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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" (near the sidelines), farthest away from the rest of the offensive formation .
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Wide receiver is a physically demanding position. On passing routes, wide receivers need to explode with their lower body off the line of scrimmage to create separation from a defender. Once they do get open and catch a pass, every defender on the field will be attacking him to try to make a tackle.
A wide receiver (or WR, wideout) is an American football player whose main duty is to catch the football when it is thrown by the quarterback . Wide receivers may also block, run with the football and sometimes throw the football besides just catching it. They can wear jersey numbers 10-19 and 80-89 in the National Football League, but there ...
Michael William Thomas Jr. [1] (born March 3, 1993) [2] is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football for Ohio State and was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft. Thomas holds the record for the most receptions by a player in a single season with 149 in 2019.
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