How to Use free safety in a Sentence

free safety

noun
  • Had no idea what free safety was.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Askew, who plays free safety, can take over a game.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
  • In terms of the depth chart, Sanders is fourth among the free safeties.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Scott was mostly used as a free safety with the Rams.
    — Mike Kaye january 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Played free safety, but projects at linebacker for Aztecs.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The Steelers also could use a more pure free safety to round out the room.
    — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • He is currently tied with free safety Cam Bynum for the team lead in picks.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Conner plays everywhere, from the box to the nickel to dropping back as a free safety.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
  • In the montage that played, there were no hero shots of Ben as a whippet free safety for Harvard.
    — Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Lupo will man the free safety position and fill in for Newman at QB.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
  • After the snap, Simpson locked onto the glance route and didn’t see the free safety barreling down on it.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Woodson is willing to stick his nose in as a box safety and is capable of playing single-high as a free safety.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Scott is an experienced free safety who is comfortable playing in the deep part of the field in two-high and single-high looks.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Canady projects as either a slot cornerback or a free safety at the next level and is worth a late Day 2 or 3 pick.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The score ranked 729 out of 1,311 free safeties tested going back to 1987.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
  • He has primarily been used as a free safety, per Pro Football Focus.
    — Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Trader, who has primarily worked as Miami’s free safety when on the field as defender hadn’t played that role all season.
    — Miami Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Starting free safety Malik Hooker is entering the final year of his contract.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The senior free safety had three interceptions against Dublin as the Dons’ defense pitched a shutout in an 18-2 win.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • And while Ransom was productive as a rookie, his physical set is more like Tre’von Moehrig’s than that of a rangy free safety who can roam the back end.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • To compare, Hooker was a free safety for 424 snaps, in the box for 115 and at slot cornerback for 45.
    — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Saunders, who’s 6-foot-2, 210 pounds, played free safety, strong safety and in the slot during two seasons at Ole Miss.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Senior free safety Bud Clark was selected despite missing the final two regular-season games.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Dec. 2025
  • The captain rotated between nickel cornerback, strong safety and free safety and played every single defensive snap before his injury.
    — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Jalen Ramsey, a seven-time Pro Bowl cornerback, made it as a free safety in his first season with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
    — Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Jimmie Ward is listed as the backup free safety on the Texans' depth chart, but he was recently placed on the physically unable to perform list due to a foot issue.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Jullian Hernandez leads the defense after a breakout sophomore season and Joshua Garcia will patrol the secondary at free safety.
    — Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
  • There’s a glaring hole in TCU’s secondary with the departure of free safety Bud Clark to the NFL.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Carter was a second-team All-Sun Belt pick who played both strong safety and free safety and tied for second in the FBS with six interceptions last season.
    — Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • If Vrabel and Williams are looking to start a traditional free safety like Hawkins or Woodson, then Dugger could become expendable.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025

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