Rutgers is bringing back 11 starters on offense, but it will need to replace a pair of key players on defense — one up front and one in the backend. Here is a look at the projected pre-spring practice defensive and special teams depth chart (spring drills are on hold […]
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Lions finalizing deal to acquire defensive tackle Michael Brockers from Rams
Mar. 17—The Detroit Lions appear on the verge of getting some help along their defensive line, turning to a familiar trading partner to land it. The Lions and Los Angeles Rams are finalizing a trade that would send defensive tackle Michael Brockers to Detroit, according to an NFL.com report. It […]
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Rutgers defensive, special teams depth chart early projection: Mohamed Toure moves into lineup, d-line changes
With Rutgers football’s offseason program underway, it’s never too early to look ahead to the fall — and what we hope will be a normal season with fans in the stands. Here is NJ.com’s early projected defensive and special teams depth chart. We broke down the offensive two-deep previously; you […]
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Saints’ defensive line aims to disrupt Bucs’ Brady once more
FILE – In this Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020 file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) tries to throw as he is brought down by New Orleans Saints defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) in the first half of an NFL football game in New Orleans. For all the extraordinary […]
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Manchester United face potential defensive injury crisis after squeezing past Watford
Asked why Shaw, Lindelof and Pogba were not in the squad, Solskjaer added: “They are injured.” A weakened United side were far from convincing but Scott McTominay’s fifth-minute header was enough to ensure Solskjaer’s side avoided more cup disappointment after Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final exit to Manchester City. Solskjaer made […]
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Colts defensive line isn’t as deep as it needs to be yet
INDIANAPOLIS — First of all, it is important to acknowledge the men the Colts were missing. DeForest Buckner has been everything Indianapolis thought he’d be, a game-wrecking, defense-altering presence who makes everybody around him better, especially Denico Autry, the man Buckner simultaneously displaced at defensive tackle and freed to put […]
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Jovan Swann breaking into IU football defensive line rotation
CLOSE IU football grad transfer Jovan Swann went to Center Grove High School Indianapolis Star BLOOMINGTON – Jovan Swann is a competitive guy, so of course the grad transfer from Stanford entered Indiana’s locker room with big goals. After four years in the Cardinal’s 3-4 scheme, the 6-2, 280-pound defensive […]