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(American football) A defensive back position whose coverage responsibilities are a hybrid of those of a cornerback, safety and linebacker..
Many of the gifts that made [Brad Van Pelt] a football star at defensive roverback— speed and instinct, for example— did little to serve him as a fire-balling pitcher.
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Roverback means (American football) A defensive back position whose coverage responsibilities are a hybrid of those of a cornerback, safety and linebacker..
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Many of the gifts that made [Brad Van Pelt] a football star at defensive roverback— speed and instinct, for example— did little to serve him as a fire-balling pitcher.
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