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the organism receives in this way allows for the possibility of taking defensive action regarding the perceived danger. Both Freuds studied defence mechanisms...

White defensiveness, white denial, white diversion, and white fragility are terms used in some academic and social discussions to describe certain reactions...

atmospheres with high defensiveness and low amounts of supportive communication tend to develop aggressive behaviors. Defensiveness in parenting is caused...

Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often...

tackles. Defensive tackles are typically the largest and strongest of the defensive players. Depending on a team's defensive scheme, a defensive tackle...

In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the...

Defensive programming is a form of defensive design intended to develop programs that are capable of detecting potential security abnormalities and make...

A defensive publication, or defensive disclosure, is an intellectual property strategy used to prevent another party from obtaining a patent on a product...

Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line...

A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors. The walls can range from simple...

sociology, siege mentality is a shared feeling of victimization and defensiveness—a term derived from the actual experience of military defences of real...

A defensive coordinator (DC) is a coach responsible for a gridiron football team's defense. Generally, the defensive coordinator, offensive coordinator...

Defensive rating or defensive efficiency is a statistic used in basketball to measure an individual player's or team's efficiency at preventing the other...

move into the centre-back positions. There are two main defensive strategies used by defensive lines: the zonal defence, where each centre-back covers...

criticism and the other partner responds with defensiveness, causing the first partner to react to the defensiveness with contempt, sarcasm, and/or hostility...

intelligence, self-reflection, and help prevent cycles of criticism and defensiveness. Defensiveness is a reaction to pervasive criticism that often results in responding...

Poland, also known as the September Campaign, Polish Campaign, and Polish Defensive War of 1939 (1 September – 6 October 1939), was a joint attack on the...

beneficial for improving academic performance, health, and reducing defensiveness. There are four main principles of self-affirmation theory. Self-affirmation...

ball-carrier). The defensive line (DL) consists of defensive ends (DE) and defensive tackles (DT). Defensive ends line up on the ends of the defensive line, while...

Defensive driving describes the practice of anticipating dangerous situations, despite adverse conditions or the mistakes of others when operating a motor...

Look up defense, defence, or defensive in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Defense or defence may refer to: Defense (military), forces primarily intended...

integration: inadequate use of both sides of the body simultaneously Tactile defensiveness: negative reaction to tactile stimuli Visual perceptual deficits: poor...

The NBA All-Defensive Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1968–69 NBA season to the best defensive players during...

Defensive democracy is a term referring to the collection of laws, delegated legislation, and court rulings which limit certain rights and freedoms in...

In sabermetrics, the defensive spectrum is a graphical representation of the positions on a baseball field, arranged from the easiest (such as first base...

Defensive medicine, also called defensive medical decision making, refers to the practice of recommending a diagnostic test or medical treatment that...

Defensive weapons include: Personal weapons - see Self-defense#Armed Missile defense Planetary defense weapons - see Asteroid impact avoidance Other means...

A defensive aide suite (DAS) is a military aircraft system which defends it from attack by surface-to-air missiles, air-to-air missiles and guided anti-aircraft...

Defensive design is the practice of planning for contingencies in the design stage of a project or undertaking. Essentially, it is the practice of anticipating...

Defensive computing is a set of practices that computer users can use to reduce their risk of computer security problems. The goal of this method of computing...

Defensive pessimism is a cognitive strategy in which an individual sets a low expectation for their performance, regardless of how well they have done...

because their behavior is increased defensiveness compared to European honey bees that can exhibit similar defensive behaviors when disturbed.[clarification...

considered part of the defensive line: Sometimes called a defensive guard, defensive tackles play at the center of the defensive line. Their function is...

are the offensive line (OL), while linemen on the opposing team are the defensive line (DL). A number of National Football League (NFL) rules specifically...

(NEA) annually awarded the George Halas Trophy to the most outstanding defensive player in the National Football League (NFL). The winner was released...

coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously a defensive quality control coach...

Defensive helping is a concept in social psychology that describes where a member of an ingroup proffers help to an outgroup member in order to reduce...

Donald (born May 23, 1991) is an American former professional football defensive tackle who played 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He...

(born 17 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Wrexham. Whiteman came through the...

Defensive architecture can refer to: Fortifications, military constructions or buildings designed to defend territories in warfare and/or to solidify...

The Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award is annually awarded to the best defensive player in the Canadian football League. The winner of the award is...

season, as he led the NFL in tackles and won the Associated Press 2012 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award, becoming the third youngest recipient in its...

Defensive vomiting refers to the use of emesis by animals to defend against ingested pathogens or against predators. Vomiting serves an evolutionary purpose...

Chalobah (born 12 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Charlton Athletic. Born in Sierra...

The AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) is an annual award presented by the Associated Press (AP) to the defensive player in the National Football...

Several organizations give out NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards. The Associated Press (AP) has been giving the award since 1972; Pro Football Writers...

any one defensive position. Use of armour, air support, indirect fire support, and stealth are tactics that may be used to assault a defensive position...

offensive and defensive coordinators. Common position coaches on coaching staffs in the National Football League and NCAA football include: Defensive line (DL)...

the organization he served from 2017 to 2020. Prior to this, he was the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Chargers from 2024 to 2025. Minter played...

plays, with more value going to key defensive positions like catcher and shortstop than positions with less defensive importance such as first base. A high...

accounting, defensive expenditures are expenditures that seek to minimise potential damage to oneself. Examples include defence and insurance. "defensive expenditure...

Defensive termination is a form of implicit cross licensing of patent or other intellectual property rights. Consider a case where company A licenses...

A defensive three-second violation is a basketball rules infraction in the National Basketball Association (NBA), which was added prior to the 2001–2002...

coach. He served as the Defensive Coordinator at the University of Michigan in 2024 and 2025. Previously, he had been Defensive Coordinator for the New...

21 November 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or defender for Premier League club Sunderland. O'Nien joined...

deliberate defensive operation that the Soviets implemented to repel the German offensive is referred to as the Kursk Strategic Defensive Operation. The...

which defenders can target attackers who have reached the base of the defensive wall. A smaller related structure that only protects key points of a fortification...

stick phasmid (Peruphasma schultei) is not a bluff: the insect sprays defensive dolichodial-like monoterpene chemical compounds at attackers. Among moths...

measure reliability of responses, for example with the goal of detecting defensiveness, malingering, or careless or random responding. For example, the Minnesota...

necessary. With the rise of several blitz-heavy defensive schemes and increasingly faster defensive players, the importance of a mobile quarterback has...

are members of the defensive team, and typically line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and so back up the defensive linemen. They play...

in Upland, California. As a senior, he was the USA Today High School Defensive Player of the Year and won the Dick Butkus Award. A five star recruit...

