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Alan Ball, Akwasi Owusu-Ansah will be ready for cornerback call
Posted at 1:06 PM on Mon., Sep. 6, 2010 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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The Cowboys have kept only three true cornerbacks on the roster in Terence Newman, Mike Jenkins and Orlando Scandrick.
That means safeties Alan Ball and Akwasi Owusu-Ansah could be pressed into action at corner if an injury were to occur.
Owusu-Ansah said he has not been told yet by the coaches that he will see more time at corner, but since the Oxnard portion of training camp he has been working in the slot in the second-team nickel and dime packages.
Owusu-Ansah played corner at Indiana (Pa.) but the Cowboys moved him to safety.
"I think I can do it," Owusu-Ansah said of flipping back and forth. "I don't think it's that big of a deal. Nickel and corner are kind of similar, a little minor technique changes between the two, but since California it's been kind of an easy transition."
The Cowboys drafted Ball as a corner in 2007 and he only made the move to safety last season. He started three games for Ken Hamlin in 2009 and easily won the job this summer. But he found himself doing some cornerback work during camp.
"I hang my hat on being the type of player that gets out and plays whatever when I'm needed," Ball said. "That's what I've done since I got here and that's what I plan on keep doing."
Posted at 1:06 PM on Mon., Sep. 6, 2010 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Todd Archer / Reporter Bio | E-mail | News tips
The Cowboys have kept only three true cornerbacks on the roster in Terence Newman, Mike Jenkins and Orlando Scandrick.
That means safeties Alan Ball and Akwasi Owusu-Ansah could be pressed into action at corner if an injury were to occur.
Owusu-Ansah said he has not been told yet by the coaches that he will see more time at corner, but since the Oxnard portion of training camp he has been working in the slot in the second-team nickel and dime packages.
Owusu-Ansah played corner at Indiana (Pa.) but the Cowboys moved him to safety.
"I think I can do it," Owusu-Ansah said of flipping back and forth. "I don't think it's that big of a deal. Nickel and corner are kind of similar, a little minor technique changes between the two, but since California it's been kind of an easy transition."
The Cowboys drafted Ball as a corner in 2007 and he only made the move to safety last season. He started three games for Ken Hamlin in 2009 and easily won the job this summer. But he found himself doing some cornerback work during camp.
"I hang my hat on being the type of player that gets out and plays whatever when I'm needed," Ball said. "That's what I've done since I got here and that's what I plan on keep doing."