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Interchangeable part/ A real quick study, Broncos' Brandon goes to free safety
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ENGLEWOOD It was just serendipitous timing. A week before starting
free safety Izell Reese suffered a pulled groin in a 34-10 loss to
the Oakland Raiders, the Broncos moved Sam Brandon from strong safety
to free safety.
The Broncos had no idea how quickly they'd need Brandon in his new
position; they were simply using an extra week of practice during a
bye to give second-year defensive back Willie Middlebrooks one more
chance at one more position.
Brandon once again finds himself...
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Interchangeable part/ A real quick study, Broncos' Brandon goes to free safety
The Gazette
; ENGLEWOOD It was just serendipitous timing. A week before starting free safety Izell Reese suffered a pulled groin in a 34-10 loss to the Oakland Raiders, the Broncos moved Sam Brandon from strong safety to free safety. The Broncos had no idea how quickly they'd need Brandon in his new position;
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KING OF THE SECONDARY: At cornerback or free safety, he's WVU's defensive glue
Charleston Gazette
; MORGANTOWN - Brian King is one of the sharpest college football players you'll ever run across. His missteps on the field are rare. His missteps in an interview are even rarer. But even the heady King backs himself into a corner every now and then. Take last spring, for instance. When West
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Mountaineers looking for a free safety: Position experimentation now includes Harrison
Charleston Daily Mail
; DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER MORGANTOWN - If there is a safety in numbers, West Virginia University should be OK entering the 2002 football season. There are four candidates competing for the free safety position during the ongoing two-a-day drills. One, true freshman Mike Lorello, will likely be
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The Jets land a free safety...or do they?
Sporting News
; The Jets needed a free safety, so they signed Steve Atwater. Well, they still need a free safety. Regardless of what the Broncos called Atwater, he never has been a free safety by the true definition of the term. "Being a pass defender never was his game, even when he was a younger player," one
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Redskins Say Davis to Start At Cornerback; Wilburn Moves to Free Safety
The Washington Post
; The Washington Redskins promoted Brian Davis to starting cornerback today, although strings are attached. Regular starter Barry Wilburn will not play cornerback for the time being, so he can fully absorb life as a backup free safety. But Wilburn might resume his battle with Davis later this month,
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 "Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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CARTER SEEKS IMPACT THE SOPHOMORE MOVES FROM BACKUP FREE SAFETY TO NO. 2 CORNERBACK.(SPORTS)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
; Byline: TOM MULHERN tmulhern@madison.com 608-252-6169 Sophomore Shane Carter's primary individual goals on the University of Wisconsin football team this season are two-fold -- get on the field and make plays. It doesn't matter to Carter how he gets on the field -- at cornerback or free safety --
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Steelers court free safety Crocker
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
; As quiet as the Steelers have been during free agency, one thing that has become apparent since the signing period started a week ago is that their intent on improving at free safety. The team hosted free agent Chris Crocker on Thursday, marking the second visit this week by a prospective free
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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ORANGE IS GIVING MCCLAIN THE NOD; THE FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR IS THE HEIR APPARENT TO QUENTIN HARRIS AT FREE SAFETY.(Sports)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
; Byline: Donnie Webb Staff writer Senior Maurice McClain is set to take over for Quentin Harris, a four-year starter at free safety and the quarterback of the Syracuse University secondary. Coaches consider the replacement of Harris one of the most critical position changes on the team. Yet they
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Don't sell WVU's free safety short
Charleston Gazette
; dphickman1@aol.com MORGANTOWN - The knock on Arthur Harrison has always been his size. That was true even to a guy like West Virginia safeties coach Todd Graham. "The main reason I haven't looked at him there before is because of his height," Graham said Friday. "But I was a 5-10 free safety
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Redshirt freshman getting shot at free safety for Herd
Charleston Daily Mail
; ... Curtis is going to start," said Anarumo. "We'll see how he's doing and, hopefully, he will be able to handle everything. The good news is and hopefully will be that it is not foreign to him. He has good recall of what we're trying to do. "He is a physical kid ...
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