free safety

free safety
noun Date: 1971 a safety in football who has no particular receiver to cover in a man-to-man defense

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  • Chris Johnson (free safety) — Infobox NFL player Color=LightSteelBlue fontcolor=Black Name=Chris Johnson team= number= Caption= DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1971|8|7 Birthplace= flagicon|USA Dallas, Texas DateOfDeath= Deathplace= Height ft=6 Height in=0 Weight lbs=205… …   Wikipedia

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  • Safety (Footballposition) — Safety ist der Name zweier Positionen im American Football innerhalb der Defense einer Mannschaft. Man unterscheidet den Free Safety und den Strong Safety. In Aufstellungen für Spielzüge werden innerhalb des Defensive Backfield (DB) (auch… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Safety — (engl. safety „Sicherheit“, „Gefahrlosigkeit“) bezeichnet im American Football, Canadian Football: Safety (Punktegewinn), ein Punktgewinn von zwei Punkten durch die verteidigende Mannschaft. Safety (Footballposition), zwei Positionen innerhalb… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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