Has There Ever Been a White Cornerback?

Troy Apke is the first white cornerback in the NFL since 2002.

When was the last white cornerback?

Apke made the team's 53-man roster as a cornerback, making him the first white player in 19 years to make an NFL roster at that position. The last was Jason Sehorn of the New York Giants, whose final season was 2002 after a brief career in the NFL.

Who was the last white cornerback to start?

The Giants released Sehorn on March 7, 2003, and in May of that year he signed with the St. Louis Rams as a safety. He missed the first six games of the season with a broken foot, but played in the last ten. As of 2020, these are the last NFL games played by a white cornerback.

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