Definition of free safety
: a safety in football who has no particular receiver to cover in a man-to-man defense
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Fitzpatrick still a candidate The Browns have overhauled their defensive secondary, trading for free safety Damarious Randall and signing cornerbacks T.J. Carrie and E.J. Gaines.
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Reid is a fast, physical, highly intelligent free safety with the versatility to move around in the defensive backfield.
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According to the opening spring depth chart, senior Cam Hilton is Mizzou’s starting free safety, and junior Ronnell Perkins is alongside him as the starting strong safety.
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Lardarius Webb, defensive back, Baltimore Ravens (Beauregard): Webb has been an outside corner, free safety and punt and kickoff returner for the Ravens.
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Quin forced four fumbles, intercepted three passes and essentially moved from free safety to strong safety after Tavon Wilson was lost for the season to injury.
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The 6-foot-1 Gonzalez started at free safety the past two seasons and already has offers from Air Force, Army, North Dakota State and Illinois State.
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Searcy joins veteran free safety Mike Adams in the back end of the Panthers’ secondary.
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McCourty struggled to mask his dismay with the dysfunctional Browns, who went 0-16 last year, and now reunites with his brother Jason, a reliable free safety.
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First Known Use of free safety
1958
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