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The forgotten man in the Lions’ offense the first three games, Hockenson had a huge day Sunday with eight catches for 179 yards and two touchdowns.
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Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2022
The forgotten man in training camp because of a hamstring injury, Schwartz caught up enough to give Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo plenty to worry about.
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cleveland, 10 Sep. 2021
All those ‘forgotten men and women’ in U.S. factories have, once again, been forgotten.
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New York Times, 15 Jan. 2020
Chelsea grew into the game and took the lead shortly before half-time as forgotten man Kenedy netted from outside the box, his strike taking a deflection on its route to wrong-footing João Virginia in the Reading net.
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SI.com, 28 July 2019
With the trade deadline coming up Tuesday, teams needing an edge-rusher will undoubtedly inquire about the Browns’ forgotten man.
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Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 24 Oct. 2019
Andros Townsend and Jeffrey Schlupp gave Palace a two-goal lead by half time, before Christian Benteke, Max Meyer and forgotten man Connor Wickham piling on the misery in the second 45.
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SI.com, 28 July 2019
West Ham meanwhile are reported to be plotting a £30m summer swoop for Chelsea forgotten man Danny Drinkwater.
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SI.com, 3 May 2018
Meanwhile, Leicester are hotly tipped to Manchester United forgotten man Marouane Fellaini in the summer, after the robust Belgian has decided to leave the club on a free transfer.
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SI.com, 26 Apr. 2018
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First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above
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“Forgotten man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forgotten%20man. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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