strong safety
noun
: a safety in football who plays opposite the strong side of an offensive formation
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Junior strong safety Jamel Johnson also earned second-team honors with 89 tackles, four interceptions and three passes defended.
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Dec. 2025
Schaffner said that's a very strong safety profile — for a newborn vaccine with a track record of protecting babies from an incurable disease.
—Jackie Fortiér, NPR, 3 Dec. 2025
The blaze has also stunned Hong Kong, which has a strong safety record and is unused to disasters on this scale.
—Samra Zulfaqar, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
The captain rotated between nickel cornerback, strong safety and free safety and played every single defensive snap before his injury.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2025
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Dec. 2025
Schaffner said that's a very strong safety profile — for a newborn vaccine with a track record of protecting babies from an incurable disease.
—Jackie Fortiér, NPR, 3 Dec. 2025
The blaze has also stunned Hong Kong, which has a strong safety record and is unused to disasters on this scale.
—Samra Zulfaqar, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
The captain rotated between nickel cornerback, strong safety and free safety and played every single defensive snap before his injury.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Strong safety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strong%20safety. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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