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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 ...
John Johnson III (born December 19, 1995) is an American professional football safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boston College, [1] and was selected by the Rams in the third round of the 2017 NFL draft. He has also played for the Cleveland Browns.
In football, he was an All-State choice and ranked the top defensive back prospect in the country by SuperPrep, and named Arizona Player-of-the-Year by every major publication. Mike Brown was named the state's top running back and defensive back by The Arizona Republic , which was the first time in 10 years a player received both awards.
He was so impressive in training camp, that he became the third rookie in Cowboys history to begin the season as a starter at free safety, after Randy Hughes suffered a dislocated right shoulder and Dextor Clinkscale an Achilles injury in pre-season. His performance also allowed the team to move Dennis Thurman from free safety to cornerback. [1]
Entering training camp, he was the expected starting free safety, replacing Ryan Clark, who left for the Washington Redskins during the off-season. He started the season opener against the Cleveland Browns and made a season-high 7 combined tackles.
Stats at Pro Football Reference Matt Johnson (born July 22, 1989) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys . He played college football at Eastern Washington University .
Brooks accepted a football scholarship from North Carolina State University. [1] He was an outside linebacker as a freshman. The next year, he was moved to free safety and became a starter. As a junior, he registered 105 tackles (led the team) and at the time tied for second best in school history with 14 passes defensed.
Dawkins was a three-year starter at free safety for the Clemson Tigers football team, finishing his career with 247 tackles and 11 interceptions. He received first-team All-ACC Honors in 1995 and was selected by the Associated Press and Sporting News as a second-team All-American as a senior when his team-high six interceptions tied him for the ...