re: Why would any parent push their child to play RB?

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if you're athletic enough to play RB, then you can play LB, DB, WR, or DE

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A) RB gets more glory than any of those positions. Some people care about that.

B) just because you can play RB, doesn't mean you can play those positions. Not every RB has the hands to play WR, or the hips to play DB, can hit like a LB, or moves to play DE. And a lot of guys that play offense just don't have the same mind set that defensive guys play, you need a mean streak and to love to hit people.