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William Hampton (Canadian Football)
William Louis Hampton Jr. (born March 7, 1975) is a former American and Canadian football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Carolina Panthers of the NFL and the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL. Hampton played college football at Murray State Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper level and graduate courses in Paducah, .... References 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Little Rock, Arkansas Players of American football from Arkansas American players of Canadian football American football defensive backs Canadian football defensive backs Murray State Racers football players Calgary Stampeders players Philadelphia Eagles players Carolina Panthers players {{defensiveback-1970s-stub ... [...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] |
