Football is one of the most popular American Sports. Millions of fans fill huge stadiums on fall weekends to watch the 11 man team sport. Football first developed from the sport Rugby, a game played in Europe. In football there is an offense and a defense. The offense tries to score points and the defense tries to stop the offense from scoring points. The most common form of defense is either a 4-3 or a 3-4, …showed first 75 words of 574 total…

…showed last 75 words of 574 total…accurate and well organized knowledge of the game. I hope this essay will help you understand the nickel defense, as it is intended. Sources: Adler, James. "Nickel defense." football basics. 14 Mar. 2005 <http://football.about.com/cs/a/nickeldefense.htm>. Tourek, Tom. "defense." football.com. 14 Mar. 2005 <http://www.football.com/playbook/defense.shtml>. Walker, Jeff. Nickel Variations. 14 Mar. 2005 <http://www.sportscombine.com/thezone/Defense>.