free safety
noun
: a safety in football who has no particular receiver to cover in a man-to-man defense
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Here’s your starting nickelback, your backup on the outside and at free safety, your starting punt and kick returner, and probably your scout team quarterback, too.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
The former four-star recruit spent most of his collegiate career at cornerback before switching to free safety last season.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2024
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
The former four-star recruit spent most of his collegiate career at cornerback before switching to free safety last season.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Free safety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20safety. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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