running back
noun
: a football back (such as a halfback or fullback) who carries the ball on running plays
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Henry, who was a Pro Bowl running back that played for three teams in his seven-year NFL career, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic cocaine for financing a drug ring that moved between Colorado and Montana.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Henry, a former running back for the Buffalo Bills, pleaded guilty in 2009 for conspiracy to traffic cocaine and was sentenced to three years in prison for financially backing a drug ring.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2026
Until Thursday night at the Overland Park Marriott, former baseball slugger Mark McGwire and Heisman Trophy-winning running back Mike Garrett, who won a Super Bowl ring with the Chiefs, had never met.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
The coaching staff also signed additional skilled-position players, such as running back Duke Watson and receivers Josh Derry and Jonathan Bibbs, while building depth on the offensive and defensive lines and in the secondary.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Henry, a former running back for the Buffalo Bills, pleaded guilty in 2009 for conspiracy to traffic cocaine and was sentenced to three years in prison for financially backing a drug ring.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2026
Until Thursday night at the Overland Park Marriott, former baseball slugger Mark McGwire and Heisman Trophy-winning running back Mike Garrett, who won a Super Bowl ring with the Chiefs, had never met.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
The coaching staff also signed additional skilled-position players, such as running back Duke Watson and receivers Josh Derry and Jonathan Bibbs, while building depth on the offensive and defensive lines and in the secondary.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Running back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20back. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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