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Allen Patrick
Roland Allen Patrick III (born February 15, 1984) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL draft. He played college football at Oklahoma Sooners football, Oklahoma. Patrick was also a member of the Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts, and St. Louis Rams. Early life Patrick attended Conway High School (South Carolina), Conway High School in Conway, South Carolina where he played running back, defensive back, and kick returner. College career Independence Community College Following high school, Patrick played for Independence Community College in Independence, Kansas. He played Safety (football position), safety. Oklahoma Patrick then transferred to the University of Oklahoma and made the switch to running back. During the 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team, 2006 season, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running Back
A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive American football plays#Offensive terminology, handoffs from the quarterback to Rush (American football)#Offense, rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and Blocking (American football), block. There are usually one or two running backs on the field for a given play, depending on the offensive formation. A running back may be a Halfback (American football), halfback (in certain contexts also referred to as a "tailback" — see #Halfback/tailback, below), a wingback (American football), wingback, or a Fullback (American football), fullback. A running back will sometimes be called a "feature back" if he is the team's key player/more prominent running back. With the increase in pass-oriented offenses and single set back formations, it is more common to refer to these players as simply running backs. Halfback/tailbac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
