offensive line

offensive line
a) the five players (the center, the two offensive guards and the two offensive tackles) lined up on the middle of the offensive side within a yard of the line of scrimmage
b) the seven legally obligatory players lined up on the offensive side within a yard of the line of scrimmage

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