free safety
Secondary coverage roamer
Free safety is a defensive position in American football, one of two safeties who play deepest in the secondary.
Unlike the strong safety, the free safety has no assigned receiver to cover and instead reads the quarterback's eyes to react to developing plays.
The position requires speed and instincts for interceptions: He roamed the field as a free safety for twelve seasons.
- secondaryLesser in rank
- defensive backSecondary football position
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- over the topExcessively theatrical or extreme
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- defendersdefender, guard, protector, guardian, keeper
- football positionsquarterback, running back, wide receiver, tight end, linebacker
- defensive backscornerback, shutdown corner, robber
- team rolesteam lead, captain, healer, goalkeeper, vice captain
- defensive schemeszone defense, man coverage, zone coverage, man-to-man, nickel defense
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Defensive backfield position
cornerback · nose tackle · defensive end · defensive lineman · linebacker
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Passing position in football
wide receiver · running back · ball carrier · offensive lineman · center
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