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In the backfield, in the slot, out wide, slipping through the line of scrimmage, snagging passes 20 yards down the field. — Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star, "Insider: Colts rookies Nyheim Hines, Deon Cain could be the real deal," 14 June 2018 During a media teleconference, McShay compared him to former Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey, who last season had 80 catches out of the backfield for the Carolina Panthers. — Doug Haller, azcentral, "ASU NFL draft preview: The intriguing case of RB Kalen Ballage," 23 Apr. 2018 The Giants will select Barkley to give them a dynamic playmaker in the backfield for the first time since Tiki Barber. — Sam Farmer, latimes.com, "Mock draft: NFL beat writers make picks for the teams they cover," 23 Apr. 2018 One highlight from the front-seven: Junior linebacker Troy Dye stuffed younger brother Travis Dye, a freshman running back, in the backfield for a family TFL. — Tyson Alger, OregonLive.com, "Oregon Ducks revel in opportunity to play in Portland: Spring practice recap," 7 Apr. 2018 Mike Davis rounds out a backfield in which all three have at least 400 rushing yards. — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, "Oh, So Now the Seahawks Want to Run the Ball," 14 Dec. 2018 Ralph Webb, Vanderbilt’s all-time leading rusher, is gone, but Vanderbilt adds Illinois transfer Ke’Shawn Vaughn to the backfield, so Kentucky's front seven cannot afford to rest on its laurels here. — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, "How Kentucky football can win (or lose) against Vanderbilt," 8 July 2018 London joins a Tennessee backfield that lost leading rusher John Kelly to the NFL after 2017. — Creg Stephenson, AL.com, "Tennessee lands graduate transfer RB Madre London from Michigan State," 12 Mar. 2018 Riddick is a great threat out of the backfield with outstanding moves in the open field to get that extra yard or two. — Jamie Samuelsen, Detroit Free Press, "How will Detroit Lions satisfy stable of running backs?," 23 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'backfield.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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