wide receiver
noun
: a football receiver who normally lines up several yards to the side of the offensive formation
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The two are spending some time apart, with the NFL wide receiver away at training camp with the New England Patriots, gearing up for another season.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025
Redshirt freshman wide receiver Will Cianfrini was limited with a lower body injury and true freshman offensive lineman Ashdon Wnetrzak was limited with an undisclosed injury.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Things are looking up for the Rams, and the team was able to land star wide receiver Davante Adams in free agency.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
Jackson came up with the pass breakup and appeared to land on the second-year wide receiver, who came up gimpy.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2025
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025
Redshirt freshman wide receiver Will Cianfrini was limited with a lower body injury and true freshman offensive lineman Ashdon Wnetrzak was limited with an undisclosed injury.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Things are looking up for the Rams, and the team was able to land star wide receiver Davante Adams in free agency.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
Jackson came up with the pass breakup and appeared to land on the second-year wide receiver, who came up gimpy.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2025
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“Wide receiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide%20receiver. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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