Positions and roles
Cornerback (CB)
A defender who covers wide receivers, in press or off coverage.
A cornerback covers wide receivers. In press he jams at the line and takes away the release; in off coverage he gives cushion and drives on the throw.
Outside corners either travel with a team's best receiver or play a side, and which one a defense does changes every receiving matchup on the field.
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