Darren Lee Sproles is an American football executive and former running back. He is now a personnel consultant for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats, earning first-team All-American honors and becoming the school's all-time leading rusher. Sproles was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL draft. He also played for the New Orleans Saints and the Eagles. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2021.
Sproles in 2011
Sproles with the Chargers.
Sproles in 2014.
A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and 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, a wingback or a fullback. A running back will sometimes be called a "feature back" if he is the team's key player/more prominent running back.
Zamir White, a running back then playing at the collegiate level for the Georgia Bulldogs during a game versus the South Carolina Gamecocks.
A running back turns up the field in an attempt to reach the end zone.
Darren Sproles, a "scat back"
Adrian Peterson and Christian McCaffrey representing an old school and modern running backs styles respectively.
