wide receiver
noun
: a football receiver who normally lines up several yards to the side of the offensive formation
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One of them was the quarterback play from Jacoby Brissett, who set the record for completions in a single game with 47 after a 17-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Greg Dortch.
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Cameron Belcher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Brown spent 12 years in the NFL and was an All-Pro wide receiver who last played in 2021 for Tampa Bay, including a Super Bowl championship with quarterback Tom Brady.
—CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Durham hammered a 30-yard pass to senior wide receiver Deandre Proctor toward the left sideline.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 16 Nov. 2025
The wide receiver was hot and had to be held back from escalating the incident any further.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Nov. 2025
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Cameron Belcher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Brown spent 12 years in the NFL and was an All-Pro wide receiver who last played in 2021 for Tampa Bay, including a Super Bowl championship with quarterback Tom Brady.
—CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Durham hammered a 30-yard pass to senior wide receiver Deandre Proctor toward the left sideline.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 16 Nov. 2025
The wide receiver was hot and had to be held back from escalating the incident any further.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Nov. 2025
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“Wide receiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide%20receiver. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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