Sentences with phrase «start at linebacker»

Malcolm Smith has a chance Sunday to start at linebacker for the Seahawks in the NFC Championship game against the 49ers, putting him one game away from where, six years ago, Steve ascended with the Giants.

In seventh grade Willie started at linebacker for the high school team.

Not exact matches

Horn, who had been starting at outside linebacker, actually had a better chance to make the NFL.

Now, I'm starting to wonder if trying to make him a jack of all trades and putting him at SAM linebacker may actually hold him back for a while.

Finally, there are three other sophomores worthy of note: Curtis Enis of Penn State, a redshirt freshman last year, gained 683 yards after starting the first game of the 1995 season at linebacker.

The Lions» drive started at the end of the third quarter from their own 20 - yard line, but the Bills were flagged for a 15 - yard penalty because of a hit linebacker Preston Brown delivered to Stafford as he was sliding.

This time he was over at his right outside linebacker spot, outside of the guy who actually started the game at left tackle for Houston, Julien Davenport.

Ben Mason, who started out at linebacker during spring practice, will be moved to fullback, Harbaugh said.

The obvious place to start when looking at the question marks surrounding the Chargers» defense is at inside linebacker.

He had just over 2,200 yards in 28 college games, including three at the end of his freshman season where Maryland started a freshman linebacker at quarterback, its depth chart decimated by injuries to all of the true QBs on the roster.

The Cornhuskers» success — this season walk - ons are expected to start at defensive end, middle guard, strongside linebacker, monster, offensive guard and tackle — begins with a commitment from Osborne, who was a walk - on himself.

At the start of last season opponents didn't bother to assign an extra blocker to Foley, but that quickly changed after the 6» 4», 265 - pound linebacker unleashed a stunning combination of speed and power.

And now, just as they have compiled a wealth of experience in the secondary, they are starting over at linebacker.

Griese threw for two first - half scores, and SMU seemed destined for more of the same when Mustang Linebacker Jerry Griffin started «reading» the Purdue offense, calling quick checkoff defensive signals at the line and tackling.

Still, with Hundley in his third year as starting quarterback, and with well - placed seniors on the defense — Owa Odighizuwa on the defensive line, Eric Kendricks at inside linebacker, Anthony Jefferson at safety — there was supposed to be enough veteran leadership and experience on the roster to make UCLA the favorites in the Pac - 12 South and supposed darkhorse contenders * in the national title race.

Round 1: David «Flip» Wilson, Ereck Flowers, Eli «Mama's Boy» Apple, Prince «Of Zamunda» Amukamara Round 1 success: 7/11 Round 2: Marvin «Teligmann» Austin, Clint «Square Peg» Sintim, Reuben «Box of Rocks» Randle Round 2 success: 8/11 (his best round) Round 3: Chad Jones, Owa O - Diggy, Jay Bromley, Damontre Moore, Jayron Hosely, Jerrell «Rorshack» Jernigan, Ramses Barden, Travis «Lady» Beckum, Jay «That One Sack» Alford Round 3 success: 1/12 (his worst, and I'm putting Darian Thompson and Webb as zeros for now...) Round 4: Brian Kehl, Philip Dillard, James «Teddy» Brewer, Ryan «Start the» Nassib Round 4 success: 4/11 Round 5: Avery Moss, Mykkele Thompson, Nat Berhe, Devon Kennard, Cooper Taylor, Jon Goff, Mitch «Death Metal» Petrus, Rhett «Linebacker / RB hybrid» Bomar Round 5 success: 2/10 Round 6: Adam Koets, Andre Woodson, Robert Henderson, DeAndre Wright, Adrian Tracy, Greg Jones, Tyler Sash, Jaquian Williams, Matt McCants, Bennett Jackson, Geremy Davis, Jerrell Adams Round 6 success: 0/12 That's right — Jerry Reese whiffed 12 times at 6th round picks.

Carlo Kemp, who had been working at linebacker since the start of spring practice, moving forward will be getting work at...

Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo was identifying the MIKE linebacker of the defense when New York Giants LB Jameel McClain started to yell back at him, saying «No, I'm not the MIKE.»

The top five receiving targets are all back, as are five offensive linemen who started at least eight games last year, three of five primary defensive linemen, two starting linebackers, and three - fourths of the starting secondary.

The No. 11 Texas Longhorns will be without starting linebacker Jordan Hicks at least when they host the No. 8 West Virginia Mountaineers in a huge Big 12 clash Saturday afternoon.

Nose tackle will be a question mark for the Wolverines, who rotated three players at starter last season: Bryan Mone, Noah Furbush (a linebacker who started on the line in a 3 - 4 formation) and freshman Aubrey Solomon.

A player like Roquan Smith is most likely out of their draft range so the team will have to start looking at the next tier of linebackers.