: a defensive halfback in football who defends the flank
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Recent Examples on the WebThe fourth-year junior cornerback tried to field in after a bounce, but the ball slipped through his hands. Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2022 The most crucial tell came from the cornerback across from Addison. Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 The rookie cornerback couldn’t have asked for a better debut. Alanis Thames, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022 Then there were the consecutive flags for pass interference thrown on the other cornerback, Kool-Aid McKinstry. Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 15 Sep. 2022 First-round pick Trent McDuffie hurt his hamstring when the young cornerback slipped during an otherwise impressive NFL debut. Dave Skretta, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022 First-round pick Trent McDuffie hurt his hamstring when the young cornerback slipped during an otherwise impressive NFL debut. Dave Skretta, ajc, 13 Sep. 2022 The cornerback didn’t record a statistic while playing nearly the entire second half, but that’s actually a good sign of things to come.oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2022 So the senior cornerback felt a sense of triumph to play all but one defensive snap of the opener. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022 See More