ran off the field

[keannu]

The tournament was nearly over, but still neither team had scored...Then the stadium was full of joy and excitement as the crowd and the team cheered. Russell beamed with pride as he and his teammates ran off the field...

Does "run off the field" mean "run away from the field"?

 

[JMurray]

not a teacher

It simply means to leave the field. Typically, in a stadium teams run off the field to go to their respective changing rooms under the grandstand.

 

[Barb_D]

Though why they would run off when it's "nearly" over is a mystery.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I agree. There seems to be something missing, such as a late score.

 

[SoothingDave]

I think he "yadda, yadda'd" the winning score.

 

[Skrej]

Did you just verb 'yadda'? :-D

 

[MikeNewYork]

Did you just verb "verb"?

 

[MikeNewYork]

Obviously.

 

[JMurray]

Though why they would run off when it's "nearly" over is a mystery.

I wasn't sure whether or not to point that out in my first post. Like SDave, I assumed that keannu was just trying to establish some helpful context. Unfortunately, the apparent non sequitur merely added a little confusion instead.