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Success on the football field starts with blocking, tackling and execution of the basic plays.
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Poor open-field tackling, weak third-down defense and penalties hindered the Chiefs defense during Mahomes' lone 2024 loss, in Week 11 to the Bills.
—Jacob Robinson, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
On a day when no tackling was allowed, there were instances of hard contact.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
Fofana has doused so many of these fires due to his pace, positioning and strong tackling.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Poor open-field tackling, weak third-down defense and penalties hindered the Chiefs defense during Mahomes' lone 2024 loss, in Week 11 to the Bills.
—Jacob Robinson, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
On a day when no tackling was allowed, there were instances of hard contact.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
Fofana has doused so many of these fires due to his pace, positioning and strong tackling.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Tackling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tackling. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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