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Colorado Buffaloes football players in black and gold uniforms in game action from the team's September 2022 matchup against Air Force.

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Chauncey Gooden Is Playing Both Ways in the Trenches at Colorado: "Me and the Bench, We Don't Get Along"

Colorado sophomore guard Chauncey Gooden took defensive-tackle snaps in a 14-13 win over Georgia Tech — a two-way assignment linemen lost in 1964.

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College Football's 'Heaviest Lineman' Weighs 90 Pounds Less Than the Internet Says

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Navy's No. 69 crouches low with the football gripped tight to his body at the line of scrimmage during the 2005 Poinsettia Bowl, as a Colorado State defender grabs on, a Navy teammate closes in, and a referee looks on from behind.

A CFL Scout Is Posting His Offensive Line Notes in Public

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Michelle Carter in mid-throw during the women's shot put at the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Michelle Carter Took Shot Put Gold in Rio 2016. Her Father Took Silver in the Same Event, 32 Years Earlier.

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An original anime-style undead lineman in a white jersey numbered 73, grey-green skin and stitched forearms, sliding laterally in a pass-protection stance with one arm punching forward — the emblem for the Pocket Monster Award's offensive tackles.

The Pocket Monster Award: We Rank the Trenches, Not the Hype

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A lineman in a red jersey and helmet crouches into a three-point stance at the line of scrimmage, with a teammate beside him and empty blue stadium seating in the background.

352 Pounds, 12th Overall: Inside the NFL Line's Rising Size Floor

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