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  1. Tackle (gridiron football position) An offensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders (No. 69 in black jersey on right) in a 2012 game against the Miami Dolphins. The positioning of the offensive tackles in a formation. A tackle is a playing position in American football.

  2. A defensive tackle (DT) is a position in American football that typically lines up on the line of scrimmage, opposite one of the offensive guards; however, he may also line up opposite one of the offensive tackles. Defensive tackles are typically the largest and strongest of the defensive players.

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  4. A tackle is a playing position in American football. Historically, in the one-platoon system prevalent in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a tackle played on both offense and defense. In the modern system of specialized units, offensive tackle and defensive tackle are separate...