Wide receiver
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wide-receiver-177-17808903
title:
Wide receiver
text:
A wide receiver (WR), also referred to as a wideout, and historically known as a split end (SE) or flanker (FL), is an eligible receiver in gridiron football. A key skill position of the offense, WR gets its name from the player being split out "wide", farthest away from the rest of the offensive formation. A forward pass-catching specialist, the wide receiver is one of the fastest players on the field alongside cornerbacks and running backs. One on either extreme of the offensive line is typica
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Offensive position in American and Canadian football
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_receiver
date created:
2004-02-28T08:21:55Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T10:44:05Z
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13
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