running back
noun
: a football back (such as a halfback or fullback) who carries the ball on running plays
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Poles could add to new head coach Ben Johnson’s options if Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty or Penn State tight end Tyler Warren is available.
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Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
So why is Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt, while approaching his age-30 season, so enthusiastic about this one coming up in 2025?
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025
Paris is the coy Daris (Arya Grace Gaston), and the doomed hero Achilles has become the grim-faced Trojan running back Keeley (Erin Treadway, in boxer braids and golden work boots), who refuses to take the field after Johnny utters a fatal insult.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
Former Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty has cashed in on a longstanding bet with old teammate Mason Randolph.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2025
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Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
So why is Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt, while approaching his age-30 season, so enthusiastic about this one coming up in 2025?
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025
Paris is the coy Daris (Arya Grace Gaston), and the doomed hero Achilles has become the grim-faced Trojan running back Keeley (Erin Treadway, in boxer braids and golden work boots), who refuses to take the field after Johnny utters a fatal insult.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
Former Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty has cashed in on a longstanding bet with old teammate Mason Randolph.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Running back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20back. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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