The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes
The linebacker corralled the runner who had slipped through the hole.
the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen
In American football, a linebacker is a player who tries to stop members of the other team from scoring by tackling them. a player in American football who tries to tackle members of the other team