wide receiver
noun
: a football receiver who normally lines up several yards to the side of the offensive formation
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The Buffalo Bills' eccentric wide receiver Mack Hollins did much more than just walk into a stadium barefoot again on Sunday ahead of the AFC Championship against the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
The Bills haven’t made the Super Bowl since 1994, and lost their two top wide receivers from last year.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
Dawkins is calling attention to the fact that many of the league's marquee players—quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers—achieve their success largely due to the work of these unsung heroes in the trenches.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
The native of Scottsdale, Ariz., was once a backup quarterback behind current Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell at San Diego State and later a wide receiver.
—Dennis Waszak Jr., Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
The Bills haven’t made the Super Bowl since 1994, and lost their two top wide receivers from last year.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
Dawkins is calling attention to the fact that many of the league's marquee players—quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers—achieve their success largely due to the work of these unsung heroes in the trenches.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
The native of Scottsdale, Ariz., was once a backup quarterback behind current Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell at San Diego State and later a wide receiver.
—Dennis Waszak Jr., Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Wide receiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide%20receiver. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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