River Canyon, B.C. American Antiquity 71(4): 671–706. 'Quantifying Defensiveness at Defended Sites on the Northwest Coast'. (unpublished) 1. Dale R....

defensive coordinator and Assistant Head Coach for Defense at North Carolina. A veteran of the coaching ranks, Chizik previously was UNC's defensive coordinator...

Defensive imperialism is a theory of imperialism viewing security as the prime motive of imperialism. The view originated in Roman studies in the late...

Garrett (born December 29, 1995) is an American professional football defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He...

Below is a list of current National Football League (NFL) defensive coordinators. List of current NFL head coaches List of current NFL offensive coordinators...

during World War II, between October 1941 and January 1942. The Soviet defensive effort thwarted Germany's attack on Moscow, the capital and largest city...

infantry forces of the Second Army following behind them would take up defensive positions along the river. The plan called for the 2nd Army to arrive...

Germany as the Plattensee Offensive and in the Soviet Union as the Balaton Defensive Operation. It took place in Western Hungary on the Eastern Front and lasted...

25, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for four teams...

A defensive zone is a previously prepared area of terrain allocated for defense to a military formation, where its forces and means are located, a fire...

professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a centre-back...

Blister beetles are beetles of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin. About 2,500 species are...

NBA Defensive Player of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the best defensive player...

NBA All-Star team, later winning Defensive Player of the Year that same season. Jackson is renowned for his defensive dominance, particularly his exceptional...

held since the 2022 season. Venables served as the associate head coach, defensive coordinator, and linebackers coach at Clemson University from 2012 to...

Isaiah Verse (born November 4, 2000) is an American professional football defensive end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He...

the five main basketball positions as they contribute offensively and defensively. In the NBA, small forwards typically range from 6' 6" (1.98 m) to 6'...

is a position in gridiron football on the defense. The safeties are defensive backs who line up ten to fifteen yards from the line of scrimmage. There...

the Soviet defenses at the Rybachy peninsula further, and had gone into defensive positions at its neck by July. Some of its units were sent south to aid...

award of the European premier level EuroLeague. It is awarded to the best defensive player throughout the season, up until the EuroLeague Final Four stage...

led her team to the Final Four. As a junior, Brink received the WBCA Defensive Player of the Year award and became Stanford's all-time leader in blocks...

historically served defensive purposes, and the term "wall" originally referred to defensive walls and ramparts. Examples of famous defensive walls include...

winner from the West Division. Between the years of 1955 to 1973, both defensive players and offensive lineman had to compete for the CFL's Most Outstanding...

of the Year is the award given by USA Today to the best offensive and defensive high school football players in America. The award has been given since...

lower ERA is better. Runs resulting from passed balls, defensive errors (including pitchers' defensive errors), and runners placed on base at the start of...

Olympic cyclist Michael Bennett (defensive lineman, born 1985), American football player Michael Bennett (defensive tackle, born 1993), American football...

Basketball Association (NBA) for 17 seasons. Nicknamed "the Glove" for his defensive abilities, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest point guards of...

The Baltic strategic defensive operation (Russian: Прибалтийская стратегическая оборонительная операция, romanized: Pribaltiyskaya strategicheskaya oboronitel'naya...

("strong") and facere ("to make"). From very early history to modern times, defensive walls have often been necessary for cities to survive in an ever-changing...

Robert Crosby (born August 22, 1997) is an American professional football defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He...

eye-rolling is the top factor of predicting divorce, followed by criticism, defensiveness, and stonewalling. In 2010, members of the city council of Elmhurst...

A curtain wall is a defensive wall between fortified towers or bastions of a castle, fortress, or town. Evidence for curtain walls or a series of walls...

of logs placed side by side vertically, with the tops sharpened as a defensive wall. Stockade is derived from the French word estocade. The French word...

Boyle exudes the right mixture of warm-blooded ardor and strait-laced defensiveness." "Equinox". D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a...

A defensive substitution in the game of baseball occurs when a currently non-playing player is placed into the field in place of another player, typically...

honors in the Pac-12 for the second time and was also named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. He was selected in the first round of the 2013 NBA...

considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically, the position was assigned to defensive specialists who were typically poor at...

political discourse. While modernist Islamic scholars have emphasized the defensive and non-military aspects of jihad, some Islamists have advanced aggressive...

July 13, 1993) is an American professional football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League...

attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the defensive numbering system used in baseball, the pitcher is assigned the number...

12 April 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Valencia. Rodríguez began his career with...

Defensive neorealism is a structural theory in international relations which is derived from the school of neorealism. The theory finds its foundation...

League (NFL). He previously served as the defensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions from 2021 to 2024, the defensive backs coach for the New Orleans Saints...

an American former football coach and player. He was most recently the defensive coordinator for the Louisiana State University Tigers football team. He...

A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football. Cornerbacks cover receivers most of the time, but also blitz...

head football coach at Syracuse University. Previously, he served as the defensive backs coach at Georgia. Brown was raised in Camden, New Jersey and graduated...

overall approach to the test, including faking good or bad, exaggeration, defensiveness, carelessness, or random responding. Inconsistency (ICN) is the degree...

controls the flow of the team's play, and is often involved in offensive and defensive passing moves which lead to goals, through their vision, technique, ball...

1971) is an American football coach and former player who is the current defensive coordinator at the University of Texas at Austin. He served as head football...

as passing, setting, and specialized player positions. Offensive and defensive structures are also key plays. William G. Morgan invented the sport in...

All-Star, eight-time All-NBA Team honoree, five-time All-Defensive Team member, and three-time Defensive Player of the Year. He was elected twice to the Basketball...

a peripheral role in the overall battle; for the Soviets, a strategic defensive operation. The battle took place over a large area in eastern Ukraine...

Smith Sr., also played collegiately for Arkansas before 13 seasons as a defensive lineman in the NFL. Smith Jr. grew up in Plano, Texas, where he attended...

victim of an attack while trying to defend against the assailant(s). Defensive wounds are often found on the hands and forearms if a victim raised them...

(1980–1982). Only four defensive players were recognized during the single award era: Georgia safety Jake Scott, Tennessee defensive tackle Reggie White...

Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers in 2025 and the head coach of...

Clelin Ferrell (born May 17, 1997) is an American professional football defensive end for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played...

April 1990) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in Mexico City, Jonathan was competing along with his...

an American college football coach and former player who is the senior defensive assistant for South Carolina. He was head coach at Georgia Tech from 2018...

does not by itself indicate defensive indifference; the official scorer must also factor in the game situation and the defensive players' actions. Relative...

football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, where he was named the Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year in 2022. Witherspoon was selected by the Seahawks fifth...

Buccaneers improved to a 5–11 mark in 1978. The team boasted a strong defensive unit that finished seventh in points allowed. The team was competitive...

