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backfield
[ bak-feeld ]
noun
- (used with a plural verb) the members of the team who, on offense, are stationed behind the linemen and, on defense, behind the linebackers.
- their positions considered as a unit.
- the area where the backs play.
backfield
/ ˈæˌھː /
noun
- the backfieldsometimes functioning as plural the quarterback and running backs in a team
- the area behind the line of scrimmage from which the backfield begin each play
Word History and Origins
Origin of backfield1
Example Sentences
Not only is Hampton a threat in the running game paired with free-agent addition Najee Harris, but he’s a valuable receiver out of the backfield who dropped only one pass in his college career.
“I feel like I can catch the ball out of the backfield and pass protect.”
Gonsolin had looked sharp this spring, pitching three scoreless innings in two Cactus League games along with a backfield scrimmage outing this week.
But up until Friday, his only live swings this camp came in backfield sessions against minor-league arms.
On a grass hill behind one of the backfields, a large painting of the club’s World Series championship logo loomed behind the backstop.
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