Speed, the former fifth-round pick who had worked his way up from special teams to a small but key defensive role as the team’s strong-side linebacker, was asked to take one more leap by ...

The 6-foot-1, 230-pounder alternated with Hesse at middle linebacker last season after starting every game at strong side linebacker in 1995. Foreman’s 43 tackles ranked seventh on the team last ...

“Don’t rule out the possibility of a tag for strong-side linebacker Jack Sanborn, but the first two seem likelier,” Biggs wrote on February 28. The RFA tender process applies to players who ...

“I feel like playing multiple positions, being an inside backer, outside backer, and playing that nickel and that SAM [strong-side linebacker], increases my value and it increases the team value ...

The Saints signed the strong side linebacker two offseasons ago and with some great results as a productive member of one of the best front sevens in the NFL this season. There was some ...

But no, Jones will now start out as the strong-side outside linebacker (where Darryl Gamble played), swapping from his planned starting spot of Justin Houston’s old weak-side position.

Ohio State used Browning as a strong-side linebacker from 2017 through 2020. He had 110 tackles and seven sacks but was never an overly impactful presence. His athleticism was solid, but his ...

Forced into a bigger role by Shaquille Leonard's career-altering injury, Speed set career highs in tackles but also struggled ...