running back
noun
: a football back (such as a halfback or fullback) who carries the ball on running plays
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The second half saw the Dragons extend their lead with TD rushes from running back Davis Penn (6), WR Luc Jacquemard (42), Gavin Gooden (59), and Gunter (43) – the latter was set up by a Brady Bourgeois interception.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Nov. 2025
The only running back who really changed a game against Kansas City this season was Buffalo’s James Cook in Week 9.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 22 Nov. 2025
Benet Academy has hired former New England Patriots running back and three-time Super Bowl champion with the NFL's New England Patriots, James White, as its new head football coach, effective after the 2025 college season.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
The Carolina Panthers traded their star running back Christian McCaffrey away a little more than three years ago.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Nov. 2025
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Nov. 2025
The only running back who really changed a game against Kansas City this season was Buffalo’s James Cook in Week 9.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 22 Nov. 2025
Benet Academy has hired former New England Patriots running back and three-time Super Bowl champion with the NFL's New England Patriots, James White, as its new head football coach, effective after the 2025 college season.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
The Carolina Panthers traded their star running back Christian McCaffrey away a little more than three years ago.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Running back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20back. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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