2007-03-04 12:14:08 · 13 answers · asked by chi 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
A defensive back that play behind the linebackers and corners. They usually defend tight ends or running backs, sometimes slot receivers.
2007-03-04 12:17:01 · answer #1 · answered by rich 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's both a play and a player, oddly enough. The play is when an offensive player is tackled all the way back in his own end zone. Don't forget, the offense is trying to score by getting into the OTHER team's end-zone; being in your own end zone is a bad situation. There are a couple of other plays that can result in a safety, but that's the basic one - the offense is pinned so far back on the field that the defense is able to tackle the ball carrier in his own end zone. The defense thus earns 2-points for its team.
As to the player position known as safety, it is a defensive player who generally plays pretty far back off the line of scrimmage. Generally, for most plays, a team will line up 2 safeties, and their job is to make sure nobody gets behind them. They are the defense's last resort; the last stand. Thus they are called "safeties" as a conservative defensive measure just in case the offensive player gets past the first two lines of defense.
2007-03-04 12:24:40 · answer #2 · answered by Roy Staiger 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The safety plays defensive back. He is kind of like the last line of defense. He usually starts about 10-15 yards off the line of scrimmage and will either drop back into a deep zone or guard a wide receiver that is in the slot.
2007-03-04 12:19:07 · answer #3 · answered by bde206 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends do you mean the penalty because that means some one is tackled in there own endzone and the other team gets to points and the ball. The positions a the person furthest back and doesn't let anyone get behind them and is an overall great defensive player.
2007-03-04 14:24:05 · answer #4 · answered by JonyMack 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A safety is when the team with the ball is tackled in their own endzone. The other team gets the ball and 2 points
2007-03-04 12:16:39 · answer #5 · answered by llllarry1 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A safety is when a player is tackled in the opposite endzone. Then, the team who tackled gets 2 points. coughbestanswercough
2007-03-04 12:19:45 · answer #6 · answered by Chris B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A safety is scored for the defense (2 points) when a ballcarrier is tackled behind his own goalline, or when the offense commits a live ball foul from which the spot of enforcement would be behind the goalline.
2007-03-05 03:01:53 · answer #7 · answered by bigvol662004 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A safety is when Troy didn't throw to me quick enough and got sacked in the endzone
2007-03-04 12:29:23 · answer #8 · answered by mike irvin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a defenisne back that guards the deep field incase some one catches a long pass
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if a player is tackeled @ the endzone its worth 2 points
2007-03-04 12:21:03 · answer #9 · answered by Mullen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the last defensive player between the opposing team & the goal.
2007-03-04 12:42:16 · answer #10 · answered by sarah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