Are there ANY white cornerbacks in the NFL? (1 Viewer)

[lex89]

I have a small bet with my friend. We were talking about the NFL and came upon white players (blah blah blah). So the question:

Are there any white players, on any area in the depth chart, that are currently listed as CB (not DB, must be CB)?

The one person I came close to having was Kevin Kaesviharn from the Bengals. However, we decided that he doesn't count because he's been starting at safety for the past year or two--He hasn't played corner since 2003.

Rules..

- Must have either played a decent amount of cornerback last year or be listed on the team's website as a corner *now*.

Thank you all in advance. Your help is greatly appreciated. Help me save my $5!

(It's the principle of it all-- you know what I mean)

 

[The Man With No Name]

No

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[ChampBailey24]

Nope. I've done an essay about white and black players in the NFL and there are no white cornerbacks.

 

[lex89]

Yeah I've seen the Caste football site. Wasn't sure how new it was. Thanks for saving from a few hours of google research though.

 

[MLBrandow]

Without getting into politics (which I love) and racism (which I hate)...

... it's pretty obvious that this is because a dozen generations of blacks were shipped over from Africa and bred to be stronger/faster/more athletic.

This then leads to a reverse discrimination which is why it went from a few white guys to none.

I played cornerback in HS and I sucked.

 

[surelock]

other than jason sehorn, what other white corners have there been in the last decade. i'm sure there has to have been someone that i just can't seem to think of...

 

[ChampBailey24]

Without getting into politics (which I love) and racism (which I hate)...

... it's pretty obvious that this is because a dozen generations of blacks were shipped over from Africa and bred to be stronger/faster/more athletic.

This then leads to a reverse discrimination which is why it went from a few white guys to none.

I played cornerback in HS and I sucked.

Yeah but there is more. Black people's bodies are not genetically built the same way as white people's. Their body is built to run and is more thicker. Also, it's harder for white people to lower their fat% than for black people. Oh and there is also a gene that makes some people run faster and it can't be transmitted to white people. I'm not going into details but genetic is a big part of this.

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

No

Link fixed

Hmm. I see the castefootball site is supported by the ANU. But, not to hijack. Question posed and question answered for the purposes of this thread.

 

[-OZ-]

Westmoreland, #### 1963-1969

Whigham, Larry 1994-2002

Whitsell, Dave 1958-1969

Whittenton, Jesse 1956-1964

Nope, no Whites playing DB

 

[CravenM]

Please - someone kill this thread

 

[lex89]

Yeah but there is more. Black people's bodies are not genetically built the same way as white people's. Their body is built to run and is more thicker. Also, it's harder for white people to lower their fat% than for black people. Oh and there is also a gene that makes some people run faster and it can't be transmitted to white people. I'm not going into details but genetic is a big part of this.

Where did you get that information from? Speed comes from a combination of different muscles and body structure. I don't believe it is possible for one 'gene' to make people run faster. Also, it's not possible for a gene to be unable to be transmitted to white people.(skip example and read bold unless you have the time)

Example: Sickle Cell is a PREDOMINANTELY black genetic disease. The gene that causes it is recessive. That means both parents must have the recessive gene for there to be a *chance* that the child gets Sickle Cell. If you took biology you probably remember some things about how recessive and dominant traits work.

SS - dominant wins

Ss - dominant wins

sS - dominant wins

ss - recessive wins.

Sickle Cell began with blacks (Just assuming Africans here). So let's say most Africans have the chance of transfering Sickle Cell (they're Ss) and some have it (ss). If an Ss makes a baby with a white person (SS) there is a chance that their kid will be Ss. Now that kid (who is light-skinned, but not necessarily white, and is Ss) makes a baby with another white person who is SS.

THEIR kid is now Ss too by chance, and is very light-skinned (probably assumed by most to be Caucasian). If this happens a bunch of times with different people, you now have white people who can transmit Sickle Cell and who can HAVE Sickle Cell.

Following me?

So replace the 'speed gene' (if in fact it does exist) with the sickle cell gene (assuming the 'speed gene' is also recessive) and you come up with a gene that must be able to be given to white people (again, if it does exist).

Now if you bothered to read through my long and slightly rambling post, you'll understand my point:

Speed does not come from one gene that only black people can have.

 

[lex89]

Craven, good idea

Thanks for the help guys. No more email notifications for me

 

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