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Jafus White
Jafus White (born April 16, 1957 in Cameron, Texas) is a former American football and Canadian football defensive back. He was drafted with the 253rd pick of the 1980 NFL Draft in the 10th round by the Green Bay Packers, but never made the roster. His professional career included two games for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1981, and he also played for the San Antonio Gunslingers (USFL team), San Antonio Gunslingers of the United States Football League (USFL). References 1957 births Living people People from Cameron, Texas American football defensive backs Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas football players American players of Canadian football Canadian football defensive backs Toronto Argonauts players San Anto ...[...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] |
