fullback
noun
full·back
ˈfu̇l-ˌbak 
1
: an offensive football back used primarily for line plunges and blocking
2
: a primarily defensive player usually stationed nearest the defended goal (as in soccer or field hockey)
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Smith said previously that his Falcons could carry a fullback because Keith Smith was a core special-teamer in addition to a lead blocker.
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Mike Defabo, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Jelani Stafford is still working to be a defensive lineman at the next level, but teams are interested in him potentially playing fullback after his six-touchdown season in 2023.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Not after the 49ers asked him to take a pay cut last year and after general manager John Lynch’s vague response when asked recently about the fullback’s future.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
Daryl Johnston, the fullback when Dallas became the first to win three Super Bowls in a span of four seasons, believes the Cowboys had an asterisk of their own.
—Schuyler Dixon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
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Mike Defabo, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Jelani Stafford is still working to be a defensive lineman at the next level, but teams are interested in him potentially playing fullback after his six-touchdown season in 2023.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Not after the 49ers asked him to take a pay cut last year and after general manager John Lynch’s vague response when asked recently about the fullback’s future.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
Daryl Johnston, the fullback when Dallas became the first to win three Super Bowls in a span of four seasons, believes the Cowboys had an asterisk of their own.
—Schuyler Dixon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
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fullback
noun
full·back
ˈfu̇l-ˌbak
1
: a football back who usually lines up between the halfbacks
2
: a mainly defensive player (as in soccer or field hockey) who usually plays near the goal to be defended
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