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The Best NFL Combine 40 Times by Position Group

February 20, 2015
/ By Tom

Photo By: John Seb Barber The NFL Combine 40 times are always the most popular drill at the event. Draft prospects run for a timed 40 yard dash in front of scouts to demonstrate their speed.You can find the best NFL Scouting Combine 40 times by each position group below. While you can’t find the […]

NFL Combine Tests List

February 19, 2015
/ By Tom
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The NFL combine tests draft prospects in all kinds of ways. They are pocked and prodded as all their physical size and ability is measured and their medical history is examined. For the purposes of this article, I’m listing just the tests administered, not the drills. These are all the things measure that don’t include […]

What is the Difference Between Free Safety and Strong Safety?

February 18, 2015
/ By Tom

You may have heard the term strong and free safety used interchangeably and been confused. What exactly is the difference between a free safety and strong safety? Frankly, depending on the scheme, there may be zero difference. In American Football today, particularly at the NFL level, many teams don’t have separate positions for strong and […]

How to Play Strong Safety

February 17, 2015
/ By Tom

If you want to know how to play strong safety better, you’ll need to be a complete athlete with the right size, speed, and skills in defending the run and the pass. This makes the position an important defender in the middle of the field. Strong safeties need to be reliable against the run and […]

What is the Strong Safety Position in American Football?

February 16, 2015
/ By Tom

The strong safety position is one of the last lines of defense on an American football field. They are crucial in the middle of the defense against running and passing plays. In many schemes, strong safeties play a hybrid defensive back/linebacker role. The right combination of size, speed, and hitting ability over the middle can […]