Explaining a Concept - Nickel Defense

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, which stands for 4 lineman, 3 linebackers, and 4 defensive backs or 3 lineman, 4 linebackers and 4 defensive backs, respectively. …