In American football, what position is LB
Safety (gridiron football position) of those belonging to a linebacker in a 46 or 3–4 defense and those of the other defensive backs, in that he both covers the pass and stops the run. Strong safeties are not seen in the Canadian game, where the role is filled by the two defensive halfbacks. Current examples of strong safeties active in the NFL include Jamal Adams, Patrick Chung, Landon Collins, T. J. Ward, Malcolm Jenkins, Harrison Smith, Keanu Neal, Karl Joseph, and Tony Jefferson. Safety (gridiron football position) Safety, historically known as a safetyman, is a position in American and Canadian football played by a
Tackle (gridiron football position) Tackle (gridiron football position) Tackle is a playing position in American and Canadian football. Historically, in the one-platoon system prevalent in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a tackle played on both offense and defense. In the modern system of specialized units, offensive tackle and defensive tackle are separate positions, and the stand-alone term "tackle" refers to the offensive tackle position only. The offensive tackle (OT, T) is a position on the offensive line, left and right. Like other offensive linemen, their job is to block: to physically keep defenders away from the offensive player who has the football