Football defensive position Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Football defensive position . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SAFETY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SAFETY Football defensive position (6)
4% TACKLING Football defensive move (8)
4% CENTREHALF Defensive footballer (6,4) (10) Mirror Classic Jul 18, 2025
3% CANDO Positive, as an attitude (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 18, 2025
3% CHANT "Defense! Defense!," e.g. (5) USA Today Oct 17, 2025
3% DRIVE Be defensive in traffic, e.g. (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 16, 2025
3% RANK Military position (4)
3% STATUS Position (6) LA Times Daily Oct 9, 2025
3% MIDFIELD Central position in football (8) (8) Puzzler Oct 8, 2025
3% OPTIMIST Positive thinker (8) The Times Concise Oct 8, 2025
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