1
: the offensive football back farthest from the line of scrimmage
2
British
: a line of vehicles caused by a traffic slowdown or stoppage
Examples of tailback in a Sentence
stuck in a five-mile tailback on the southbound carriageway
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The Bears were down 12-7 with just more than six minutes left when offensive coordinator Shane Waldron dialed up the call for reserve center Doug Kramer Jr., who was lined up in the I-formation ahead of tailback Roschon Johnson.
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
The Rebels opted to go for the win and a two-point conversion after senior tailback James Basinger ran in a 1-yard touchdown in overtime.
—David Mullen, The Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2024
Richard, playing tailback, had previously brought the ball to the three-yard line on the aforementioned fumble recovery, but failed to punch it in himself after multiple no-yardage rushes.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
Timeout for trivia: On Oct. 17, 2021, the Broncos tailback pulled a similar kind of leap here against the Raiders, hopping over Vegas safety Tre’von Moehrig.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
The Rebels opted to go for the win and a two-point conversion after senior tailback James Basinger ran in a 1-yard touchdown in overtime.
—David Mullen, The Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2024
Richard, playing tailback, had previously brought the ball to the three-yard line on the aforementioned fumble recovery, but failed to punch it in himself after multiple no-yardage rushes.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
Timeout for trivia: On Oct. 17, 2021, the Broncos tailback pulled a similar kind of leap here against the Raiders, hopping over Vegas safety Tre’von Moehrig.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Tailback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailback. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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