11.   Cornerback was one of two areas Kearin addressed in the offseason.

12.   Defensive end Marvin Washington noted that good cornerbacks are hard to find, and Mickens will learn from this.

13.   Darrien Gordon, whom the Falcons are trying sign as early as today as a punt returner, also is a cornerback.

14.   Good cornerbacks are a true rarity.

15.   He struggled there and many scouts think cornerback is his best position.

16.   If Steelers All-Pro cornerback Rod Woodson is in fact God, then He works in more mysterious ways than anybody could have imagined.

17.   In the perfect football world of New York Jets coach Bill Parcells, the cornerbacks are big as well as fast.

18.   In this case that cornerback was Aeneas Williams, who has snuffed Michael in the past.

19.   Ironically, cornerback has been one of the most capably handled positions on the team.

20.   Its starting cornerback is a freshman.