Mutombo", he is commonly regarded as one of the best shot-blockers and defensive players of all time. Outside of basketball, he was known for his humanitarian...

Horseman" that are important to minimize and avoid: 1) criticism, 2) defensiveness, 3) contempt, and 4) stonewalling. Of these four, he warns that contempt...

Williams (born December 20, 1997) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He...

Eventually, despite his strong optimism, her dislike of sex and resulting defensiveness drives them apart. It is revealed toward the end of the film that her...

offensive or defensive players could be winners, but only offensive players won it. The award was replaced with separate offensive and defensive selections...

previously the head coach at Duke for the 2022 and 2023 seasons and the defensive coordinator at Texas A&M from 2018 to 2021. Raised in South Brunswick...

abortion is justified. Hill was head of a precursor organization called Defensive Action, which issued signed statements to members of Congress in the early...

roster as a sophomore. As a junior in 2007, Teʻo was named the state defensive player of the year by the Honolulu Advertiser and the Gatorade state player...

Smith (born June 18, 1963) is an American former professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 19 seasons, primarily...

An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left...

the New England Patriots, along with two more during his time as the defensive coordinator of the New York Giants, for a record eight total Super Bowl...

as the defensive coordinator of the Chicago Bears from 1978 to 1985, and of the Houston Oilers in 1993. Coaching multiple Hall of Fame defensive players...

killings were acts of self-defense. The following season, he was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year and led the Ravens' record-setting defense, which established...

the defensive formation before the snap, they typically make the first line call. This call is typically based on the position of the defensive linemen...

NBA player to win a scoring title, be a champion, Finals MVP, MVP and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season. Internationally, Wilson plays for...

versatility, and defensive ability. As of 2026, he is one of five NBA players to have won both the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and the NBA Defensive Player of...

Considered one of the greatest defensive players of all time, he is a nine-time All-Defensive Team member, was NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2017,...

stopping enemies from reaching the exits, usually achieved by placing defensive structures on or along their path of attack. This typically means building...

Brown as head coach. Under Brown, the Pistons were once again a tough defensive team, as they went on a 13-game winning streak between December and January...

building such as a castle increases the visibility of the surroundings for defensive purposes. Towers may also be built for observation, leisure, or telecommunication...

not change possession, and "defensive rebounds", in which the defending team gains possession. Most rebounds are defensive because the team on defence...

player in NBA history. He is also widely regarded as one of the best defensive players of all time, excelling in rebounding, shot-blocking, and interior...

list that consists of at least 22 players, one for each offensive and defensive position, plus various special teams players depending on the press organization...

on the defensive. Soviet military operations included Tikhoretsk-Stavropol Defensive Operation (25 July – 5 August 1942) Armavir-Maikop Defensive Operation...

1968 with ten interceptions. In 1967, Scott was named first-team All-SEC defensive back by the Associated Press, and in 1968 again in both the AP and the...

and grounding, while the crossed arms suggest emotional closure or defensiveness. In an upright position, the Four of Cups suggests emotional withdrawal...

United Press International (UPI); replaced with separate offensive and defensive selections in 1990. Selected by coaches and media. In 2011, the award...

A defensive fighting position is a type of earthwork constructed in a military context, generally large enough to accommodate anything from one soldier...

31, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football...

American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the defensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL)...

years, and was fired. Before the 2021 season, the Jets hired former 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh as head coach. The Jets used their first-round...

LeBeau spent the majority of his coaching career as a defensive assistant, most notably as the defensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh...

March 21, 2001) was an American professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 to 1970. He played...

finding himself now on the defensive side of the ball. He began his NFL coaching career in 2012 as an assistant defensive backs coach with the Tampa Bay...

The Defensive War (Spanish: Guerra defensiva) was a strategy and phase in the Arauco War between Spain and independent Mapuches. The idea of the Defensive...

inverted wing-backs to complement the defensive midfielders, creating a formidable attacking force. One of the defensive midfielders typically serves as an...

University, a position he has held since 2020. He previously served as the defensive coordinator at LSU, Wisconsin, Utah State, Hawaii, Delta State, and Cal...

Wilfork (born November 4, 1981) is an American former professional football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons...

Dysautonomia Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) Sensory defensiveness/sensory processing disorder Serotonin syndrome Treatment is directed...

head football coach at the University of Oregon. He was previously the defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach at the University of Georgia...

is an American former professional basketball player. Renowned for his defensive and rebounding abilities, his biography on the official NBA website states...

Grant of the Montreal Victorias, describes the point as "essentially defensive. He should not stray too far from his place, because oftentimes he is...

May 23, 2017) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle for his entire 11-season career with the Seattle Seahawks of the...

Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He came to prominence as the defensive coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks from 2013 to 2014, coaching a defense...

two-way players in NBA history, earning seven All-Defensive Team selections and winning Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2015 and 2016. In 2021...

receiver, either as a flanker or a slotback. The defense was allowed two defensive specialists (DS), who almost universally played in the secondary. Players...

was awarded the Coach of the Year, while Center Edy Tavares was awarded Defensive Player of the Year. Making their way to the playoffs as the top seed,...

born 27 January 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for La Liga club Real Madrid and the France...

jə-DEV-ee-on; born February 14, 1993) is an American professional football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played...

22, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, for the Houston...

Baltimore Ravens in 2014, serving as a defensive assistant. In 2021, Macdonald left the Ravens to become the defensive coordinator of the Michigan Wolverines...

the 2017 NBA draft. He is a three-time NBA All-Star, a six-time NBA All-Defensive Team honoree, and he helped the Heat reach the NBA Finals in 2020 and...

Major League Baseball since 1950. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the second baseman is assigned the number 4. Good second basemen...

more than a decade, during which he was an undisputed member of Italy's defensive line-up, keeping Franco Baresi out of the national team for four years...

2016, and helped them win a gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games. As a defensive coach, he helped the Houston Rockets rank among the top 5 in the league...

Tamika Catchings 2005 Defensive Player of the Year: Tamika Catchings 2005 All-Defensive First Team: Tamika Catchings 2005 All-Defensive First Team: Tully...

Anderson Jr. (born September 2, 2001) is an American professional football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played...

(born Joshua Allen, July 13, 1997) is an American professional football defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL)...

not fit into normative expectations of manhood exhibit insecurity, defensiveness, and sexual aggression to make up for their incapacity to meet masculine...

Steelers' identity continued to be defined by elite defensive play. Anchored by All-Pro defensive tackle Cameron Heyward and star edge rusher T.J. Watt...

4, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He played four seasons for...

