interior lineman

noun

, Football.

1. one of the players positioned on the line of scrimmage between the ends.

Example Sentences

By that point, it became clear that with the right team and right coach, Monheim could make it to the league as an interior lineman.

From Los Angeles Times

The window was quickly closing last May, the pool of available transfers nearly set for next season, and Lincoln Riley had yet to land the interior lineman he and USC’s defense still desperately needed.

From Los Angeles Times

“Oh my goodness, it was incredible,” WSU interior lineman Ansel Din-Mbuh said.

From Seattle Times

Yary played defensive tackle for the Trojans in 1965 and was named the Pac-8 defensive player of the year before switching to offensive line, where he was a consensus All-American in 1966 and 1967 and won the Outland Trophy for the nation’s top interior lineman in 1967.

From Los Angeles Times

Senior Nusi Malani, who moved from interior lineman to edge at the end of last season, has also been practicing with the first team.

From Seattle Times