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wide receiver

noun

Football.
  1. an offensive player positioned wide of the formation, as a split end, used primarily as a pass receiver.


wide receiver

noun

  1. American football a player whose function is to catch long passes from the quarterback
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of wide receiver1

First recorded in 1965–70
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Retired NFL wide receiver Jerome Bettis offered his congrats as well.

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The Chargers could use with a veteran wide receiver to bolster the Justin Herbert-passing game, but will they give Chris Godwin or Mike Williams a serious look?

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Matthew Stafford has been a longtime fan of Davante Adams, and he’s looking forward to working closely with the wide receiver during the upcoming season.

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He sent the three-time All-Pro wide receiver highlight reels that he personally narrated.

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While coaching, Carter co-authored the book “Born to Believe” with his brother Cris — an NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver with the Minnesota Vikings — in which he called Knight a bully and a “self-serving coward,” and said Knight used a racial slur during an angry tirade against a Black player.

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