(born November 20, 1956) is an American former professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons with...

pennants, and two World Series championships between 1966 and 1979. A defensive standout, Belanger won eight Gold Glove Awards between 1969 and 1978,...

signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted defensive end in 2017 and played both fullback and defensive end for the first three seasons of his career...

idempotent or the ideal it generates Block, a defensive shot in pickleball Block (basketball), when a defensive player legally deflects a shot Block (cricket)...

time defensive players were the first two picks after the first three picks in the previous year's draft were quarterbacks. Five Georgia defensive players...

been the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh. He was formerly the defensive coordinator at Michigan State. He attended Youngstown State University...

best defensive teams, leading the NBA in defensive rating in 2018–19 and 2019–20. For his defensive efforts, Antetokounmpo won the 2020 NBA Defensive Player...

There are three different types of quality control teams: offensive, defensive, and special teams. Offensive quality control will chart the upcoming...

11, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL)...

an American professional football coach and former safety who is the defensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL)...

19, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for 13 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football...

Tower", he is regarded as one of the best defensive players of all time. Gobert has won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award four times, tied for...

first NBA All-Defensive Team selection. In December 2023, Anunoby was traded to the Knicks. In 2026, he was named to his second All-Defensive Team and reached...

college football for the Baylor Bears and in 2021, he was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and a consensus All-American. Pitre attended Stafford...

Somvanshi, Kiran Kabtta (28 February 2022). "Apollo Hospitals adds to Nifty defensiveness". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved...

taking advantage of the tight end's size to create mismatches in the defensive secondary. Many coaches will often have one tight end who specializes...

Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He previously coached the defensive backs for the Philadelphia Eagles and served as their special teams coach...

Team: Maya Moore 2017 All-Defensive First Team: Sylvia Fowles 2017 All-Defensive Second Team: Rebekkah Brunson 2017 All-Defensive Second Team: Maya Moore...

49ers scout Gil Brandt as head of player personnel, and New York Giants defensive coordinator Tom Landry as head coach, thus forming a triumvirate that...

1960) is an American football coach who most recently served as a senior defensive assistant and secondary coach for the Baltimore Ravens of the National...

2019 WNBA Championship victory. Atkins' defensive prowess earned her 5 selections to the WNBA All-Defensive Team. She is the first, and as of 2025, the...

height, is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for 15 seasons (1974–1978, 1980–1989) with the Dallas Cowboys in the...

The United States campaigns in World War I began after American entry in the war in early April 1917. The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) served on...

Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY or DPOTY) is the name of an award given in sports for outstanding defensive play by a single player over the course...

a junior in 1997, he was a national champion and the first primarily defensive player in college football history to win the Heisman Trophy. Selected...

coach who is the defensive coordinator for the North Carolina Tar Heels. The son of Bill Belichick, he began his career as a defensive assistant under...

Britain and Ireland. These distant patrols enjoyed unique immunity to the defensive convoy measures which limited successful submarine attacks in the vicinity...

Georgia Bulldogs and Florida State Seminoles, where he was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year. He also played junior college football for the Independence...

of Representatives Brian Smith (defensive back, born 1979), American football player and coach Brian Smith (defensive back, born 1990), American football...

the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). He previously served as the defensive coordinator and the inside linebackers coach at Ole Miss from 2023 to...

skilled and aggressive fighter. He is widely considered one of the greatest defensive boxers of all time. He is also remembered for his fights with Roberto...

Simmons was noted for his positional versatility as he played linebacker, defensive end, cornerback and safety. Isaiah Simmons was born in Omaha, Nebraska...

Phillip Heyward (born May 6, 1989) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL)...

NFL draft. He won Super Bowl XLI with the Colts. He was also named NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2007 and also played for the San Diego Chargers...

affected by overall team performance, influenced by both the offensive and defensive performance of the team as a whole. However, there is controversy in the...

A spider hole is a type of defensive fighting position, similar to a surveillance/hidesite used for observation. Spider holes are designed to camouflage...

four major North American sports leagues. Tomlin began his NFL career as defensive assistant with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Minnesota Vikings before joining...

The squad in the field is the defensive team; they attempt to prevent the baserunners from scoring. There are nine defensive positions, but only two have...

air-launched from a distance sufficient to allow the attacking vehicle to avoid defensive fire from the target area, and the effect of the weapon exploding on a...

Boomerang Blowgun Shuriken Chakram Firearm Taser Ballistic knife List of defensive weapons Pepper spray Armours Shields Eskrima Kendo Pencak Silat: Weapons...

(AL). The Gold Glove is widely considered one of the most prestigious defensive awards in baseball. Winners for position awards are determined from voting...

A defensive war (German: Verteidigungskrieg) is one of the causes that justify war by the criteria of the Just War tradition. It means a war where at...

(PBA) Defensive Player of the Year is an annual Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) award given since the 1993 PBA season to the top defensive player...

Lisitsa, Ellie (24 April 2013). "The Four Horsemen: Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, and Stonewalling". The Gottman Institute. Retrieved 8 September 2020...

on defense twice earned him the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award and twice placed him on the NBA All-Defensive Team. Mourning made a comeback after...

Philadelphia 76ers the following day. Thybulle was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team as a member of the 76ers in 2021 and 2022. He was traded to...

American former football coach and player. Steele has previously worked as defensive coordinator at Miami, Auburn, LSU, Clemson, and Alabama. From 1999 to...

player who was a defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a defensive tackle at the...

at the University of Notre Dame, Page gained national recognition as a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) during 15 seasons with the...

fifteen world title fights across four weight classes. Stylistically a defensive boxer, Toney utilized the shoulder roll technique taught to him by veteran...

of his era, he has been selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team thrice and was the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2022, becoming only the second...

Chargers. Physically, Matthews was a late bloomer. His father was the team's defensive coordinator, but declined to start his son because he was physically undersized...

the splits of the offensive linemen. A hole is a space in between the defensive linemen. The gaps on either side of the offensive center and between the...

an American professional football coach and former player who is the defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL)...

defense A type of nickel formation with two linemen (two defensive ends, DEs, or one DE and one defensive tackle, DT), four linebackers (two interior linebackers...

is made up of one goalkeeper and ten outfield players who fill various defensive, midfield, and attacking positions depending on the formation deployed...

played as a defensive midfielder. He most notably played for Real Madrid and AC Milan. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defensive midfielders...

(TREY-von; born December 18, 2000) is an American professional football defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL)...

He is a two-time NBA champion, two-time NBA Finals MVP, two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, and the 1994 NBA MVP. He is widely regarded as one...

A battlement, in defensive architecture such as city walls and castles, is a parapet—a low protective wall between chest and head height—in which regularly...

season, he was named an All-Star for the first time and named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Mobley, along with his older brother Isaiah began...

Khalen Saunders (born August 9, 1996) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL)...

additional defensive back in a nickel defense. A base defense consists of two cornerbacks and two safeties, making the nickelback the fifth defensive back on...

