Sentences with phrase «plays at linebacker»

You are giving great effort and really making some nice plays at linebacker...

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His father, Mel Sr., played 15 seasons — 172 consecutive games, both ways, at center and linebacker — for the New York Giants, was an eight - time All - Pro and a charter member of the Hall of Fame.

Smith was linebackers coach at Tampa Bay from 1996 - 00, and in Nickerson's four years of playing LB for Smith, he made the Pro Bowl all four years.

I also think that Jones could stand up and provide some pass rush at outside linebacker in the 3 - 4, but most certainly couldn't play every down there.

Brown is also versatile enough to help out at outside linebacker, so him and D.J. Williams could play at the same time.

In college, at UTEP, where he played linebacker, Hochuli benched 370 pounds.

Jackson was always more of an up the field player and a little too big to play outside linebacker and a little undersized to play five technique... or so I thought at the time.

The fact that Mack should be able to play either outside linebacker in a 3 - 4 or defensive end in a 4 - 3, or maybe even middle linebacker, at a high level in the NFL will only serve to enhance his draft «stock.»

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.

But if you take the full body of play where he played especially when Hicks went down (i, e, vs the Panthers)---- to me looked like the total package, complete 3 down all situation linebacker that was one of big reasons this was an elite defense when it was playing at an elite level.

On the first play following the interception, 49ers quarterback Elvis Grbac threw a pass behind fullback William Floyd and into the hands of Dallas linebacker Fred Strickland at the San Francisco 15.

Brown has too much tightness in his lower half to match routes and make plays on the ball, but his ability to support the run could lead teams to beef him up and try him at a hybrid linebacker role in sub-packages.

Davis, Anzalone, and Maye all missed at least four games in 2016, meaning sophomores like safety Chauncey Gardner and linebackers David Reese and Kylan Johnson all got more playing time than expected.

He played so well that he was named an All - Pro at two different positions — defensive end and outside linebacker — something that was unprecedented in the history of the NFL.

I'm just not sure that playing the No. 5 pick in the draft at SAM linebacker is a great idea.

«Anytime something like this happens, there is a taint on a legacy,» says Dallas Sartz, a captain of the 2006 Trojans who played linebacker in the NFL for two seasons and is now an assistant at UC Davis.

Daelin Hayes, a five - star linebacker at Skyline High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, announced Thursday that he'll be playing his college ball at Notre Dame.

Willie Gay, a four - star linebacker out of Mississippi, announced on NSD that he will be playing in his home state, at Mississippi State.

Just 24 hours ago, nobody expected the Chiefs and Panthers to be playing football on Sunday afternoon, not after the team and the city were stunned by the news that linebacker Javon Belcher murdered his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, and then shot himself at the team facility on Saturday.

Tech's havoc numbers were still strong, and while the loss of play - makers Luther Maddy, Dadi Lhomme Nicolas, and Deon Clarke is damaging, the Hokies do still return Andrew Motuapuaka at middle linebacker and Ken Ekanem and Woody Baron up front.

Only one lineman played in all 12 games, and only one of the top eight tacklers at linebacker did.

A native of Cedar Grove, N.J., Diaco played linebacker for Hayden Fry at Iowa from 1992 to» 95.

Brown played nearly 100 percent of the snaps at middle linebacker over the last three seasons.

Smith topped out in Double - A, then played linebacker at Oregon.

Plus, USC game aside, PSU's defense played like nearly a top - 10 unit once stable at linebacker, and now the linebacking corps is loaded with experience.

Not surprisingly for someone who was a Spartans football standout at linebacker before playing rugby and baseball at UCLA, Alumbaugh showcases an all - around game.

He dropped 20 lbs in winter workouts to tryout for linebacker, but my guess is he just doesn't haev the speed they want at his size to play LB.

Personally, I'd be pretty pissed if Foster is playing for another team in 2019 and looking like a star while we continue to struggle at linebacker.

That he was a bench jockey and, at 5» 8», demonstrably too small to play linebacker were two more good reasons for him to remain respectfully silent.

The best thing we can do is scoop the best TE left at 16, hope that cortland Sutton is left in the secondl, and after that look for O - line depth and fill spots that are less important like trying to find another linebacker to put next to mosely but again its not a necessity we can let these young guys play develope and see where it takes us

He didn't even play in the middle at linebacker at LSU.

«Do you play him at defensive end, where he'll get pushed around, or hope he's tall enough to be a force at outside linebacker?

Bandit Chris Stone and weakside linebacker Xavier Woodson will have to play at a high level.

He played safety at Eastern Illinois, and he converted to linebacker with the Eagles.

Lonnie James, the last Sixty Minute Man of major college football playing at fullback and linebacker, has come over from Idaho Springs wearing his Sons of Silence kutte.

The 6» 4», 257 - pound Armstrong is a tweener who played defensive end at Kansas but may have to transition to 3 — 4 outside linebacker in the NFL.

Cox plays a wandering defensive position, sometimes at linebacker, sometimes charging in from what is normally a right end's position, sometimes from left end and at other times standing firm.

with Ben Watson on board for this season I think the team might benefit more from drafting a really athletic play - maker at outside linebacker or defensive tackle than they would by drafting a tight end, depending on the tight end of course

«In their Super Bowl year [1985], we played them at Lambeau,» says former Green Bay Packers linebacker Brian Noble.

He played on both sides the ball, providing 87 tackles at linebacker with an interception, forced fumble and fumble recovery.

# 25 Mike Singletary HOUSTON Three - time All - America at Baylor; Bears middle linebacker played in 10 Pro Bowls from 1984 to» 93.

Offensive and defensive lineman Will Craig and his close friend, Evan Tattersall, who hasn't decided if he'll play running back or linebacker at the next level, will head off to the Bears» program next season together, and they each announced it on the same day via Twitter — something they talked about, but didn't necessarily plan out.

Vander Esch relies on that athleticism to play the position right now which proved to be extremely productive at Boise State, but in the NFL linebackers have to match that athleticism with instincts and awareness, as it stands right now he lacks that, but his elite athletic ability makes up for it.

Ryan Shazier Undergoes Spinal Surgery; Reportedly May Not Play Football Again Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier underwent spinal stabilization surgery Wednesday night at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Their current linebackers also aren't good at diagnosing plays on either RPO's or straight play - action, as you saw with Elandon Roberts, and opponents will continue to exploit that weakness.

Now, you might be thinking that the defense should just hold a linebacker at the line of scrimmage to stop these plays.

With Michigan's defensive linemen winning their battles and shedding blockers at the line, it frees up the linebackers to make plays.

Freshman linebacker Jordan Anthony not only played football at IMG Academy but was a member of the baseball team.

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...

And I had been a down defensive lineman at South Carolina State, and Marty Schottenheimer had drafted me and brought me in and taught me how to play middle linebacker.