Corey Webster

{{for|the New Zealand basketball player|Corey Webster (basketball)}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| number = 23

| position = Cornerback

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|3|2}}

| birth_place = Vacherie, Louisiana, U.S.

| image = Corey Webster stretch.jpg

| caption = Webster with the New York Giants in 2010

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lbs = 200

| high_school = St. James (Vacherie)

| college = LSU

| draftyear = 2005

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 43

| pastteams = * New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2005}}–{{NFL Year|2013}})

| highlights = * 2× Super Bowl champion (XLII, XLVI)

BCS national champion (2003)
2× First-team All-American (2003, 2004)
3× First-team All-SEC (2002, 2003, 2004)

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 375

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 2.0

| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles

| statvalue3 = 7

| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue4 = 3

| statlabel5 = Interceptions

| statvalue5 = 20

| statlabel6 = Defensive touchdowns

| statvalue6 = 1

| pfr = W/WebsCo20

}}

Corey Jonas Webster (born March 2, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers. Webster was selected by the Giants in the second round of the 2005 NFL draft and later won two Super Bowls with the team, both over the New England Patriots.{{Cite web |title=2005 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

Early life

Webster attended St. James High School in Vacherie, Louisiana, and was a two-sport star in both football and basketball. He was an all-state quarterback wearing jersey #1 for the Wildcats football team and an all-state guard wearing jersey #11 for the basketball team. He was recruited as a wide receiver coming out of high school but was later asked to play cornerback at LSU by then coach Nick Saban.

College career

After catching 7 passes for 74 yards as a true freshman, Webster converted to Cornerback for the 2002 season. He would end his college career with 16 interceptions (2nd in school history), be named as a 1st Team All-American twice, and was a 1st Team All-SEC selection 3 times. As a junior in 2003, he finished second in the SEC with 25 pass breakups and had 17 as a sophomore in 2002.{{Cite web |url=http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=27812&SPID=2164&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=175049&Q_SEASON=2000 |title=Corey Webster Bio - LSUsports.net - the Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics |access-date=June 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034329/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=27812&SPID=2164&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=175049&Q_SEASON=2000 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }}

Professional career

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 0 1/8

| weight = 199

| dash = 4.50

| ten split =

| twenty split =

| shuttle = 4.01

| cone drill = 6.91

| vertical = 39.0

| broad ft = 10

| broad in = 4

| bench = 13

| arm span = 31 1/2

| hand span = 9 1/8

| wonderlic =

| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=55227&DraftYear=2005 |title=Corey Webster, LSU, CB, 2005 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |website=draftscout.com |access-date=March 2, 2022}}{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=7282 |title=Corey Webster, Combine Results, CB - Louisiana State |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=March 2, 2022}}

}}

=2007=

File:Corey Webster at rally.jpg ]]

In 2007, Webster was limited to special teams duty or even inactive after starting the first few weeks after what was seen as a widely poor performance in the Giants opening weeks of the season. Later on in the season, he had a good game against the Buffalo Bills in week 16, which was a precursor to his playoff success. He had an interception and a touchdown against the Bills. In the Wild Card Playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he intercepted Jeff Garcia in the end zone. He also recovered a fumble by Buccaneers returner Micheal Spurlock at the beginning of the second half. This turnover set up a Giant field goal. In the NFC divisional Playoff game, he came up with near shutdown defense on All-Pro Terrell Owens. He also made what turned out to be the game-winning interception against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship game, sending the Giants to Super Bowl XLII.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nflplayers.com/user/template.aspx?fmid=174&lmid=183&pid=1566&type=p |title=NFLPA Bio |access-date=December 14, 2008 |archive-date=September 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925081701/https://www.nflplayers.com/user/template.aspx/?fmid=174&lmid=183&pid=1566&type=p |url-status=dead }} This turned out to be Brett Favre's last pass as a Packer.

=2008=

In Super Bowl XLII, Webster provided a huge performance through the first three quarters. However, on the go-ahead Patriots scoring drive, he fell down, which allowed New England Patriots receiver Randy Moss to score an easy touchdown on a key third down play, putting the Patriots up 14–10 with less than three minutes to go in the game. But, he came back to deflect a pass from Tom Brady to Randy Moss on the next drive to prevent the Patriots from scoring, and all but securing the Super Bowl victory.{{cite web | last=Prunty | first=Brendan | title=NY Giants' Corey Webster made big play on big stage | website=NJ.com| date=2008-02-04 | url=https://www.nj.com/giants/2008/02/ny_giants_corey_webster_made_b.html | access-date=2024-12-24}}

On December 14, 2008, the New York Giants gave him a 5-year $43.5 million deal with $20 million guaranteed.{{cite web | last=Garafolo| first=Mike| title=New York Giants extend CB Webster through 2013 | website=NJ.com| date=2008-12-14 | url=https://www.nj.com/giants/2008/12/new_york_giants_extend_cb_webs.html | access-date=2024-12-24}}

=2009=

During the Giants opening home game against the Redskins on September 13, 2009, Webster was involved in an altercation with Washington Redskins wide receiver Santana Moss. Both players were penalized for Unsportsmanlike Conduct.