Austin Williams (born June 20, 1994) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL)...

transferring to McClymonds High School, playing football as a wide receiver and defensive back. He was a first-team all-metro performer at wide receiver. Dansby...

over expressing anger to change "I hate them" to "They hate me." Such defensive patterns are often used to justify prejudice or evade responsibility....

named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year by recording three sacks, making 138 tackles, and intercepting two passes. Pro Bowl defensive tackle Sam Adams...

safeties coach for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He was previously a defensive assistant with the New England Patriots of the National Football League...

All-WNBA Second Team: Sophia Young 2012 All-Defensive Second Team: Danielle Robinson 2012 All-Defensive Second Team: Sophia Young 2013 Peak Performer...

yielding space. Rather than defeating an attacker with a single, strong defensive line, defence in depth relies on the tendency of an attack to lose momentum...

who played as a defensive midfielder. He last managed Super League Greece club Asteras Tripolis. Regarded as one of the greatest defensive midfielders of...

coach who was most recently the defensive coordinator for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). A defensive assistant for most of his career...

The Rostov Defensive Operation on November 5–16, 1941 was a front–line defensive operation of the Soviet troops of the Southern Front, an integral part...

to pass and handle the ball without committing excessive turnovers. Defensively, the point guard is generally responsible for guarding above the key...

are pierced, if not purely as stylistic device, for the discharge of defensive projectiles. Perforated parapets are pierced in various designs such as...

is a playing style in association football that emphasises a highly defensive approach, relying mainly on passing, set-pieces and involving the deployment...

refuge or defended settlement located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typical of the late European Bronze Age and Iron Age...

5, 1997) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football...

Hostile architecture, also called defensive design, is an urban design strategy that uses elements of the built environment to purposefully guide behavior...

history to be selected first-team All-Pro at two different positions, defensive end and outside linebacker, in the same season. Three years later, Mack...

Epenesa (born September 15, 1998) is an American professional football defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL)...

16 December 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş and captains the Nigeria national...

October 3, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played...

However, other great players such as Roberto Donadoni, as well as the defensive back four of Franco Baresi, Alessandro Costacurta, Mauro Tassotti and...

The Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year is an annual college basketball award presented to the top defensive player in men's basketball in the Pac-12...

nickel defense (also known as a 4–2–5 or 3–3–5) is any defensive alignment that uses five defensive backs, of whom the fifth is known as a nickelback. The...

6, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and linebacker for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL)...

(historically redout) is a fort or fort system usually consisting of an enclosed defensive emplacement outside a larger fort, usually relying on earthworks, although...

announced the hiring of Baltimore Ravens' defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald as their new head coach. Under new defensive coordinator Aden Durde, Bryant fully...

NCAA Division I Football Championship in eight seasons. Entz was the defensive coordinator for the Bison from 2014 until his promotion following the...

Patricia (born September 13, 1974) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for Ohio State. He previously served 15 non-consecutive seasons...

Retrieved December 14, 2017. "Nationals Brodie Merrill Repeats as Warrior MLL Defensive Player of the Year". OurSportsCentral.com (Press release). August 24,...

record a sack at the age of 40 years, 282 days. Matthews was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week twice on the Cleveland Browns (Week 12, 1984 and Week...

trunks or wooden or iron stakes used as a fence for enclosure or as a defensive wall. Palisades can form a stockade. Palisade derives from pale, from...

football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. The son of Hall of Fame defensive end Howie Long and older...

head coach Sean McDermott's defense and is considered one of the best defensive players in Bills franchise history. Milano and his siblings Gina and Michael...

designed to defend against ground attack (but many have been used as defensive structures in such situations). Prior to World War II, in 1924, an Air...

played college football for the Troy State Trojans as a defensive end, winning Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year in 2004. Ware was selected in the first...

draft following the 2023 season. After the season, Iowa defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach Phil Parker remarked, "I didn't see Nile Kinnick...

August 22, 1958) is an American professional football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League...

The Defensive Player of the Year Award is given annually to the National Lacrosse League player (not goaltenders) who is chosen as the best defensive player...

been awarded annually since 1993 to the collegiate American football defensive player adjudged by the membership of the Football Writers Association...

1, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), spending the...

Singaporean professional footballer who plays either as a centre-back or a defensive-midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Selangor and the Singapore national...

bridge is used in a defensive structure. As used in castles or defensive structures, drawbridges provide access across defensive structures when lowered...

2010, 2015 15x NBA All-Defensive Team selections: 8× NBA All-Defensive First Team: 1999–2003, 2005, 2007, 2008 7× NBA All-Defensive Second Team: 1998, 2004...

may also choose to pair a more offensively-minded defender with a more defensive player. A penalty kill unit is a specialized group of four or three players...

Nicknamed "the Grindfather", he is a six-time member on the NBA All-Defensive Team, including three first-team selections. Allen won an NBA championship...

Wilkins (born December 20, 1995) is an American professional football defensive tackle. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected...

"little city", because it is a smaller part of the city of which it is the defensive core. In a fortification with bastions, the citadel is the strongest part...

June 17, 1989), nicknamed "Tooz", was an American professional football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) who later became an actor. Matuszak...

currently the defensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as defensive coordinator for...

Dallas Cowboys in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft, Parsons was named Defensive Rookie of the Year and earned four Pro Bowl and three All-Pro selections...

is currently an assistant head coach for the USC Trojans. Ryan was a defensive coordinator or assistant coach for nine different NFL teams. He was the...

February 24, 1981) is an American professional football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League...

football. The position is used as an alternate term for a pass rushing defensive end or outside linebacker and is sometimes considered its own position...

defensive coordinator of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He served as the head coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights from 2016 to 2019, and defensive coordinator...

tight end. On defense, the position name survives in the name of the defensive end; in function, this position no longer corresponds to its offensive...

Rappan. As coach of Switzerland in the 1930s and 1940s, Rappan played a defensive sweeper called the verrouilleur (literally "the one who locks the door")...

before playing college football at Oregon, where he was named the Pac-12 Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2020 before being selected by the Bears in the...

coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He came to prominence as the defensive coordinator for...

Manster", is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL) from...

experience and dominating defensive style. Throughout his 12-year tenure with the club, Ferrara formed impressive defensive partnerships with the likes...

Jonathan Allen (born January 16, 1995) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL)...

Chandler was named to the NBA All-Defensive Team three times. While with New York, he was voted the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2012; he was...

in which a defensive piece is given an additional defensive assignment which it cannot complete without abandoning its original defensive assignment....

The 46 defense is an American football defensive formation with six players along the line of scrimmage. Regarded as an eight men in the box defense,...

Christopher Thomas (born August 26, 1995) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL)...

basketball player Steve Thompson (defensive tackle, born 1945), American football defensive tackle Steve Thompson (defensive tackle, born 1965) (1965–2016)...

