offensive tackle

collocation in English

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offensive
adjective
uk
/əˈfen.sɪv/us
/əˈfen.sɪv/us
/ˈɑːˌfen.sɪv/
causing ...
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tackle
noun
uk
/ˈtæk.əl/us
/ˈtæk.əl/
(especially in football or hockey) an act of ...
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(Definition ofoffensiveandtacklefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He was all-league at bothoffensivetackleand defensive end while earning all-county honors atoffensivetackle.
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He later became a member of the team, playing both defensive end andoffensivetackle.
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He started the season at tight end and moved tooffensivetackleearly in the season.
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When he returned, he was moved from tight end tooffensivetackle, and appeared in 31 games during his first three seasons (20042006).
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He was anoffensivetackleand an offensive guard.
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Although he playedoffensivetacklein college, he was drafted to play offensive guard.
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He started 8 games at left tackle and became the first rookie in franchise history to start a season opener atoffensivetackle.
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He began as a quarterback, but quickly moved over tooffensivetacklewhere he was a four-year starter.
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In his rookie season, he played in 12 games and started two games atoffensivetackle.
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He started at defensive tackle and linebacker as a senior, linebacker as a junior andoffensivetackleas a sophomore.
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This consists of a receiver lining up near theoffensivetackleand then taking a short angled path directly to this area.
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He would have started in 2006 as anoffensivetacklebut was academically ineligible.
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He began as a reserveoffensivetackleand was eventually named a starter.
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During his career he played both defensive andoffensivetackle, winning all pro honors at both positions.
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He started all year at leftoffensivetackle.
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He did play as anoffensivetackleearlier in his career.
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He was moved tooffensivetackleand redshirted during the 1992 season.
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Shivers played on the football team as anoffensivetackle.
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As a junior he was listed as a nose guard on defense and anoffensivetackle.
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He was a starter at three different positions including middle guard on defense, offensive guard andoffensivetackle.
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