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running back

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noun

Football.

  1. an offensive back, as a halfback or fullback, whose principal role is advancing the ball by running with it on plays from scrimmage.

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On offense, Cross protected quarterback Sam Darnold and helped clear holes for Super Bowl MVP running back Kenneth Walker as he ran for 135 yards.

From The Wall Street Journal

On this night, it went to Seattle running back Kenneth Walker III.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I've got to shout out our offensive line, tight ends, our receivers and of course our running backs for everything that they did tonight. It was special in the run game," he said.

From Barron's

Walker himself shouldered an extra load with top running back Zach Charbonnet sidelined by a torn knee ligament suffered in a playoff win over San Francisco.

From Barron's

But instead of giving the ball to stalwart running back Marshawn Lynch, quarterback Russell Wilson ran a pass play and threw an interception to the Patriots’ Malcolm Butler.

From The Wall Street Journal

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