Editing (section) Safety (American and Canadian football position) 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor ==Strong safety== [[Image:Sean Taylor.jpg|thumb|Former [[Washington Redskins]]' free safety [[Sean Taylor]]]] The strong safety tends to be somewhat larger and stronger than the free safety. However, the word ''strong'' is used because he is assigned to cover the "strong side" of the offense, the side on which the big, powerful [[tight end]] lines up on offensive plays. The strong safety tends to play closer to the line and assist in stopping the run. He may also be responsible for covering a player, such as a [[running back]] or [[Fullback (gridiron football)|fullback]] or [[H-back]], who comes out of the backfield to receive a pass. A strong safety's duties are a hybrid of those belonging to a [[linebacker]] and those of the other defensive backs, in that he both covers the pass and stops the run. <!-- The criteria currently in use for standout strong safeties are: 1. Has a wikipedia page 2. Currently in the NFL/CFL Hall of Fame. 3. Was best known as a SS. Can be changed/discussed as needed on the talk page. --> Two of the most notable retired strong safeties are [[Ken Houston]] and [[John Lynch (American football)|John Lynch]]. Among the best active strong safeties are [[Troy Polamalu]] and [[Adrian Wilson (American football)|Adrian Wilson]]. Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. Simply click on what you want to use and it will appear in the edit box above. Insert: – — … ° ≈ ≠ ≤ ≥ ± − × ÷ ← → · § Sign your username: ~~~~ Wiki markup: {{}} | [] [[]] [[Category:]] #REDIRECT [[]] <s></s> <sup></sup> <sub></sub> <code></code> <blockquote></blockquote> <ref></ref> {{Reflist}} <references/> <includeonly></includeonly> <noinclude></noinclude> {{DEFAULTSORT:}} <nowiki></nowiki> <!-- --> <span class="plainlinks"></span> Symbols: ~ | ¡ ¿ † ‡ ↔ ↑ ↓ • ¶ # ¹ ² ³ ½ ⅓ ⅔ ¼ ¾ ⅛ ⅜ ⅝ ⅞ ∞ ‘ “ ’ ” «» ¤ ₳ ฿ ₵ ¢ ₡ ₢ $ ₫ ₯ € ₠ ₣ ƒ ₴ ₭ ₤ ℳ ₥ ₦ № ₧ ₰ £ ៛ ₨ ₪ ৳ ₮ ₩ ¥ ♠ ♣ ♥ ♦ View this template This field is a spam trap. DO NOT fill it in! Edit summary Preview Mobile Desktop Show changes
