Cornerback
noun
A defensive player position in American and Canadian football, whose main job is to cover the wide receivers of the opposing team and prevent them from catching the ball.
The best cornerback in the league intercepted the ball at a crucial moment.
Often appears as...
- top cornerback
- starting cornerback
noun
A defensive player position in American and Canadian football, whose main job is to cover the wide receivers of the opposing team and prevent them from catching the ball.
The best cornerback in the league intercepted the ball at a crucial moment.
Often appears as...
- top cornerback
- starting cornerback
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Sport Specific
Used mainly in discussions about American or Canadian football, not other sports.
His dream is to become a great cornerback like his idol.
Pro Tip 2/3Defensive Role
Emphasizes the role of preventing the opposite team's success, not scoring points.
The cornerback rushed in to block the pass.
Pro Tip 3/3Game Jargon
Commonly used among football fans and players, but unfamiliar to those outside the sport.
They debated who the best cornerback was after the game.
Pro Tip 1/3Sport Specific
Used mainly in discussions about American or Canadian football, not other sports.
His dream is to become a great cornerback like his idol.
Pro Tip 2/3Defensive Role
Emphasizes the role of preventing the opposite team's success, not scoring points.
The cornerback rushed in to block the pass.
Pro Tip 3/3Game Jargon
Commonly used among football fans and players, but unfamiliar to those outside the sport.
They debated who the best cornerback was after the game.
Pro Tip 1/3Sport Specific
Used mainly in discussions about American or Canadian football, not other sports.
His dream is to become a great cornerback like his idol.
Pro Tip 2/3Defensive Role
Emphasizes the role of preventing the opposite team's success, not scoring points.
The cornerback rushed in to block the pass.
Pro Tip 3/3Game Jargon
Commonly used among football fans and players, but unfamiliar to those outside the sport.
They debated who the best cornerback was after the game.
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Quote examples
Kyler Murray
American Football Player
Quarterback and cornerback are two of the hardest positions to play on the field, so yeah, you're going to get beat, you're going to throw interceptions, you're going to get sacked, you're going to miss throws. Stuff like that is going to happen. That's something you've been prepping for your whole life playing the position.
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Jason McCourty
American Football Player
You paid attention to every cornerback that was drafted before you. You always tried to outperform those guys. And for me, that's always been in the back of my mind - starting with not being invited to the combine, of wanting to make sure I had a good Pro Day and then getting drafted at the end of the sixth round.
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George Blanda
American Football Player
Frankly, kicking was just an extra thing that I did. I guess most people remember that I was also a quarterback. But how many people remember that I was a linebacker and a cornerback when I broke into pro ball with the Chicago Bears? I was around when you had to go both ways.
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Von Miller
American Athlete
I really don't look at myself as a defensive end or a linebacker or a cornerback or a safety. I don't try to limit myself to just rushing the passer or dropping back in coverage or being a run-stopper; I try to be great at football.
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Oliver Luck
What does the quarter-back do after handing off? He runs to the perimeter and blocks. Or tries to block. I tried to throw a block at the cornerback but his knee got me right on the temple. I remember thinking, 'boom.
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Nnamdi Asomugha
Nigerian Actor
My position in football was cornerback, and what your job is as a cornerback is to read the person that's in front of you - read their body language and anticipate what's going to happen next.
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Chris Hogan
American Athlete
I started when I was in sixth grade, playing Pop Warner. I played running back, quarterback, cornerback... all over the place.
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Chris Harris, Jr.
American Athlete
There is always pressure playing cornerback. It's just a position where you're always in the spotlight.
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Herm Edwards
American Coach
If all you ever play with a cornerback in there is man to man, it is a disadvantage.
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Brooks Koepka
American Athlete
I'm about the size of a cornerback, maybe a free safety.
Quote examples
Kyler Murray
American Football Player
Quarterback and cornerback are two of the hardest positions to play on the field, so yeah, you're going to get beat, you're going to throw interceptions, you're going to get sacked, you're going to miss throws. Stuff like that is going to happen. That's something you've been prepping for your whole life playing the position.
Quote examples
Jason McCourty
American Football Player
You paid attention to every cornerback that was drafted before you. You always tried to outperform those guys. And for me, that's always been in the back of my mind - starting with not being invited to the combine, of wanting to make sure I had a good Pro Day and then getting drafted at the end of the sixth round.
Quote examples
George Blanda
American Football Player
Frankly, kicking was just an extra thing that I did. I guess most people remember that I was also a quarterback. But how many people remember that I was a linebacker and a cornerback when I broke into pro ball with the Chicago Bears? I was around when you had to go both ways.
Quote examples
Von Miller
American Athlete
I really don't look at myself as a defensive end or a linebacker or a cornerback or a safety. I don't try to limit myself to just rushing the passer or dropping back in coverage or being a run-stopper; I try to be great at football.
Quote examples
Oliver Luck
What does the quarter-back do after handing off? He runs to the perimeter and blocks. Or tries to block. I tried to throw a block at the cornerback but his knee got me right on the temple. I remember thinking, 'boom.
Quote examples
Nnamdi Asomugha
Nigerian Actor
My position in football was cornerback, and what your job is as a cornerback is to read the person that's in front of you - read their body language and anticipate what's going to happen next.
Quote examples
Chris Hogan
American Athlete
I started when I was in sixth grade, playing Pop Warner. I played running back, quarterback, cornerback... all over the place.
Quote examples
Chris Harris, Jr.
American Athlete
There is always pressure playing cornerback. It's just a position where you're always in the spotlight.
Quote examples
Herm Edwards
American Coach
If all you ever play with a cornerback in there is man to man, it is a disadvantage.
Quote examples
Brooks Koepka
American Athlete
I'm about the size of a cornerback, maybe a free safety.
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