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Lavelle Westbrooks
Lavelle Westbrooks (born January 12, 1992) is an American football cornerback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Southern Eagles football, Georgia Southern. On October 6, 2015, Westbrooks was assigned to the San Jose SaberCats. References External linksGeorgia Southern Eagles bio {{DEFAULTSORT:Westbrooks, Lavelle 1992 births Living people Players of American football from Riverdale, Georgia American football cornerbacks Georgia Southern Eagles football players Cincinnati Bengals players Buffalo Bills players San Jose SaberCats players Players of Canadian football from Georgia (U.S. state) Canadian football defensive backs Montreal Alouettes players ... [...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] |
