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What is a returner?

What is a returner? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. One who returns from another place.
  2. One who returns something, such as defective goods.
  3. (American football) A player who runs back a ball which has been punted or kicked
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Badly in need of a runback specialist, he allowed his star cornerback to talk him into using him as the kick-off returner.
He chased down a kick returner from behind and outjumped several receivers and other defensive backs to bat away a pass late in another game.
So they are double-teamed, usually by a couple of defensive backs who try to jam the ends at the line of scrimmage and cut off their paths to the punt returner.
The Australian Open champion has won seven Grand Slam titles and is the best returner in the game.
Before, the kicking team was penalized if a player came within 2 yards of a returner before he caught the ball.
He served as Hampton's primary kickoff returner and also returned punts on occasion.

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