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...

receivers, and the safeties, who play further back near the center of the field, and who act as the last line of defense. American defensive formations usually...

Callahan (born April 11, 1964) is an American former professional football defensive back who played for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL)...

Daniel Warren Jackson (born November 30, 2000) is an American football defensive back for the Georgia Bulldogs. Jackson attended North Hall High School in...

cornerback or safety who serves as the additional defensive back in a nickel defense. A base defense consists of two cornerbacks and two safeties, making the...

Catalon (born March 15, 2001) is an American college football safety and defensive back for the Missouri Tigers. He previously played for the Arkansas...

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"Uncle Mike" by his Bengals teammates, due to many of the team's young defensive backs citing him as a mentor figure and veteran presence. On March 13, 2023...

Anthony Cook (born June 20, 2000) is an American professional football safety for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played...

executive) (born 1955), American football executive, former player at defensive back for the Washington Redskins Mark Murphy (ice hockey) (born 1976), American...

who is the secondary & safeties coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played as a defensive back in the NFL for the Houston...

was an American former professional football player who was a safety and defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). Woodson was born on September...

collegiately at Tulane University, before successfully converting to defensive back. Foley's daughter, Natalie, was a gymnast at Stanford University from...

September 24, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). Foley...

three defensive linemen (usually a nose tackle and two defensive ends), four linebackers, and four defensive backs (two cornerbacks, a strong safety, and...

No. 1 safety prospect. He was ranked No. 9 nationally by Rivals.com, No. 11 by ESPN and No. 8 by 247Sports. In July 2023, he was named Defensive Football...

truly great safety he was did not exist when he played. Davis said the Raiders defensive philosophy didn't lend itself to strong safeties intercepting...

Thompson (born February 10, 1993) is an American former professional football safety. He played college football at Minnesota. Born in Los Angeles, Thompson...

pass and will be used as an "in the box" safety" for the Rams. The move reunited him with former Giants defensive coordinator and now former head coach of...

1940), is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for 13 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys on the National Football League...

and Minnesota Vikings Daniel Sorensen, defensive backfield (defensive back, free safety, strong safety and safety), 2014-present, Kansas City Chiefs and...

1981) is an American football coach and former safety who is the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at the University of Georgia. Prior to that...

reserve/non-football injury (NFI) list due to an ACL injury he suffered back in college. He was activated off NFI to the active roster on December 8,...

playing both safety positions in his final three seasons. As a junior, he set Nebraska single-season record for tackles by a defensive back with a career-high...

as a cornerback and wide receiver. He received all-league honors at defensive back as a senior. In track, he qualified for the CIF State Finals. He was...

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winner of the Jim Thorpe Award, presented annually to the nation's best defensive back. A two-time consensus first-team All-American, Carrier had seven interceptions...

basketball and baseball at New Paltz High School. Davis played quarterback, defensive back, and kicker for the high school football team. A dual-threat quarterback...

cornerback or safety who serves as the sixth defensive back (fourth cornerback, third safety; and in some rare cases, a fourth safety) on defense. The...

Rookie of the Year awards have been given annually to an offensive and defensive rookie in the NFL since 1969, except in 1985. In 2013, PFWA began selecting...