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Message: [QUOTE="steve deberg, post: 5278330, member: 2856"] I think the catalyst to start defining players as "Edge" was how players were compensated under the NFL Franchise Tag. When a player is tagged, their guaranteed one year salary is based on the average salary of the five highest paid players at their position. 3-4 OLBs and 4-3 DEs could both be premiere pass rushers, but the average DE salary was much higher than the average LB salary - so 3-4 OLBs who were franchise tagged got the short end of the stick. I believe it was about 10 years ago with Khalil Mack when the term "Edge" became an official position - essentially just meaning "pass rusher." [/QUOTE]