cornerback
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈkɔrnərˌbæk/
- Jargon
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- "Guys aren't trying to give up plays," Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall said.
- cornerback (defensive back)
- cornerback (defensive back)
The thing I remember most about that game is that there was a really bad cornerback and this is great coaching right here.
- The thing I remember most about that game is that there was a really bad cornerback and this is great coaching right here.
- You remember Raiders had that cornerback Osawa.
Examples
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With Pro Bowl-caliber play from two cornerbacks, Chicago has had a major edge in containing the pass.
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He's starting cornerback at Temple University.
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Coach made me cornerback because he felt I had quick feet.
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The thing I remember most about that game is that there was a really bad cornerback and this is great coaching right here.
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Just ask Fuller, who has managed to hold down the summit as the nation's No. 1 cornerback prospect.
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I would like to see Graham at right cornerback, especially the way Vasher looked the other night.
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Is Quinjan Mitchell the best cornerback in the NFL?
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Have you heard anything about cornerback Chase Minnifield regarding rehab or expectations that he could play next year?
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With the fourth pick of the 2014 NFL Draft, the Arizona Cardinals select Robert Starks, cornerback, Georgia Tech.
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As a top cornerback, he is responsible for covering the opposing team's best wide receiver.
Synonyms
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3.3
A player who defends in football
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cornerback combines corner 'side' or 'edge' of the field and back 'a player who plays behind the main line to defend', so a cornerback is the defender who guards the field corners and covers players who catch passes.