free safety

noun

: a safety in football who has no particular receiver to cover in a man-to-man defense

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The Packers sank the Bears 33-28 as Aaron Rodgers connected with Randall Cobb with 38 seconds remaining for a 48-yard touchdown on fourth-and-8 as free safety Chris Conte got caught standing flat-footed. —

Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024 But on second-and-goal from the 1, Falcons senior free safety Camby Goff forced Morrow to fumble at the 2, and senior linebacker Osaro Aihie recovered for the Falcons. —

Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2024 Lynn shrugged off the change, pointing to the fact plenty of NFL teams use free safeties to relay signals. —

Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024 Phillips plays all over the field, rotating between quarterback, running back, fullback, wide receiver, outside linebacker, inside linebacker, free safety, long snapper and punter. —

Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for free safety