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Gridiron position
Answer for the clue "Gridiron position ", 10 letters:
cornerback
Word definitions for cornerback in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a defensive football player stationed outside the linebackers
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context American football Gaelic football hurling English) The defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the ball and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A cornerback ( CB ) (also referred to as a corner ) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football . Cornerbacks cover receivers , to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield ...
Usage examples of cornerback.
Father John expected to find Ted Gianelli, the stocky, black-haired FBI agent and former cornerback for the Buffalo Bills.
The left cornerback sliced in to make an anklehigh tackle just as Taft was getting set to turn it on.
Then, on a column sweep, Taft turned the corner and picked up speed just as a lane opened and suddenly he was gone, out into open territory, and I watched from my knees as he dipped and swerved and cut past a cornerback, one motion, accelerating off the cut and heading straight for the last man, the free safety, and then veering off just slightly, almost contemptuously, not bothering to waste a good hipfake, still operating on that first immaculate thrust, cruising downhill from there.
But, except for cornerback Leroy Butler, the secondary was a disaster.
Defensively, coordinator Ray Rhodes made a great move by switching cornerback Leroy Butler to strong safety, replacing retired veteran Mark Murphy.
Butler, who had been a decent cornerback, emerged quickly as a standout safety.
During the fourth quarter on Saturday, the Bruins freshman cornerback was carted off the field with a possible concussion.