Maigret on the Defensive (French: Maigret se défend) is a 1964 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret...

All-American Athletic Conference after recording 65 tackles and 10.5 sacks as a defensive end. On November 14, 2016, it was announced that Reddick had accepted...

fumbles. As a sophomore, he won the Chuck Bednarik Award as the best defensive player in college football, was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, and...

multi-disciplinary artist Steve Parker (defensive end, born 1956), American football player with the New Orleans Saints Steve Parker (defensive end, born 1959), American...

architecture, a rampart is a length of embankment or wall forming part of the defensive boundary of a castle, hillfort, settlement or other fortified site. It...

school history. He became the first player in SEC history to be named Defensive Player of the Week four times in the same season. Following his junior...

Cowboys Chris Jones (defensive tackle, born 1990), American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent Chris Jones (defensive tackle, born 1994)...

touchdowns allowed. The Texans responded to the 2010 poor defensive showing by firing defensive coordinator Frank Bush, secondary coach David Gibbs, linebackers...

next year. She was selected for the All-WNBA Second Team and the All-Defensive Second Team for the first time. Collier was selected for her second All-Star...

(born 5 April 1986) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and captains Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers. Chará...

(born 3 March 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Roma, which he captains, and the Italy national...

December 21, 1959) is an American professional football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League...

freshman quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and defensive tackle Daron Payne were respectively named the offensive and defensive players of the game. The College Football...

17 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named Defensive Player of the Year during the 2006–07 NBA season, leading the league in...

Williams attended John Bartram High School. As a senior, he was a powerful defensive lineman, receiving All-Public League honors. He also competed in the shot...

nicknamed "Goose", was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle for 12 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and the Baltimore Ravens...

excellent defensive line, anchored by Pro Bowl defensive end Leslie O'Neal, who led the team with 12.5 sacks and forced four fumbles, defensive tackle Chris...

therefore in the best position to direct and lead the other players in a defensive play. The catcher typically calls for pitches using PitchCom, or hand...

(December 19, 1961 – December 26, 2004) was an American professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. White...

Anthony Lucas (born October 8, 2004) is an American professional football defensive end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played...

(born April 1, 1970) is an American football coach who is the current defensive coordinator for Virginia Tech. He previously served as the head coach...

pitched and multiplying by nine. Runs resulting from defensive errors (including pitchers' defensive errors) are recorded as unearned runs and are not used...

Year: Jantel Lavender 2016 All-Defensive First Team: Alana Beard 2016 All-Defensive First Team: Nneka Ogwumike 2017 Defensive Player of the Year: Alana Beard...

and 12 quarterback hurries. As a senior, he was named the District 8-5A Defensive MVP after making 76 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, and 6 sacks. He played...

Wisconsin star defensive end J. J. Watt 11th overall. The following season, former Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips was hired as the defensive coordinator...

at an offensive position. The Defensive Player of the Year is awarded to the player voted most outstanding at a defensive position. The Special Teams Player...

college and Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive back Ronnie Lott and presented annually to the college football defensive player of the year. He was also named...

Anudike-Uzomah (born January 24, 2002) is an American professional football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL)....

Hutchinson (born August 9, 2000) is an American professional football defensive end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was...

baseball. In such a play, a defensive player catches a batted ball hit on the ground by the batter and throws the ball to a defensive player at first base before...

New York Giants. Following a single-season stint as Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator, Del Rio became head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars in...

Jamel Johnson (born October 21, 2003) is an American football defensive back for the TCU Horned Frogs. Johnson attended high school at Seguin located...

eight-time selection to the NBA All-Defensive Team, including five times on the first team. He was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 1987. Cooper...

offensive linemen to sprint out in front of a running back to engage a defensive player beyond the initial width of the offensive line. This technique...

other defensive shots are used but are less effective. If the defensive player is in the backcourt but unable to position himself for a non-defensive shot...

in the NFL. His physical style of play made him one of the most feared defensive backs in the game at a time when pass interference rules were less stringent...

12, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for eleven seasons for the Minnesota Vikings and three seasons...

League, currently refers to the defensive back rather than the running back, as in American football. The defensive halfback lines up inside covering...

with defensiveness is an important personal skill. Following are some of the strategies: Recognize that defensive behavior is normal, as "defensive behaviors...

Philadelphia Eagles in 2001, serving as defensive coordinator from 2009 to 2010, and was later the defensive coordinator of the Carolina Panthers from...

occurs when an offensive force has broken or penetrated an opponent's defensive line, and rapidly exploits the gap. Usually, large force is employed on...

who is the defensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the defensive backs coach...

high-altitude performance of the G3M with a heavy payload, it lacked any form of defensive armour or self-sealing fuel tanks. This trait was maintained in the G3M's...

American college football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive coordinator at USC. He served as head football coach at Texas Christian...

Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Howard was the 2019 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year. She was drafted in 2014 by the Fever. Born in Toledo...

All-Defensive Second Team: Sancho Lyttle 2011 All-WNBA First Team: Angel McCoughtry 2011 All-Defensive First Team: Angel McCoughtry 2011 All-Defensive Second...

attempts by the offense. During a blitz, a higher than usual number of defensive players will rush the opposing quarterback, in an attempt either to tackle...

coach Dan Quinn, who was his defensive coordinator at the University of Florida. He started in 14 games at right defensive end, recording 22 tackles (4...

years of college basketball for Syracuse, where he was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore. Melo arrived in the United States in...

first in fewest points allowed, and boasted three Pro Bowl selections: defensive tackle Erik Howard, and linebackers Pepper Johnson and Lawrence Taylor...

point guards. Some point guards are known for focusing their strategy on defensive skill and ability to impact the offense of opposing teams' forwards and...

recipient of the Golden Foot Legends Award. He was unrelated to his frequent defensive partner Djalma Santos. Santos was nicknamed A Enciclopédia ("The Encyclopedia")...

AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Auburn defensive tackle Derrick Brown was voted the AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Joe Burrow, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1)...

to be a pinch hitter is often a backup infielder or outfielder whose defensive skills are limited. In Major League Baseball (MLB), catchers are less...

(December 9, 1938 – June 3, 2013) was an American professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons. He...

of private companies producing necessity goods are known as defensive stocks. Defensive stocks are stocks that provide a constant dividend and stable...

February 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Galatasaray. Torreira started his youth...

kah-LAY-iss; born September 1, 1986) is an American professional football defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He...

(/brəˈziː/ brə-ZEE; born October 6, 2001) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL)...

The New York Sack Exchange were the front four defensive line of the American football team New York Jets of the National Football League during the early...

Starks combined to intercept ten passes, and defensive end Rob Burnett contributed with 10.5 sacks. Defensive tackle Sam Adams was voted to the Pro Bowl...

