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Cornerback vs Linebacker - What's the difference?

cornerback | linebacker |

As nouns the difference between cornerback and linebacker

is that cornerback is the defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the ball and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes while linebacker is the defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes.

cornerback

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (American football, Gaelic football, hurling) The defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the ball and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes
    • The cornerback tipped the ball away from the receiver.

    linebacker

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (American football) The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes
    • The linebacker corralled the runner who had slipped through the hole.