Nickelback (American football)
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nickelback-american-football-167-8189884
title:
Nickelback (American football)
text:
In American football, a nickelback is a cornerback or safety who serves as the additional defensive back in a nickel defense. A base defense consists of two cornerbacks and two safeties, making the nickelback the fifth defensive back on the field, thus tying the name of the position to the name of the North American 5-cent piece. Usually the nickelback will take the place of a linebacker, so if the team had been in a 4–3 formation, the four defensive linemen would remain, alongside only two line
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
American football position
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelback_(American_football)
date created:
2006-01-22T17:30:31Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T10:18:58Z
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{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/NickelbackFB.svg","width":750,"height":500}
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13
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