: an imaginary line in football that is parallel to the goal lines and tangent to the nose of the ball laid on the ground and marks the position of the ball at the start of each down
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When healthy, Brisker is a versatile safety who can play close to the line of scrimmage and even totaled four sacks as a rookie in 2022.
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
The 6-foot-2, 202-pound safety has the size and physicality to lay down the law near the line of scrimmage, and that could help the defensive play-caller, Evero, mix and match his personnel looks before the snap.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
Rep after rep, this continued, as the veteran honed his releases off the line of scrimmage.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Commissioner Roger Goodell and competition committee chair Rich McKay disingenuously cited player safety as a concern with the ‘Tush Push’ play due to the numerous bodies crowded on the interior at the line of scrimmage.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
The 6-foot-2, 202-pound safety has the size and physicality to lay down the law near the line of scrimmage, and that could help the defensive play-caller, Evero, mix and match his personnel looks before the snap.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
Rep after rep, this continued, as the veteran honed his releases off the line of scrimmage.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Commissioner Roger Goodell and competition committee chair Rich McKay disingenuously cited player safety as a concern with the ‘Tush Push’ play due to the numerous bodies crowded on the interior at the line of scrimmage.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
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“Line of scrimmage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20scrimmage. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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