offensive line English

Meaning offensive line meaning

What does offensive line mean?

offensive line noun

— (American football) the five players (the center, the two offensive guards and the two offensive tackles) lined up on the middle of the offensive side within a yard of the line of scrimmage

— (American football) the seven legally obligatory players lined up on the offensive side within a yard of the line of scrimmage

— (American football) all the offensive players, whether obligatory or not, lined up one yard or less from the offensive line of scrimmage