Sentences with phrase «for middle linebacker»

Barajas, a former four - star recruit, was stuck behind senior standout Nyles Morgan and challenged by sophomore Jamir Jones and redshirt freshman Jonathan Jones on the depth chart for middle linebacker.

Comparatively, Singletary was probably below average size for a middle linebacker.

There was nothing exceptional about that for the middle linebacker, Sherrill Headrick of the Kansas City Chiefs.

Not exact matches

The margin came via a 52 - 49 score against Indiana, and a fullback was playing middle linebacker for Ohio State by the end of the game.

Then, it's a simple «throw or hand off» read for Fromm, based on how the middle linebacker responds:

Offensive or defensive linemen are often the popular choice for the Chargers, but they badly need a middle linebacker.

Linebacker Devin Bush drifted in front of a deep pass over the middle for what felt like an inevitable turnover with 8:33 left in the third quarter.

Carl DePasqua at Pitt has Middle Linebacker Ralph Cindrich and Tackle Howard Broadhead — if healthy — and End Paul Naponic — if he wants to play — for an excellent defensive line.

Eric Wilson, Antonio Kinard, and Mike Tyson combined for 196 tackles, 19.5 TFLs, 4.5 sacks, and 14 passes defensed, and only one returnee (middle linebacker Jaylyin Minor) recorded more than five tackles.

Nevertheless, Umenyiora put on a stunning performance, playing right end in the regular 4 - 3, middle linebacker in some dime situations (opening a spot for another Giants rush end on the rise, rookie Justin Tuck) and even alongside Strahan on a couple of downs.

Now, at 220 pounds, he is one of the AFL's better middle linebackers and calls defensive signals for a unit that on occasion is the strongest in the league.

I play middle linebacker for a small college and have a habit of tackling headfirst, though not with the intention of spearing; that's just the way I play.

One of the best 3 - 4 outside pass rushers of our time reduced to being a boring backup middle linebacker for a hated division rival, yuck!

Seeing Harrison line up at middle linebacker in a 4 - 3 for the Bengals last season about made me want to puke.

«The owner says what Tex tells him to,» says Lee Roy Jordan, the Cowboys» All - Pro middle linebacker and defensive leader for 14 seasons.

«I think people are taking too many things for granted,» says middle linebacker Mike Singletary.

At middle linebacker, Kendell Beckwith was solid for a sophomore, mixing 7.5 tackles for loss with four passes defensed.

Al Smith, who played middle linebacker for the Houston Oilers from 1987 through 1996, remembers entering the NFL when African - American middle linebackers were a rarity.

They added a middle linebacker (Keenan Robinson), re-signed Pierre - Paul and look to the draft next month for more defensive help.

Their middle linebacker is out for the season, they didn't have a feature running back until trading for Jay Ajayi, their secondary has at times been their biggest weakness, and yet zero complaining.

His best play might have been a block, a wicked shot to Pittsburgh All - Pro middle linebacker Levon Kirkland that helped spring wide receiver Derrick Alexander on a winding, 82 - yard end - around for a third - quarter touchdown that closed all accounts.

Davis is probably a stronger pass rusher than he is a tackler anyway (he might be a rather poor tackler for a linebacker) and suddenly with him, Wagner, and K.J. Wright, Seattle has potentially the best middle of any defense in the league.

The Philadelphia Eagles, after struggling mightily to find any consistency from the middle linebacker spot in the lost 2011 season, believe they've found the solution after they traded with the Houston Texans for DeMeco Ryans Tuesday.

This was a fail all night for the Buckeyes, and they particularly struggled to pick up middle linebacker Riley Bullough or to effectively control nose tackle Malik McDowell.

The 6» 2», 232 - pound senior moved from outside to middle linebacker last fall and had abreakout season, leading the Badgers with 121/2 tackles for loss.

Smith is a heat - seeking sideline - to - sideline linebacker who could man the Oakland middle for a decade.

Middle linebacker Devin Bush is a frontrunner for Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year honors.

As been the story for most games, middle linebacker Nick Henderson lead the team in tackles with 9.

Losing Luke Kuechly for any significant period of time to his latest concussion issue will be a big concern for this team, but when he has been in the lineup they have once again had studs at each level of the defense, with maybe the game's best linebacker corps in the middle.

Chris Partridge (middle) is a primary recruiter as well as linebackers coach and special teams coordinator for Michigan.

Alabama middle linebacker Trey DePriest has been suspended by Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban for a violation of team rules.

Carson: Well, you know, I got drafted to play here with the Giants and playing middle linebacker, which is at the time, it was a position normally reserved for white guys because white guys, you know, it's a thinking man's position, (laughter); but you know, that's what it was referred to as — a «thinking - man's position», because in essence, you...

A middle linebacker with the New York Giants, Carson was a celebrated defensive football player, smart and agile, selected for the Pro Bowl even during years his team couldn't eke out a winning season.

My Silverado includes heated and vented front seats and leather over all five seating positions, memory settings for the driver's seat, power - adjustable pedals, dual - zone and automatic climate controls, and room enough for four of the largest NFL linebackers and a scrawny waterboy in the middle seat in back.

Credit 4Matic as well as traction control and electronic stability control for ballerina - like maneuvers from a middle linebacker.