fullback
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As French fullback Lucas Digne attempted to clear his own header, he swung around to boot the ball and kicked Yamal instead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Aguirre is also expected to give playing time to 17-year-old prospect Gilberto Mora in midfield — possibly in place of Gutiérrez — and to bring in Jorge Sánchez for Reyes at fullback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
With piles of snow at every intersection and pedestrians moving in slow motion, I regularly bolted ahead and mounted obstacles like a fullback rushing for glory, leaving Sarah somewhere behind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Former Glasgow Warriors fullback Hogg amassed a century of senior caps for his country and was involved in three British and Irish Lions tours.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
He lowered his shoulder at the fullback and crashed into him.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
Szoboszlai and Wirtz as the starting wide players will often move centrally with the fullbacks pushing up to provide the width.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025
Offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy talked in the spring about UCLA’s fullbacks playing “a huge role when needed.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2024
Another obstacle to Rowe returning to the go-to utility reserve role was the development of former academy players in Cody Baker and Reed Baker-Whiting as fullbacks.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
Nathaniel Hackett has often used fullbacks during his stops in the NFL, including Andrew Beck in Denver last year and Danny Vitale in Green Bay and Tommy Bohanon in Jacksonville.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 6, 2023
It was only a matter of time until she found the range and scored, in spite of those menacing fullbacks.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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