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defensive back

noun

, Football.
  1. a defender positioned off the line of scrimmage for the purpose of covering pass receivers and tackling runners who elude linemen and linebackers.


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Good tight ends present matchup problems because of their size against defensive backs or speed against linebackers.

His balletic footwork at the line is unmatched, and it allows him to defeat press coverage without using his hands, and without a defensive back laying a finger on him.

Morris’s father, Roman Morris, runs PrimeXample Skills Academy, a training program for defensive backs.

That is, safeties that blur the lines between defensive back and linebackers, and linebackers that blur the line between linebacker and defensive end.

For example, in Miami’s season opener against UAB, the Canes faced a defense that featured four returning all-conference defensive backs and a secondary coming off consecutive seasons ranked in the top 25 in expected points added on pass defense.

Wilson gets another MVP vote from his teammate, defensive back Richard Sherman.

Incomplete on Fourth and Goal Was there an illegal hold on defensive back Jimmy Smith?

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