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About Football Glossary - Man-to-man Coverage

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Definition: Pass coverage in which every defensive back is assigned to a particular receiver.
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A defensive back must be careful not to let the receiver get by him in man-to-man coverage because he does not have any other defenders assigned to help him with that particular receiver.
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