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Anwar Phillips
Anwar M.S. Phillips (born October 25, 1982) is a former American football cornerback. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Penn State Nittany Lions football, Penn State. Phillips has also played for the Baltimore Ravens. Early years Phillips attended Northwest High School (Montgomery County, Maryland), Northwest High School in Germantown, Maryland. He was named to ''The Washington Post' All-League squad as a wide receiver in 2000 in sports, 2000 and 2001 in sports, 2001. College career Phillips was a two-year starter and was an All-Big Ten Conference, Big Ten selection at Penn State University, Penn State. He helped the Nittany Lions lead the conference in pass efficiency defense in 2005, and made 104 Tackle (football move), tackles and seven interceptions in his collegiate career. There he earned a Bachelor of Science in labor and industrial relations in December 2005. Professional career New Orleans Saints P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornerback
A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football. Cornerbacks cover Wide receiver, receivers most of the time, but also blitz and defend against such Play from scrimmage, offensive running plays as sweeps and reverses. They create Turnover (gridiron football), turnovers through hard tackle (football move), tackles, interceptions, and pass deflection, deflecting forward passes. Other members of the defensive backfield include strong and free Safety (gridiron football position), safeties. The cornerback position requires speed, agility, strength, and the ability to make rapid sharp turns. A cornerback's skill set typically requires proficiency in anticipating the quarterback, backpedaling, executing single and zone coverage, disrupting pass routes, block shedding, and tackling. Cornerbacks are among the 40-yard dash#Average time by position, fastest players on the field. Because of this, they are frequently used as return specialist, ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
