running back
noun
: a football back (such as a halfback or fullback) who carries the ball on running plays
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Elsa/Getty Images In this hypothetical, New York parts ways with a 2026 second-round pick and the veteran running back, who was selected in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Iowa State.
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Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Rookie Kaleb Johnson is a promising complement to running back Jaylen Warren, a pounder who can get outside.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
Those players included star running back Saquon Barkley.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
The veteran running back arrived in Denver on Wednesday night and had dinner with club officials, then was set to be in the building Thursday as the team wrapped up OTAs, head coach Sean Payton confirmed.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 June 2025
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Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Rookie Kaleb Johnson is a promising complement to running back Jaylen Warren, a pounder who can get outside.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
Those players included star running back Saquon Barkley.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
The veteran running back arrived in Denver on Wednesday night and had dinner with club officials, then was set to be in the building Thursday as the team wrapped up OTAs, head coach Sean Payton confirmed.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 June 2025
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“Running back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20back. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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