free safety
noun
: a safety in football who has no particular receiver to cover in a man-to-man defense
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As a new free safety in Spagnuolo’s defense, Gilman is beginning to understand the importance of communication and alignment, which allow the Chiefs’ pre-snap disguises to work.
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Pete Sweeney
may 7, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Activities will include skill testing at the bike safety riding course, free safety checks and a repair station hosted by a local bike shop, a helmet fitting station with Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, safety education regarding bike and pedestrian rules and more.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
The score ranked 729 out of 1,311 free safeties tested going back to 1987.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Safety Zakee Wheatley, another fifth-rounder, will compete with fellow Penn State product Nick Scott at free safety.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Pete Sweeney
may 7, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Activities will include skill testing at the bike safety riding course, free safety checks and a repair station hosted by a local bike shop, a helmet fitting station with Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, safety education regarding bike and pedestrian rules and more.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
The score ranked 729 out of 1,311 free safeties tested going back to 1987.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Safety Zakee Wheatley, another fifth-rounder, will compete with fellow Penn State product Nick Scott at free safety.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Free safety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20safety. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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