MIKE linebackers are typically three-down players ... He could very well challenge Clark for the SAM spot or even play the WILL if Overshown is not fully healthy. Liufau is a versatile player ...

Cowboys Dak Prescott pointed out Stephen Jones as the "Mike" Linebacker next to Mike Zimmer playing "Sam" and Will McClay the "Will" This is the official YouTube page of Law Nation Sports.

But what happens if, say, first-year New England Patriots linebacker Mike Rivera isn’t a “Mike,” but a “Sam” or a “Will”? A return to the days of Sarah, Meg, and Wanda would solve ...

The SAM shifts down to the line of scrimmage and the other two linebackers shift over to close that side. The backside WILL backer is responsible for cutback lanes while the MIKE is reading the ...

Which means Edwards will occupy the WILL position and Jack Sanborn will likely be the SAM. Bears coach Matt Eberflus says that Tremaine Edmunds will be the Mike linebacker in his defense.

Denzel Perryman has been shifted back to his natural Mike linebacker position ... And rookie linebacker Henry To’oTo’o has been shifted to Sam linebacker. He leads the Texans with 45 tackles ...

He played all three linebacker positions — mike, sam and will — and, when healthy, was on the field for 99 percent of the snaps over the last two seasons. That often put Holcomb in precarious ...

Michael Fairbanks II has earned a nickname ... The redshirt junior outside linebacker has more than enough information to disseminate as the Blazers hit the road for their conference opener ...