Key defending player in football (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GOALIE Key defending player in football (6) (6)
8% ALLPRO Standout football player (6) USA Today Jul 7, 2025
7% ATTACKDOGS Defenders on leashes (10) Universal Sep 8, 2025
7% LINEMEN Typically the biggest players on a football team (7) New York Times Aug 6, 2025
7% PARDEW Alan ...... , football manager and former player (6) (6)
7% NINER Bay Area football player (5) USA Today Jul 18, 2025
7% LAWRENSON Mark ___, football pundit and former Liverpool defender (9) (9)
7% ORGANIST Mayor dismayed by Giants exchanging key player (8)
7% RAM SoFi Stadium football player, or a sheep (3) Universal Jul 7, 2025
7% BETABLOCKER Junior varsity football player? (11) Wall Street Journal Jul 1, 2025
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