wide receiver
noun
: a football receiver who normally lines up several yards to the side of the offensive formation
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The candidates for Offensive Player of the Year are similar to the MVP finalists, with Burrow, Barkley, and Jackson all in the running, along with Bengals star wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase and future Hall of Fame running back Derrick Henry of the Ravens.
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
In the September 2024 NFL ad announcing Kendrick Lamar as the halftime performer at Super Bowl 59, the 37-year-old rapper stands before a colossal American flag, feeding footballs into a machine that launches the balls to wide receivers.
—Christina L. Myers, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
Four years later in Super Bowl XLVI, Manning crushed the Patriots’ hopes again, hitting wide receiver Mario Manningham on a deep sideline throw, as the Giants went on to win 21-17.
—Jill Martin, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
The Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver has been with his girlfriend, Kelsey Riley, for about three years and the couple welcomed their son, Arthur Juan Brown Jr., in September 2022.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
In the September 2024 NFL ad announcing Kendrick Lamar as the halftime performer at Super Bowl 59, the 37-year-old rapper stands before a colossal American flag, feeding footballs into a machine that launches the balls to wide receivers.
—Christina L. Myers, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
Four years later in Super Bowl XLVI, Manning crushed the Patriots’ hopes again, hitting wide receiver Mario Manningham on a deep sideline throw, as the Giants went on to win 21-17.
—Jill Martin, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
The Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver has been with his girlfriend, Kelsey Riley, for about three years and the couple welcomed their son, Arthur Juan Brown Jr., in September 2022.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Wide receiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide%20receiver. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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