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- Ronnie Lott has been voted to the Pro Bowl
- 10 times, the first four times as a cornerback
- and the next six as a safety. Both positions
- are parts of a teamΓÇÖs defensive backfield,
- which is made up of two cornerbacks, a free
- safety, and a strong safety. The cornerbacks
- cover the oppositionΓÇÖs two main wide
- receivers. The free safety is a teamΓÇÖs "center
- fielder." He lines up behind the rest of the
- defense, free to cover a third receiver or help
- the cornerbacks. His job is to go to where he
- thinks the ball will be going. The strong
- safety lines up on the strong side of the field
- (the side that the tight end lines up on). He
- sometimes covers the tight end, sometimes
- covers wide receivers, and sometimes
- moves up to help stop the running game.