strong safety

noun

: a safety in football who plays opposite the strong side of an offensive formation

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Candidates: DeVonta Smith, Red Morgan, King Mack • Rover: The strong safety. Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024 The will be without strong safety Talanoa Hufanga, though, who went on injured reserve this week with a wrist injury. Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024 The Bears are already down one starter in the secondary as Elijah Hicks will start in place of strong safety Jaquan Brisker (concussion). Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct. 2024 The company hired a trucking contractor with a strong safety record for uranium transport, Moore said. Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for strong safety 

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of strong safety was in 1970

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“Strong safety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strong%20safety. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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