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Yedlin's evolution gives USMNT a lock-down right back

The Newcastle United defender has made the U.S. national team's right back position his own, giving the team its best option since Steve Cherundolo

ORLANDO, Fla. — DeAndre Yedlin is an attacking player at heart, from his earliest days as a youth standout, through his time in college at Akron, where Caleb Porter first sold him on the idea of a future as an attacking right back. The defensive side of his game often felt like a bit of an afterthought early on in his career, as a standout for the Seattle Sounders and as a surprising inclusion on the 2014 U.