Association All-America Team 2017–WBCA Defensive Player of the Year 2017–AP All-American second team 2017–AAC Defensive Player of the Year 2017–NCAA Tournament...

defensive ends coach and special teams coordinator Kelly Poppinga to the position of defensive coordinator, and the hiring of Boise State defensive backs...

25, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football...

Football Defensive Player of the Year in 2018. Thibodeaux played college football for the Oregon Ducks, where he was named the Pac-12 Defensive Freshman...

defenses, but before the enemy has had the opportunity to assume new defensive positions. Sometimes the counter-offensive can be of a more limited operational...

The following cities have, or historically had, defensive walls. Algiers Ghardaïa Timimoun See List of Egypt castles, forts, fortifications and city walls...

as the head coach at the University of Tennessee from 2018 to 2020 and defensive coordinator at the University of Alabama from 2016 to 2017, University...

innate and conditioned defensive behaviors. Antipredatory defensive behavior Exposure to a predator (such as a cat) elicits defensive behaviors in laboratory...

Wheaton, Maryland, to follow his football coach Tyree Spinner. He played defensive back and wide receiver in high school. As a junior, he tallied 78 receptions...

Pelini (born July 15, 1965) is an American football coach. He served as defensive coordinator at Youngstown State University for the 2019 season. Pelini...

mutual support and protection. Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support and can help maintain cohesion within a unit. It may also be used...

thirteen-year career (1956–69) as well as five MVP awards. Russell revolutionized defensive strategy with his shot-blocking, rebounding and physical man-to-man defense...

Diana Taurasi 2014 All-Defensive First Team: Brittney Griner 2015 Defensive Player of the Year: Brittney Griner 2015 All-Defensive First Team: Brittney...

linebacker. He was named a FCS All-American and the Big Sky Conference defensive player of the year in 2021. Andersen was born on April 23, 1999, and grew...

Morgenthau, George Kennan, and Reinhold Niebuhr. Neorealism is subdivided into defensive and offensive neorealism. Neorealism is an ideological departure from...

and his six siblings. Among his siblings is former Green Bay Packers defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila. Before starting his professional career, Gbajabiamila...

In the final two seasons of his playing career, he played defensive end in a 4–3 defensive scheme. He is also Washington's all-time leader in sacks with...

and field goals, all while remaining vigilant of the opposing team's defensive strategy. On defense, the goal is to prevent the offense from scoring...

gap immediately (i.e., blitzkrieg). Attack from a defensive position: Establishing a strong defensive position from which to defend and attack your opponent...

Huskies' 73–67 loss at University of Notre Dame. He was named Big East Defensive Player of the Year and to the All-Big East second team. As a junior, Thabeet...

first on an All-Defensive Team in 2026. He is regarded as a versatile player, capable of playmaking, ball-handling, and many defensive functions, although...

Jr. (born January 7, 1990) is an American former professional football defensive lineman who is a coach for the Berlin Thunder in the American Football...

Project published a study entitled "Interface Barriers, Peacelines & Defensive Architecture" that identified 97 separate walls, barriers and interfaces...

In baseball statistics, defensive runs saved (DRS) measures the number of runs a player saved or cost his team on defense relative to an average player...

of the 2011 season. He has worked as the defensive backs coach at Ohio State and Alabama and as the defensive coordinator for both the Chicago Bears of...

an American professional football coach and former player who is the defensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL)...

Rodri or Rodrigo, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and captains the Spain national...

(/ˈboʊsə/; born October 23, 1997) is an American professional football defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL)...

title defenses. Whitaker is generally regarded as one of the greatest defensive boxers of all time. As an amateur, Whitaker won a silver medal in the...

had already advanced south of the Svir capturing Podporozhye and taken defensive positions. The Finnish bridgehead was at this point approximately 40 km...

draft. Surtain has made four consecutive Pro Bowls and was named the Defensive Player of the Year in 2024. He is the son of former Pro Bowl cornerback...

to the top offensive player, the STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year award, recognising the best defensive player, the STATS FCS Freshman Player of the...

August 2, 1960) is an American football coach who was most recently the defensive line coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League...

Bowl history. The only score in the second quarter, however, was Giants defensive end George Martin's sack of Elway in the end zone for a safety. This began...

September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL League One club Leicester City. Skipp was born in Welwyn...

position was both an offensive and defensive position. In the related sport of Canadian football, halfback is usually a defensive, rather than offensive, position...

coach with the latter. At the NFL level, he has previously served as defensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks and currently...

Audick played for the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XVI. 1986 – Defensive end Al Noga becomes the first Hawaiʻi player to be named a first-team...

Anthony Barnett (born June 25, 1996) is an American professional football defensive end. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers, and was...

Lufbery circle or Lufbery wheel, also spelled Lufberry or Luffberry, is a defensive air combat tactic first used during World War I. While its name derives...

contact between an offensive player and a defensive player. In order to draw an offensive charge the defensive player must establish legal guarding positioning...

Rashan Gary (born December 3, 1997) is an American professional football defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played...

has the ball and a defensive player checks him in the back. Result: Faceoff When an offensive player has the ball and a defensive player checks him before...

withdrawal from Dacia to protect the Roman pontoon bridge and road there. The defensive walls with eight towers of the late Roman town of Sucidava can still be...

attacking Soviet forces found themselves under intense fire from German defensive positions, and the Red Army lacked proper artillery support against the...

recently the defensive coordinator for Tennessee State University. His most recent National Football League (NFL) experience was as the defensive coordinator...

designed to cover each other, and a ditch. To counteract the cannonballs, defensive walls were made lower and thicker. To counteract the fact that lower walls...

defensive fighting position intended to give military units the ability to repel attacks from any direction. The positioning of the outer defensive fighting...

January 4, 1983) is an American professional football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League...

Onchidal is a naturally occurring neurotoxin produced as a defensive secretion by the mollusc Onchidella binneyi and several other related species in...

defensive purposes. Medieval Europeans typically built barbicans outside, or at the edge of, a main line of defenses, and connected them to defensive...

team's successes in Herrera's defensive catenaccio system, due to his pace, stamina, offensive capabilities, and defensive work-rate, winning four Serie...

Football League (NFL) from 2022 to 2024. Eberflus also served as the defensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts from 2018 to 2021 and the Dallas...

touchdown, earning the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week award and conference defensive player of the week honors. His interception return...

Outstanding Player (MOP). That year, she also won Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors. Boston won the Lisa Leslie Award as the best...

Edwards Jr. (born January 25, 1994) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He...

linebacker who is the defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the defensive line coach for...

12, 1993) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and linebacker for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL)...

