Quotes About Cornerback

There are two big adjustments you have to make as a rookie. I think the biggest adjustment you have is to know your playbook, and playing fast once you learn it. And then, every cornerback in the league, they're all good. In college, you might have some who are good and some who aren't.

My position in football was cornerback, and what your job is as a cornerback is to read the person that's in front of you - read their body language and anticipate what's going to happen next.

As a cornerback, you only get probably about 5 chances to really impact the game.

Any time Gronk has been matched up with a corner, he's had a very bad game - and that corner has had a very good game.

I made All-Pro in my position as a corner.

If all you ever play with a cornerback in there is man to man, it is a disadvantage.

Quarterback and cornerback are two of the hardest positions to play on the field, so yeah, you're going to get beat, you're going to throw interceptions, you're going to get sacked, you're going to miss throws. Stuff like that is going to happen. That's something you've been prepping for your whole life playing the position.

Patrick Peterson, obviously, is one of - it depends who you talk to - is the best, or one of the best, corners/return guys in the NFL. You just turn the film on and you're like, 'Wow, that guy plays corner? He looks like a linebacker and runs a 4.1' or whatever. He's a great player.

What does the quarter-back do after handing off? He runs to the perimeter and blocks. Or tries to block. I tried to throw a block at the cornerback but his knee got me right on the temple. I remember thinking, 'boom.'

There is always pressure playing cornerback. It's just a position where you're always in the spotlight.

I think the best cover corner I've faced is Patrick Peterson. He's been great so long that people really overlook him.