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NFL Combine Tests List
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 […]
Continue readingWhat is the Difference Between Free Safety and Strong Safety?
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 […]
Continue readingHow to Play Strong Safety
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 […]
Continue readingWhat is the Strong Safety Position in American Football?
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 […]
Continue readingWhat is the Cybex Test?
Perhaps the most obscure and unheard of all the NFL Combine Drills is the Cybex Test. Event the most hardecore NFL Draft fans have probably never heard of it. That is probably because it has no hype, they don’t get to see the results, and they have no idea what it actually is. So what […]
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