=2011=

Webster had a career-high six interceptions during the 2011 regular season.{{cite web|title=NFLPA Bio| website=NFL.com |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/coreywebster/profile?id=WEB558045}} Webster helped the Giants beat the Patriots for the second time in five years in Super Bowl XLVI by a score of 21–17. He defended 1 pass and recorded a tackle.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201202050nwe.htm |title=Super Bowl XLVI - New York Giants vs. New England Patriots - February 5th, 2012 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=December 6, 2017}}{{Cite web |url=http://nflgsis.com/2011/Post/04/55502/Gamebook.pdf |title=Super Bowl XLVI - National Football League Game Summary |website=NFLGSIS}}

=2012=

Webster had a career-high 58 tackles (52 solo) during the 2012 regular season.{{cite web|title=NFLPA Bio| website=NFL.com |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/coreywebster/profile?id=WEB558045}}

=2013=

Webster suffered a hip flexor and was questionable for the September 22, 2013, game against the Carolina Panthers.{{cite web|title=Giants CB Corey Webster Doubtful For Sunday With Hip Flexor Injury|date=September 20, 2013 |url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/09/20/giants-cb-corey-webster-doubtful-for-sunday-with-hip-flexor-injury/|publisher=CBS News New York|access-date=September 20, 2013}}

On December 27, 2023, over a decade after his last NFL snap, Webster announced that he would sign a one-day contract to retire as a Giant.{{Cite web |last=Vacchiano |first=Ralph |title=Former Giants CB Corey Webster will officially retire as a Giant at the team's practice facility on Friday morning. |url=https://twitter.com/RalphVacchiano/status/1740089221396975640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1740089221396975640%7Ctwgr%5Eb2feea7bd346c6669f7346923414a4f25f12e00c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiantswire.usatoday.com%2F2023%2F12%2F28%2Fcorey-webster-will-sign-one-day-contract-retire-new-york-giants%2F |website=X}}

Statistics

Source: [http://www.nfl.com/players/coreywebster/profile?id=WEB558045]

class="wikitable"
colspan="2" \| ! colspan="6" \| Tackles ! colspan="5" \| Interceptions ! colspan="4" \| Fumbles
Year ! Team ! G ! GS ! Total ! Solo ! Sck ! Sfty ! Int ! Yds ! Avg ! Lng ! TD ! FF ! FR
style="text-align:center;" \| 2005 \| NYG \| 15 \| 2 \| 37 \| 36 \| 0 \| 0 \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \| 2 \| 0
style="text-align:center;" \| 2006 \| NYG \| 12 \| 10 \| 41 \| 37 \| 1.0 \| 0 \| 1 \| 0 \| 0.0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 2 \| 1
style="text-align:center;" \| 2007 \| NYG \| 14 \| 3 \| 18 \| 17 \| 0 \| 0 \| 1 \| 34 \| 34.0 \| 34T \| 1 \| 0 \| 0
style="text-align:center;" \| 2008 \| NYG \| 16 \| 16 \| 50 \| 48 \| 1.0 \| 0 \| 3 \| 65 \| 21.7 \| 57 \| 0 \| 2 \| 1
style="text-align:center;" \| 2009 \| NYG \| 13 \| 13 \| 51 \| 44 \| 0.0 \| 0 \| 1 \| 0 \| 0.0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0
style="text-align:center;" \| 2010 \| NYG \| 15 \| 15 \| 52 \| 45 \| 0.0 \| 0 \| 4 \| 11 \| 2.8 \| 13 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0
style="text-align:center;" \| 2011 \| NYG \| 16 \| 16 \| 51 \| 43 \| 0.0 \| 0 \| 6 \| 71 \| 11.8 \| 25 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0
style="text-align:center;" \| 2012 \| NYG \| 16 \| 16 \| 58 \| 52 \| 0.0 \| 0 \| 4 \| 45 \| 11.2 \| 38 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0
style="text-align:center;" \| 2013 \| NYG \| 4 \| 2 \| 13 \| 8 \| 0.0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0.0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0
style="text-align:center;" \| Total \| \| 121 \| 93 \| 371 \| 330 \| 2.0 \| 0 \| 20 \| 226 \| 11.3 \| 57 \| 1 \| 6 \| 2

class="wikitable"

colspan="2" |

! colspan="6" | Tackles

! colspan="5" | Interceptions

! colspan="4" | Fumbles

Year

! Team

! G

! GS

! Total

! Solo

! Sck