wide receiver
noun
: a football receiver who normally lines up several yards to the side of the offensive formation
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The junior wide receiver and cornerback plans to enter the 2025 NFL Draft and is expected to be a top-five pick—perhaps even No. 1 overall.
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Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
Hunter excelled as a wide receiver and cornerback for the Buffs.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
The football community has rallied around NFL legend Randy Moss after the former wide receiver announced he had been diagnosed with cancer, during an Instagram livestream Friday.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
Actor Rob Riggle and former NFL wide receiver Vince Papale jumped up on the back of a pickup truck and grabbed a mic that was plugged into Ryan’s little speaker.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
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Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
Hunter excelled as a wide receiver and cornerback for the Buffs.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
The football community has rallied around NFL legend Randy Moss after the former wide receiver announced he had been diagnosed with cancer, during an Instagram livestream Friday.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
Actor Rob Riggle and former NFL wide receiver Vince Papale jumped up on the back of a pickup truck and grabbed a mic that was plugged into Ryan’s little speaker.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Wide receiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide%20receiver. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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