Bills Position Battle Review: Strong-Side Linebacker
Can eight-year veteran Kirk Morrison hold off third-year upstart Arthur Moats for a starting strong-side linebacker job with the Buffalo Bills?
- Born: 1988/03/14
- Age: 24
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 250
- Seasons: 2
- Place of birth: Portsmouth, VA
- Drafted by: the Buffalo Bills in 2010 (6th round)
| Sacks | Interceptions | Tackles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | G | Sacks | YdsL | Int | Yds | IntTD | Solo | Ast | Total |
| 2006 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 18 | |
| 2007 | 12 | 6.5 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 45 | |
| 2008 | 14 | 11.5 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 40 | 65 | |
| 2009 | 11 | 11 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 48 | 90 | |
| 2010 | Bills | 15 | 2.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| 2011 | Bills | 14 | 2.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| 2012 | Bills | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 25 |
| Career Total | 43 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 37 | 87 | |
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