Bundesliga (BBL) award given since the 2002–03 season to the league's best defensive player. American player Immanuel McElroy is the all-time record holder...

fine handling of pitchers and outstanding defensive ability, Schalk was considered the greatest defensive catcher of his era. He revolutionized the way...

with the first pick in the draft. Three of the top four picks—Bradford, defensive tackle Gerald McCoy and offensive tackle Trent Williams—were members of...

(July 4, 1981 – April 9, 2016) was an American professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college...

(born 6 January 1981) is an English American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League...

Retrieved 25 May 2026. Heltman, Russ (22 July 2025). "Bengals Release Defensive Tackle Ahead of Training Camp". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 22 July...

turbulent 2017 season and a widely scrutinized coaching search, Alabama defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt was hired in December 2017, with former head...

21, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons. He...

(Military Division) 5th Defensive Memorial Cordon 2nd Defensive Memorial Cordon 3rd Defensive Memorial Cordon 9th Defensive Memorial Cordon with 1 silver...

June 3, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with...

1937 – February 12, 2017) was an American football coach. He served as defensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns from 1986 to 1988. Prior to leaving...

since served as the head coach of the New York Jets and Buccaneers, the defensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals and Buccaneers, and the secondary...

total tackles (the most ever by a Miami defensive lineman). He also led the team in solo tackles by a defensive lineman with 139. Hendricks also recovered...

center John Scully. The seven unanimous picks on the defensive side were: (1) Pittsburgh defensive end Hugh Green, who won the 1980 Walter Camp Award,...

in 2023. Stoops played college football at the University of Iowa as a defensive back from 1979 to 1982. Prior to his tenure at Oklahoma, he held various...

Mountaineers, Carter was known as one of the top defensive players in college basketball, winning the NABC Defensive Player of the Year and the Lefty Driesell...

May 14, 1992) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end of the National Football League (NFL), famous for his intense and...

September 1970) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder at club level for Arsenal, Barcelona, Monaco, and Chelsea....

threat to Louisiana. Long was not affiliated with the Klan, but his defensiveness cast doubts among some voters. Fuqua favored an antimasking law to combat...

NBA for parts of seven seasons. Williams earned the 2005 and 2006 NABC Defensive Player of the Year Awards while at Duke, becoming only the fifth player...

played tight end and linebacker in high school. Bielema walked on as a defensive lineman at the University of Iowa under coach Hayden Fry, playing from...

18, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college...

gridiron football team's offense. Generally, the offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator and special teams coordinator represent the second level of...

favorites. However, offensive struggles from the Raiders, and a dominant defensive performance from the Buccaneers throughout much of the game would unravel...

Davis (defensive back) (born 1995), American football defensive back Mike Davis (defensive back, born 1956) (1956–2021), American football defensive back...

All-NBA Team member and a three-time NBA All-Star. He was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2013, and won an NBA...

Simmons Jr. (born July 28, 1997) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL)...

characteristics for a tarantula species, most notably their heightened defensiveness towards humans, gregarious nature with others of their own kind, and...

outstanding season, she was named to the Big Ten All-Defensive Team and named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. During the 2020–21 season, in her...

də-NEEL; born October 29, 1994) is a Jamaican-American professional football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played...

NJAC First Team All-Star and was named the New Jersey Collegiate Writers Defensive Player of the Year for three straight seasons (1978–1980). Mills signed...

Montez Sweat (born September 4, 1996) is an American professional football defensive end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played...

base due to the defense's attempt to put out another baserunner, or the defensive team's indifference to his advance. Fielder's choice is not called by...

person who has the disc is a central part of the defensive strategy (colloquially "marking"). The defensive "marker" counts aloud to 10 seconds, which is...

in a defensive position. Pushing can have advantages in some circumstances, such as when the opponent makes easy mistakes. A chop is the defensive, backspin...

British-Nigerian former professional American football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football...

There is a remarkable lack of regret in Mr. Turner's writing, or of defensiveness... Mr. Turner's mantra seems to be to keep moving on." The Daily Beast...

14, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and linebacker for the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns of the National...

Za'Darius Smith (born September 8, 1992) is an American professional football defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He...

American professional football coach who most recently served as the defensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL)...

the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He previously served as defensive coordinator...

commonly known as Jimmy Burrow, is an American former professional football defensive back in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League...

League Baseball (MLB). Arenado is widely recognized as one of the best defensive third basemen of all time. He is the only infielder to win the Rawlings...

have been one of the preeminent defensive coordinators in modern football, as well as one of the greatest defensive coordinators in NFL history. Father...

career as a specialty outside linebacker, then played as a defensive end because of a defensive scheme change from the 3–4 to the 4–3 defense. He was the...

Michael Oakman (born April 7, 1992) is an American professional football defensive lineman for the Pennsylvania Benjamins of the International Arena League...

football coach who is currently the defensive coordinator for Penn State, his alma mater. He previously served as the defensive coordinator for UCLA and USC...

consisting of a defender on the line of scrimmage (either a defensive tackle or defensive end) getting trap blocked by an offensive lineman or back from...

he was twice voted the NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1985, 1989) and was a five-time member of the NBA All-Defensive Team. The 7-foot-4-inch (2.24 m)...

than one, such as when they are losing by two points late in the game. A defensive two-point conversion occurs when, during an extra point attempt, the defense...

Da'Quan Carter (born April 4, 2001) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL)...

(October 16, 1961 – January 28, 2020) was an American professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL). He spent the majority...

November 4, 1982) is a Kittitan-born former professional American football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college...

Super Bowl MVP honors: defensive tackle Randy White and defensive end Harvey Martin. This was also the first time that a defensive lineman was named Super...

(August 18, 1944 – December 23, 1998) was an American professional football defensive tackle who played for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League...

September 3, 1976) is an American professional football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League...

during her WNBA career. She won the WNBA MVP Award in 2017 and the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year award four times (2011, 2013, 2016, 2021). She led...

by the New York Jets in the 2022 NFL draft. Gardner was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and was the first rookie cornerback since Ronnie Lott...

1988) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder. Carrasco spent his childhood living in Tijuana, Mexico, and...

score. A defensive midfielder is a player that plays defense as a midfielder. They will play when the team does not have the ball. A defensive midfielder...

touchdowns as a wide receiver with 46 tackles and three interceptions as a defensive back, being named all-metro by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch while helping...

football coach at the University of Notre Dame. He previously served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Notre Dame in 2021. Freeman was also...

13, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL), primarily for the Chicago Bears...

centre along the Salla – Kandalaksha road in a frontal assault against the defensive line. Further south, the Finnish 3rd Division launched an attack, the...

college football for the USC Trojans, where he was named the Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year and a unanimous All-American in 2022. Tuipulotu was...

seconds, the defensive line has had time to enter the backfield and so a checkdown pass is often thrown in the face of pressure from the defensive line. Alternatively...

One of the most important military engineers in European history, his defensive principles remained in use for nearly 100 years after his death, while...