cornerback
noun
cor·ner·back
ˈkȯr-nər-ˌbak 
: a defensive halfback in football who defends the flank
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Moss is one of the few White cornerbacks in the NFL, and Surtain wondered if that has anything to do with the calls.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Freshman cornerback Jaboree Antoine, also very much in the plans, has played in three games, per UM, and freshman cornerback Chris Ewald has appeared in one game.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The cornerback from Manhattan was expected to play both sides of the ball with KU.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Later, as the Patriots struggled to find passing answers to Cleveland's man-coverage, McDaniels called outside runs that forced their cornerbacks to support the run and their defensive ends to think twice about rushing upfield.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Freshman cornerback Jaboree Antoine, also very much in the plans, has played in three games, per UM, and freshman cornerback Chris Ewald has appeared in one game.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The cornerback from Manhattan was expected to play both sides of the ball with KU.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Later, as the Patriots struggled to find passing answers to Cleveland's man-coverage, McDaniels called outside runs that forced their cornerbacks to support the run and their defensive ends to think twice about rushing upfield.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Cornerback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cornerback. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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