Tag: linebacker

Hard-Hitting Hall of Fame Linebacker Sam Huff Dies at 87

Sam Huff, the hard-hitting Hall of Fame linebacker who helped the New York Giants reach six NFL title games from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s and later became a popular player and announcer in Washington, died Saturday. He was 87. Deborah Matthews, a lawyer for Huff’s daughter, Catherine Huff Myers, told The Associated Press…


49Ers’ Fred Warner Becomes Highest-Paid Linebacker With Five-Year Contract Extension

By Cam Inman From Mercury News Fred Warner absolutely should pan out as the 49ers’ latest, highly paid linebacker. Which would be a welcome change. Malcolm Smith, Reuben Foster and Kwon Alexander sure didn’t, not after this current regime anted up for them in 2017, ’18 and ’19, respectively. Warner’s first three seasons earned him…