Thomas Howard Rumors & News

All of a sudden, the once-depleted Bengals linebacker group is starting to look a lot more stacked. There has been the addition of James Harrison on the outside and the report of the Bengals seemingly looking at re-signing veteran Thomas Howard as well. Now, there is another positive report that has surfaced about one of the young up-and-comers of the group. According to Bengals.com editor, Geoff Hobson, second-year linebacker Emmanuel Lamur has added ten pounds of upper body muscle this offseason, bringing his weight up to 240. The good news is that he doesn't seem to have lost any of...

When Keith Rivers arrived at training camp in 2011, the Cincinnati Bengals were without their starting WILL linebacker after Rivers had reportedly undergone surgery that was described at the time as a "reconstruction of the wrist." Unknown when he'd return, if at all, the Bengals turned to free agency and found linebacker Thomas Howard, who experienced decreased playing time in Oakland. It was a "best scenario" that played out. Howard led the Bengals with 120 tackles in 2011 and Rivers was traded to the New York Giants last season. Expected to improve upon his performance in 2011 with...

Following Bernard Scott's reported return on Friday, four free agents that played with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2012 remain unsigned. Negotiations (and a difference of opinions regarding value) continue with offensive tackle Andre Smith. Linebacker Thomas Howard visited with the Miami Dolphins several weeks ago, but left without a contract. We suspect that his knee is minimizing interest around the NFL, including the Bengals. Defensive backs Nate Clements and Chris Crocker remain unsigned, and who knows if both 33 year olds will find anything prior to the NFL draft -- or at all. With...

Crickets. Those are the sounds when asking what's going on with Thomas Howard? Signing a two-year deal following the NFL lockout in 2011 in late July, Howard started 15 games (played all 16) while posting a team-high 120 tackles, adding a quarterback sack, two forced fumbles and four passes defensed. He led the team in tackles during four of the final six games that year on a defense that ranked seventh in the NFL. Unfortunately Howard's season was cut short the following year after opening the season in Baltimore. Heading into the second week against the Cleveland Browns, Howard app...

Thomas Howard's visit with the Miami Dolphins has come and gone without a deal, though that doesn't necessarily mean nothing can happen. Generally speaking most deals either happen without a visit or before the free agent leaves. There's no known teams expressing interest and we're not sure how much interest Cincinnati has bringing Howard back. "With four backers heading into free agency (Lawson signed with Buffalo earlier in the week while Skuta went the 49ers and WILL backer Thomas Howard visited Miami), the plan appeared to draft an outside backer fairly early as well pursue a vete...

&& + Thomas Howard visits the Miami Dolphins. Howard, who led Cincinnati in tackles during his first season in '11, suffered a season-ending knee injury during practice heading into the second week of the season. As an unexpected result, it gave rise to Cincinnati's rookie phenom in Vontaze Burfict. Yet it still sidelined one of Cincinnati's best defensive players. Theories thus grew. Would Burfict move inside or would the Bengals keep the now second-year player at WILL, where Howard was stationed most of his time beforehand? The answer generates a domino effect; the frustrat...

On a day during which the Bengals have been conspicuously quiet on the free agency front, other teams have been making waves. One such team is the Miami Dolphins who have already signed four players to new deals since the start of the new league year. According to the Dolphins' official twitter account, they aren't stopping there. The following unrestricted free agents have visited the team:DE Michael Bennett, LB Thomas Howard, TE Dustin Keller& OG Lance Louis — Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) March 14, 2013 In case the Bengals' slow start to free agency hasn't panicked you...

Having speed at the linebacker position for the Raiders while Al Davis was still around was important. With the corners locked in man defense, the linebackers were often needed to drop into coverage or track down a running back in the open field. In 2006, the top two linebackers in the 40-yard dash both became Raiders - Jon Alston (4.40) and Thomas Howard (4.42). Howard became a good starter for the Raiders and Alston was a valuable special teams contributor. Here are the top athletic performances by Linebackers in the 2013 NFL scouting combine: OLB Zaviar Gooden - Best 40-yard dash (4...