running back

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One position group that has impressed Chesney since he arrived in Westwood is running back — a unit that returns a number of players.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

I believe this because I worked alongside them during an earlier Mueller-led investigation into the National Football League’s handling of a domestic abuse case involving running back Ray Rice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

A star running back, Reggie was banned from football 20 years earlier after he mixed up two phone numbers and called into a sports show thinking he was talking to his bookie.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

"It was insane, all the 12s that came out. It was cool to see," said Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker, the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

I saw Father stand up, and I began running back across the road to the field.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier