The New York Giants' fifth-round draft pick is big for a defensive back by any standard.
So did former San Francisco 49ers tackle Harris Barton and defensive back Ronnie Lott.
Maybe it comes from his college football days as a defensive back under the legendary John Gagliardi.
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Tampa Bay's first pick this year was defensive back Johnthan Banks of Mississippi State at No. 43 overall.
Defensive back Dee Milliner is a trendy choice to go in the top 10, and offensive linemen D.
He went to Kent State University, playing defensive back on the football team.
The fourth, defensive back Eddie Williams, was a redshirt who did not play, The Crimson White campus newspaper reported.
Edelman and Matthew Slater have split time between wide receiver and defensive back.
Tampa Bay was the first of the four to pick, going for defensive back Johnthan Banks of Mississippi State at No. 43 overall.
Before shooting himself, Duerson, a former Chicago Bears defensive back, left a note asking that his brain be studied for signs of trauma.
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If Revis receives all of the money contemplated in the transaction, then it will make Revis the highest paid defensive back in NFL history.
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Troy Brown, who played both wide receiver and defensive back for the Patriots, said he noticed an immediate difference in the way games were officiated.
Washington, which traded it first-rounder last year to draft Robert Griffin III, went for defensive back David Amerson of North Carolina State at No. 51.
While he was also a defensive back, Summerall was primarily a kicker, making 100 field goals and 256 of 265 extra points in his career.
In a first-person account in the Chicago Tribune on Sunday, Matt Bowen, a former Washington Redskins defensive back, described a similar system at that team.
In addition to Leaf and Shuler, other disappointing top-five NFL picks include offensive lineman Tony Mandarich (Green Bay, 1989) and defensive back Bruce Pickens (Cincinnati, 1991).
The defensive-minded Giants took Terry Kinard, a defensive back from Clemson who started for their 1986-87 team that routed Elway and the Broncos in Super Bowl XXI.
Washington, which lost its first-rounder in last year's deal to draft Robert Griffin III, went for defensive back David Amerson of North Carolina State at No. 51 overall.
The Bears will attempt to build a defense around the slightly younger core of star linebacker Lance Briggs, turnover-magnet defensive back Charles Tillman and star pass rusher Julius Peppers.
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With former first-round safety Kenny Phillips signing with Philadelphia, there is a bit of a hole at defensive back and New York might be interested if Texas safety Kenny Vaccaro slips.
He often has the Giants' defensive back play a "cover-2 shell, " a soft zone coverage that takes away deep routes and gives New York's defensive line time to harass an opposing quarterback.
The biggest name left in NFL free agency found a surprising home on Tuesday night, as defensive back Charles Woodson, an eight-time Pro Bowl selection, rejoined the Oakland Raiders after spending seven years with the Green Bay Packers.
The pure stats vs. salary model doesn't work as well as it does in sports like baseball, with its individual tilt and myriad numbers (a top defensive back, for example, may not have many interceptions because opposing teams avoid throwing to his side of the field).
The bigger sign as the Giants move on to Atlanta and its mega offense is that their whole defensive front is back to being one of the league's most devastating.
Izaguirre capitalised on a slack defensive pass-back by Milne four minutes from the break and glided into the St Johnstone penalty area before calmly slotting past Smith to give the hosts a two-goal lead at the interval.
Behind that line were two defensive-minded midfielders with the defensive line stationed further back.
The hospital introduced a complex logistical model to sift patients more efficiently, but the doctors hated it and went back to defensive decision-making.
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The right-hander had an MRI on Tuesday, one day after experiencing discomfort in his upper back during a defensive drill.
Suker put Miroslav Blazevic's side ahead, but a defensive error allowed right-back Lilian Thuram to equalise with his first ever goal for France.
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