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Speed, quickness coveted skills for corners

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Sunday, February 27, 2005

INDIANAPOLIS -- The evolution of the NFL game, and the manner in which teams evaluate personnel at various positions, often results from alterations to the rules. And with the league having more closely enforced illegal contact penalties in the secondary during the 2004 season, with a dramatic increase in the number of infractions flagged, there could be a trickle-down effect here at the annual predraft combine workouts. For years, the lament of defensive coordinators and secondary coaches was ...

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