- you can see him here throwing to the third pylon.
Pylon
noun;
A grouping of defensive players. While this word has is already in the dictionary as a type of electrical tower, I found John Madden using it in another way on Monday Night Football. He often says, “you can see him here throwing to the third pylon.” While I checked the dictionary, I didn’t see anything referring to pylon as a football term.
Etymology : I could not determine the source of this word.
Source : I found John Madden using it in another way on Monday Night Football.
Last modified: 10 June 2008