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Free safety and strong safety positions in the 3–4 defense. Safety (S), historically known as a safetyman, is a position in gridiron football on the defense. The safeties are defensive backs who line up ten to fifteen yards from the line of scrimmage. There are two variations of the position: the free safety (FS) and the strong safety (SS).
NFL's highest-paid safeties list: Ranking the top salaries for the position in 2024. Jim Reineking, USA TODAY. Updated September 3, 2024 at 3:18 PM.
Jimmie Ward. James Ward (born July 18, 1991) is an American professional football safety [1] for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northern Illinois, and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft.
Records for safeties in football. In gridiron football, a safety is scored when the ball becomes dead behind the goal line of the team in possession of the ball (unless the ball arrived in the end zone due to impetus from the other team). In most instances, a safety is scored by the defensive team when the ball-carrier of the team in possession ...
Doug Farrar kicks off Touchdown Wire's NFL positional lists with the 13 best safeties in the league.
Brian Dawkins. Brian Patrick Dawkins Sr. (born October 13, 1973), nicknamed " Weapon X ", is an American former professional football player who was a safety for 16 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected by the Eagles in the second ...
Harrison Smith (born February 2, 1989) is an American professional football safety for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Vikings in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft with the 29th overall pick.
Troy Polamalu. Troy Aumua Polamalu (/ ˌpoʊləˈmɑːluː /; born Troy Benjamin Aumua; [1] April 19, 1981) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 12-year career as a safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). An eight-time Pro Bowl and six-time All-Pro selection, he was inducted ...