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Rusher

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Rusher meaning

A person who rushes. | The fast defensive position whose objective is to sack the offensive team's quarterback. | One who strews rushes.

Example sentences (20)

Let’s start with this cold splash of water: the last time a third edge rusher had even four sacks in a single season for the Steelers was a year in which they didn’t really have a second edge rusher.

A long, high-effort pass rusher, Elliss displays quick and instinctive initial movements as a two-way rusher who can fit, rework and leverage his physical hands.

Vernon is a talented edge rusher with the skill set teams would love to have as their second-best edge rusher on their depth chart.

He didn’t rack up that many snaps early in his career so should have tread on his tires, and is much more of a power rusher than a speed rusher so should be good for some more years.

After Texans wide receiver Noah Brown caught a pass and ran to get Houston in position on their final drive, he fell, got up, and rolled into Bengals pass rusher Trey Hendrickson’s leg.

Also, Arizona had a rookie edge rusher by the name of Markus Golden, who signed with the Steelers this offseason.

A stout run defender with the ability to bend the corner as a pass rusher, he spent most of his time in college as a zero/one tech but has the frame to move down the line.

Bills edge-rusher Von Miller is active for Buffalo’s game Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars but defensive end Shaq Lawson is out with a toe injury.

Brady will be joined in the backfield by standout running back Cedric Benning, who will continue to benefit from the tutelage of running backs coach Ray Lawry III, the leading rusher in Old Dominion University history.

Can be effective as both a pass rusher and run defender.

Clemson’s Myles Murphy this week became the fourth projected Round 1 edge rusher to during the pre-draft process, revealing his trip to Foxboro, Mass., in an Instagram story Tuesday night.

During the preseason, Boone showcased his explosiveness as a rusher and pass catcher out of the backfield.

Early in the fourth quarter, Jadeveon Clowney sacked Herbert and forced a fumble that the Baltimore edge rusher recovered himself.

Edge rusher Truman Jones, fresh off a dominant career in Cambridge, Massachusetts, arrived in Las Vegas with sights on changing that history.

Edge rusher Za'Darius Smith, safety Harrison Smith and linebacker Jordan Hicks are among those with movable, high-priced deals.

Elite transfer edge Trey Moore signs with Texas over AlabamaThe coveted pass rusher is making the trip up I-35 from UTSA to Austin.

ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. unveiled a new mock draft on Wednesday, and he's got the Broncos leaning toward defense with an edge rusher in Notre Dame's Isaiah Foskey.

Evans finished as the Bengals’ leading rusher with seven carries for 49 yards, an average of seven yards per carry, and was targeted one time in the passing game with no receptions.

Every edge rusher after Will Anderson has their issues.

Former Broncos star pass rusher DeMarcus Ware will announce a pick for them next Friday on the second day of the NFL draft.