In football, the wide receiver catches the ball, thrown by the quarterback and then runs toward the end zone in an attempt to score a touchdown or at least get a first down. If, however, the coach signals for a running play-which shows that the running back will be handed the football-the wide recievers will block the defender/s in front of him from trying to tackle the running back.
That is what a wide receiver does.
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∙ 12y agoWiki User
∙ 11y agoLine up on the outside with two to three on average per play. They run different routes up across the field trying to get open for a pass from the quarterback on a passing play, and block for a running play.
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∙ 14y agoThe wide receiver's main job is to run downfield and get into a position so that the quarterback can throw him the ball, he can catch it, and hopefully gain extra yardage running with the ball after the catch. He will sometimes be asked to run the ball such as on an end-around or reverse play, and on run downs many teams expect their receivers to block (though few excel at it).
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∙ 12y agothey catch the ball,block, and sometimes rush, or on some football games they line up as the quarterback in the wildcat formation
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∙ 10y agoHe recives. As soon as he catches it he runs down to the end zone to get a TD (Touchdown) They do short plays and long plays.
Hopes this answers your question.
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∙ 10y agogoes out for passes
Yes, he is a wide receiver.
Wide receiver.
Wide Receiver - song - was created in 1980.
wideout is slang for wide receiver
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John Ford - wide receiver - was born in 1966.
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Marvin Jones - wide receiver - was born on 1990-03-12.
Michael Lewis - wide receiver - was born on 1971-11-14.
Stephen Williams - wide receiver - was born on 1986-06-29.
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