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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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They then added running back Kaelon Black - who did not even get an invitation to the NFL Combine - in the third round.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Seattle Seahawks: Jadarian Price, RB, Notre Dame — The Seahawks didn’t re-sign Kenneth Walker III, so there’s opportunity for a young running back to fill the void.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

One position group that has impressed Chesney since he arrived in Westwood is running back — a unit that returns a number of players.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

I believe this because I worked alongside them during an earlier Mueller-led investigation into the National Football League’s handling of a domestic abuse case involving running back Ray Rice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

She came running back, her entire skirt bowed full and heavy.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys

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