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{{Short description|American football player (born 1982)}}
{{for|the New Zealand basketball player|Corey Webster (basketball)}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{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 High School (Louisiana)|St. James]] (Vacherie)
| college     = [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]]
| draftyear   = 2005
| draftround  = 2
| draftpick   = 43
| pastteams   = * [[New York Giants]] ({{NFL Year|2005}}–{{NFL Year|2013}})
| highlights  = * 2× [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XLII|XLII]], [[Super Bowl XLVI|XLVI]])
* [[BCS National Championship Game|BCS national champion]] ([[2004 Sugar Bowl|2003]])
* 2× First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[2003 College Football All-America Team|2003]], [[2004 College Football All-America Team|2004]])
* 3× First-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-SEC]] ([[2002 All-SEC football team|2002]], [[2003 All-SEC football team|2003]], [[2004 All-SEC football team|2004]])
| statlabel1  = [[Tackle (football move)|Total tackles]]
| statvalue1  = 375
| statlabel2  = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statvalue2  = 2.0
| statlabel3  = [[Fumble|Forced fumbles]]
| statvalue3  = 7
| statlabel4  = [[Fumble|Fumble recoveries]]
| statvalue4  = 3
| statlabel5  = [[Interceptions]]
| statvalue5  = 20
| statlabel6  = [[Touchdown|Defensive touchdowns]]
| statvalue6  = 1
| pfr         = W/WebsCo20
}}

'''Corey Jonas Webster''' (born March 2, 1982) is an American former professional [[American football|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 football|LSU Tigers]]. Webster was selected by the Giants in the second round of the [[2005 NFL draft]] and later won two [[Super Bowl]]s with the team, both over the [[New England Patriots]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Early life==
Webster attended [[St. James High School (Louisiana)|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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

==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]]<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
}}

===2007===
[[File:Corey Webster at rally.jpg|thumb|Webster at the New York Giants Super Bowl rally at [[Giants Stadium]] <!-- This pic is from the Giants Stadium rally, NOT the NYC rally on 2-5-08 -->]]
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 (sports)|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 [[NFL playoffs, 2007–08#NFC: New York Giants 21, Dallas Cowboys 17|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]].<ref>{{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 }}</ref> 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 [[New England Patriots|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.<ref name="r937">{{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}}</ref>

On December 14, 2008, the [[New York Giants]] gave him a 5-year $43.5 million deal with $20 million guaranteed.<ref name="k719">{{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}}</ref>

===2009===
During the Giants opening home game against the [[Washington Redskins|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=NFLPA Bio| website=[[NFL.com]] |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/coreywebster/profile?id=WEB558045}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nflgsis.com/2011/Post/04/55502/Gamebook.pdf |title=Super Bowl XLVI - National Football League Game Summary |website=NFLGSIS}}</ref>

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

===2013===
Webster suffered a [[hip flexor]] and was questionable for the September 22, 2013, game against the [[Carolina Panthers]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==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 NFL season|2005]]
| [[2005 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 15
| 2
| 37
| 36
| 0
| 0
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 2
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2006 NFL season|2006]]
| [[2006 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 12
| 10
| 41
| 37
| 1.0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0.0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2007 NFL season|2007]]
| [[2007 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 14
| 3
| 18
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 34
| 34.0
| 34T
| 1
| 0
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2008 NFL season|2008]]
| [[2008 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 16
| 16
| 50
| 48
| 1.0
| 0
| 3
| 65
| 21.7
| 57
| 0
| 2
| 1

|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2009 NFL season|2009]]
| [[2009 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 13
| 13
| 51
| 44
| 0.0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0.0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2010 NFL season|2010]]
| [[2010 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 15
| 15
| 52
| 45
| 0.0
| 0
| 4
| 11
| 2.8
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2011 NFL season|2011]]
| [[2011 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 16
| 16
| 51
| 43
| 0.0
| 0
| 6
| 71
| 11.8
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2012 NFL season|2012]]
| [[2012 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 16
| 16
| 58
| 52
| 0.0
| 0
| 4
| 45
| 11.2
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2013 NFL season|2013]]
| [[2013 New York Giants season|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
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120707011512/http://www.giants.com/team/roster/Corey-Webster/1e74fb59-713a-46c1-9c1b-acfa6d0668e9 New York Giants bio]

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