strong safety
nounDefinition of strong safety
: a safety in football who plays opposite the strong side of an offensive formation
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When Joe Rossi started playing football at Allegheny College in 1997, the freshman defensive lineman ate lunch one day with a senior strong safety. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, "Gophers defense has skill on three levels, and a coordinator with time to tinker," 27 Aug. 2019 The Chargers also have Rayshawn Jenkins, a former strong safety who is expected to be the starter at free safety. — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, "Chargers safety Derwin James will miss several weeks because of foot injury," 16 Aug. 2019 The strong safety held the Bears record of 37 picks for 23 years until Gary Fencik passed it by one in 1986. — Will Larkin, chicagotribune.com, "Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 41, Richie Petitbon," 27 July 2019 Adrian Phillips, a Pro Bowl special- teams player last season, will take over for James at strong safety. — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, "Chargers safety Derwin James will miss several weeks because of foot injury," 16 Aug. 2019 Every member of the starting secondary had a hand in Garoppolo’s pick parade: Free safety Tarvarius Moore had two interceptions and strong safety Jasquiski Tartt and cornerbacks Richard Sherman and Ahkello Witherspoon each had one. — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, "49ers’ practice report: Garoppolo has INT-INT-INT-INT-INT stretch," 14 Aug. 2019 Others back on defense are seniors Davier Fairrow and Antonio Burse at defensive end, senior DaJon Hare at cornerback and senior Keymonie Allen at strong safety. — Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, "High school football preview: A closer look at Class 6A," 12 Aug. 2019 Also worth studying is whether Marcell Harris can push Jaquiski Tartt at strong safety, as Harris’ coverage skills need to better complement a hard-hitting presence. — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, "Five things to watch in 49ers exhibition debut against Cowboys," 9 Aug. 2019 Another senior, Alijah Halliburton, is taking over for Wingard at strong safety on a full-time basis after starting six games last season and finishing fourth on the team with 61 tackles. — Davis Potter, The Denver Post, "Wyoming Cowboys look to reload on defense after losing several impact players," 5 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'strong safety.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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