When the Arizona Wildcats lost linebacker Scooby Wright during their season opener, it became a critical absence for the 2014 Pac-12 South champions. Haden Gregory was the expected backup for Arizona's matchup vs. the University of Nevada, though he was ...

The hits keep coming for Kansas’ defense. KU middle linebacker Trey Lathan, the Jayhawks’ leading tackler from the 2025 season, announced late Thursday afternoon that he will enter the transfer portal.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Between Week 3 and Week 5, Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Al Golden used a rotation at middle linebacker between veteran and team captain Logan Wilson and rookie Barrett Carter. But then for last Sunday's matchup against the ...

The San Francisco 49ers will have a new starting middle linebacker for their important game Monday night against the upstart Carolina Panthers. So with Curtis Robinson set to make the first start of his five-season NFL career, Niners head coach offered him ...

Tremaine Edmunds is getting paid the most and he'll have the prominent traditional position in a Bears defense. Bears coach Matt Eberflus on Tuesday confirmed for media members at the owners meetings in Arizona that Edmunds will play middle linebacker and ...

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Las Vegas Raiders released linebacker Tahir Whitehead on Monday, clearing $6.25 million in salary cap space in advance of free agency, which begins next week. As such, the Raiders now have more than $53.9 million in cap room, 11th ...

Cleveland Browns linebacker Mychal Kendricks (54) rides the stationary bike as defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah (90) lifts weights during the team’s organized team activity at its NFL football training facility Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in Berea, Ohio.

It was just 10 years ago that the Carolina Panthers had arguably the best linebacker corps in football. The trio of Luke Kuechly, Thomas Davis and Shaq Thompson set a high standard that will be hard for any group to meet, but these Panthers linebackers are ...

Luke Kuechly has signed a five-year contract extension with the Carolina Panthers through the 2021 season, the team announced Thursday. The deal is worth $62 million, according to multiple reports,making Kuechly the highest-paid middle linebacker in the NFL.

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - As a part of a self scout of the Cincinnati Bengals’ defense during the off weekend following the win on Thursday Night Football, linebackers coach Mike Hodges watched all 50 of rookie linebacker Demetrius Knight’s tackles in 2025.