Usually means: Secondary player defending against passes.
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  4. Defensive Back, Defensive back (American football), Defensive back: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (defensive back)

noun:  (American football, Canadian football) Collective term for the defensive players who are in position farthest from the ball at the start of a play and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes. Includes cornerbacks and safeties in both codes, and defensive halfbacks in the Canadian game.

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