A Nickel Cornerback is the 3rd String Corner and the Nickel Formation and is used to cover Slot recievers. -----
The nickel back is the fifth defensive back in the secondary. He usually plays on downs where the defensive believes the offense is going to pass the ball.
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Champ Bailey is statistically the best Cornerback in the history of the NFL.
That was only a joke. The player they were referring to on the NFL Network was cornerback Mel Blount. It is not a true story.
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24 in the NFL, or 1 or 2 in college, definitely.