Most teams use that sort of defensive alignment, the "nickel" defense, strictly in passing situations.

This defensive alignment didn't affect his hitting, collecting 2 hits with a home run.

A picture is taken just before the snap, capturing the offensive formation and the defensive alignment.

Coleman has also doubled at the center position in certain defensive alignments.

Hurley could not recall if the sharks seemed to be arranged in any particular defensive alignment.

In other words, the switch in defensive alignment from a 3-4 to a 4-3 appears to be working.

The center often also has the responsibility to call out blocking assignments and make last second adjustments depending on the defensive alignment.

And also at that time, the quarterback called the defensive alignment with the snap count.

He didn't have to concern himself about the defensive alignments, or even the way the Jets were lined up.

That is thanks, in part, to a defensive alignment the Bills have tagged "the package."