How to Use linebacker in a Sentence

linebacker

noun
  • A lot of plug from the linebackers.
    — Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Then a change to the linebackers.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Is the work done at linebacker?
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
  • Is a linebacker in a three-point stance next to him?
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • Much of the blame fell on the inside linebackers.
    — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
  • Delpit is able to play linebacker or even blitz off the edge.
    — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 18 Feb. 2022
  • The linebacker led the state with 71 sacks in the fall.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
  • The linebacker had two tackles that day.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The rest of the depth players at linebacker have played even less.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The school is bringing him in not to run the ball, but to play linebacker.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2022
  • That scheme demands good linebacker play.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The next came from three-star linebacker Linkin Apana.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2026
  • Wolf likes the depth at linebacker in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh rounds.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Chase ran a slot and cut between the linebacker and the safety.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Hill is a rare athlete at linebacker with true range and matchup value.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • One position that needs some big-time help is linebacker.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The linebacker tied the school record with 58 career games played.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
  • That’s about what a mid-tier Group of Five linebackers coach might make.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Moore is viewed as a hybrid linebacker, edge rusher.
    — Omar Kelly may 1, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
  • At the rookie camp, he was listed among linebackers.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
  • Ohio State can do a lot with the 6-5 linebacker, but not quite this year.
    — Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 22 May 2026
  • Stovers is a linebacker by every sense of the word, but his style doesn’t fit the modern game.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Their linebackers cannot cover anyone, at least not tight ends in space or backs in the flat.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
  • There’s been a lot of chatter about whether an off-ball linebacker goes this early in the draft.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • His dream was always to coach the linebackers at Ohio State.
    — Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • The fourth-year linebacker’s pursuit was on display.
    — Nick Harris june 19, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2026
  • The Aztecs also need to find a couple new starters at linebacker.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2023
  • The key to the defense is the play of two linebackers drafted in the middle rounds.
    — Josh Dubow, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2024
  • In that game, the Bengals only played one linebacker on third downs.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Green Bay’s linebackers have been solid for most of the season.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024

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