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Saints News, 12/19/14: Saints Move Corey White to Free Safety Position

From Nola.com: The Saints are moving White to free safety, and deactivated him last week because it was his first week in the NFL at the position. "They didn't want to throw me in there during my first week," White said. "They wanted me to get some more practice reps. That's all that was." White played some safety at Samford, and was projected to be taken at that position in the 2012 NFL draft. The Saints took him in the fifth round and put him at cornerback.

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Video

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