cornerback

noun

cor·ner·back ˈkȯr-nər-ˌbak

: a defensive halfback in football who defends the flank

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Roseman’s first draftee last April, cornerback Quinyon Mitchell, intercepted a fourth-quarter pass in the end zone to ensure that Jayden Daniels, the Commanders’ impressive rookie quarterback, wouldn’t engineer a comeback like the one that beat the Eagles in December. —

Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025 Seconds later, the ball landed just past the line of scrimmage and ricocheted off the shoulder of cornerback Amani Oruwariye before being recovered by the Bengals for a first down. —

Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2025 Denver Broncos star cornerback Pat Surtain II was named as one of the finalists for AP Defensive Player of the Year for the 2024 season. —

Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025 Munnerlyn was an undersized success story for most of his life — a 5-foot-9, seventh-round draft choice out of South Carolina who played cornerback in the NFL for 10 years. —

Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for cornerback