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Waddle caught the pass approximately two yards behind the goal line in his own end zone, but was immediately tackled by Raiders cornerback Casey Hayward for a safety. According to Pro-Football-Reference.com, this was the first safety in NFL history on a completed pass that did not include a penalty or fumble on the play. [55]
Elective safeties are more common in Canadian football, where they can result in better field position than a punt. The 2010 Edmonton Eskimos surrendered a Canadian Football League (CFL)-record 14 safeties, a factor that led CFL reporter Jim Mullin to suggest increasing the value of the safety touch from two to three points as a deterrent. [21]
This is a list of the records in the National Football League (NFL) set by individual players. ... safety: 3, Charlie Krueger, 1959–1961; Ted Hendricks, ...
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 ...
Pages in category "American football safeties" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,998 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Mike Brown (born February 13, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected with the eighth pick of the second round of the 2000 NFL draft out of the University of Nebraska by the Chicago Bears. Brown was ranked #49 in ESPN Chicago's "50 Greatest ...
[3] [4] As a result of the AFL–NFL merger, league record books also recognize statistics from the American Football League (AFL), which operated from 1960 to 1969 before being absorbed into the NFL in 1970. [5] [6] There have been 39 players who have recorded at least 50 interceptions. Paul Krause is the all-time leader, with 81 interceptions ...
An Arizona State drive that stalled at the Texas 2 led directly to a safety on the Longhorns, which would prove significant soon enough. And then came the fourth quarter, when all hell — and Cam ...