Linebacker play has fundamentally changed in college football in the last several years. RPOs, the spread offense and up-tempo systems have converged to create ...

It’s hardly a mystery that the Carolina Panthers could use all the help they can get on the defense. Here’s another ...

NFL legend Lawrence Taylor told an incredible story about warning quarterback Joe Montana, during an appearance on OutKick's "The Ricky Cobb Show." ...

He finished his Eagles career with nearly 600 tackles, the eighth most in team history. Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid tells linebacker Jeremiah Trotter he has been ejected from the game ...

Veteran linebackers coach Richard Smith is headed to Chicago. Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports on Tuesday that the Bears will hire Smith. One of Smith’s many previous stops was with the ...

This is a series outlining Penn State’s 25 most important players of the 2025 offseason as the Nittany Lions look ahead to winter workouts and spring practice. Every week, Monday through Friday ...

third-most on the team. Tony Rojas and Dom DeLuca are back, and either could slide over to the starting middle linebacker spot. Penn State also has a pair of third-year linebackers, DaKaari Nelson ...

H ard to believe it’s been 37 years since Washington’s Timmy Smith set a single-game Super Bowl record with 204 rushing yards in a 42-10 demolition of the Denver Broncos in Su ...

While the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles are gearing up for that bid to hoist the Lombardi Trophy, most clubs around ... Franklin has been a productive linebacker for the Colts over ...

Q. Which player has won the most NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards? - + A. As of January 2025, three players are tied for the most NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards. Aaron Donald ...

Problem: Having two versatile, physical and durable inside linebackers is a prerequisite to running a successful 3-4-based defense. Most of last season the Dolphins had one and a half because ...