Center (gridiron football)
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center-gridiron-football-185-18697790
title:
Center (gridiron football)
text:
Center or centre (C) is a position in American football. The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense. The center is also the player who passes the ball between his legs to the quarterback at the start of each play. The importance of centers for a football team has increased, due to the re-emergence of 3–4 defenses. According to Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome, "you need to have somebody who can neutralize that nose tackle. If you don't, e
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Position in American and Canadian football
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)
date created:
2005-07-27T19:16:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T21:53:29Z
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13
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