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Dwayne Anderson (American Football)
Dwayne Everett Anderson (born December 7, 1961) is a former American football defensive back who played for the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) for one game in 1987. He played college football at Southern Methodist University. He played for the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League from 1984 to 1985. In 1985, he had four interceptions for 55 yards. Anderson had two of those interceptions in a 17–14 win versus the Birmingham Stallions The Birmingham Stallions were a franchise in the United States Football League, an attempt to establish a second professional league of American football in the United States in competition with the National Football League. They played their ... on June 17 that clinched Tampa Bay's playoff berth. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Dwayne 1961 births Living people American football defensive backs SMU Mustangs football players St. Louis Cardinals (football) players Tampa Bay Bandits player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defensive Back
In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the defensive linemen who play directly on the line of scrimmage, and the linebackers, who play in the middle of the defense, between the defensive line and the defensive backs. Among the defensive backs, there are two main types, cornerbacks, which play nearer the line of scrimmage and the sideline, whose main role is to cover the opposing team's wide receivers, and the Safety (gridiron football position), safeties, who play further back near the center of the field, and who act as the last line of defense. American defensive formations usually includes two of each, a left and right cornerback, as well as a strong safety and a free safety, with the free safety tending to play further back than the strong safety. In Canadian football, which ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
