wide receiver
noun
: a football receiver who normally lines up several yards to the side of the offensive formation
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Could Cleveland add a second-round pick and use it on a left tackle, wide receiver or even a quarterback?
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Zac Jackson, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
All-Pro wide receiver Stefon Diggs has agreed to a multi-year deal with the New England Patriots.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
The returning wide receivers did not have many opportunities to play last year.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
Despite having perhaps the worst group of wide receivers in the NFL, the Patriots’ biggest need is at left tackle.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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Zac Jackson, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
All-Pro wide receiver Stefon Diggs has agreed to a multi-year deal with the New England Patriots.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
The returning wide receivers did not have many opportunities to play last year.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
Despite having perhaps the worst group of wide receivers in the NFL, the Patriots’ biggest need is at left tackle.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Wide receiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide%20receiver. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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