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Tampa Bay and Los Angeles each placed two players on the All-Ironman Team. He added 39 tackles and four interceptions, including one for returned for a touchdown on defense. This honor comes on the heels of him earning Ironman of the Month (June) and Ironman of the Week for Week 17. Samuels also earned Ironman [...]

Boley, a 2005 fifth-round NFL draft pick, has been considered a key part of rebuilding the Falcons franchise, which is still shaken from the imprisonment of star quarterback Michael Vick. Falcons vice president of football communications Reggie Roberts. As of press time, no further details of the arrest were available. With 110 tackles last season, [...]

Trade out of the first round to involved in a dt, leaving many fans underwhelmed. Hey, at least theyre consistent. Round 2 DT Trevor Laws, Notre Dame (47th Overall) Laws led the Irish with 112 tackles as a senior, 8 for a loss. At 6 1 , 304 hes too undersized to be a run [...]

First, the Browns took Rubin with the 190th pick, which they secured from Seattle in September when the team sent Charlie Frye to the Seahawks. At 6-2 and 315 pounds, the Browns add significant bulk with Rubin, who made 76 tackles in two years at Iowa State. He began his career at Trinity Valley (Texas) [...]

Grant also could shift to the secondary, as he has the pass coverage skills and some experience from his junior college days playing that position. The 2005 National Junior College Athletics Association National Defensive Player of the Year played in the junior college championship game during his first two seasons. He posted 90 tackles (63 [...]

Native was the No. Taylor, who earned Second-Team All-ACC honors in 2007 after recording 10.5 sacks and 16.0 tackles for loss in 2007, is projected as an outside linebacker in the pros. Subscribe today to the Inside Carolina Magazine, our glossy monthly publication covering Tar Heel sports! Don’t miss any news or features from InsideCarolina.com. [...]

I have been talking to people who knew him personally, who are saying we have similar body types and playing styles, Silva said. Nobody can live up to the sacrifice he made, but in football terms, the comparisons to Silva are absolutely valid. Tillman wasnt blessed with major speed or power, but set an Arizona [...]

The 6-foot, 252-pound linebacker has played in 76 career games with 58 starts and has totaled 343 tackles (236 solo), 11 sacks, nine passes defensed, three interceptions, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles. Last season with New York, Hobson started 14 games at linebacker and made 62 tackles. He also contributed two sacks for [...]