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Cam Gill
Cameron Gill (born December 14, 1997) is an American football outside linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wagner. College career Gill was a member of the Wagner Seahawks for four seasons. As a sophomore, Gill recorded 53 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 11.0 sacks, and one forced fumble. Gill was named first-team All-Northeast Conference (NEC) and the conference Defensive player of the year after recording 61 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, and 13.5 sacks. As a senior, he recorded 60 tackles with 9.5 sacks and 20 tackles for loss and was again named the NEC Defensive Player of the Year and as well as a STATS FCS First-team All-American, a Second-team All-American by Hero Sports, a third-team All-American by the Associated Press, and All-ECAC First-team. Professional career Gill was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent and made the team's active roster coming out of training camp. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outside Linebacker
Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, playing closer to the line of scrimmage than the defensive backs (secondary), but farther back than the defensive linemen. As such, linebackers play a hybrid role and are often the most versatile players on the defensive side of the ball; they can be asked to play roles similar to either a defensive lineman (such as stopping the runner on a running play) or a defensive back (such as dropping back into pass coverage). How a linebacker plays their position depends on the defensive alignment, the philosophy of the coaching staff, and the particular play the offense may call. Linebackers are divided into middle linebackers, sometimes called inside linebackers, and outside linebackers. The middle linebacker, often called "Mike", is frequentl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
