Adalius Thomas is one of the higher profile free agents this off-season. He will be completing his seventh season. There's other high profile linebackers due to hit the free agent market. For comparison sake, I added Brian Simmons numbers since 2001.
| Stats (since '01) | Brian Simmons | Adalius Thomas | Lance Briggs (since '03) | Na'il Diggs (since '01) |
| Games | 90 | 96 | 64 | 86 |
| Tackles | 517 | 371 | 359 | 415 |
| Int. | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Sacks | 16 | 38.5 | 3.5 | 7 |
| TDs | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Pass Def. | 22 | 31 | 29 | 17 |
| Stats (since '01) | Cato June (since '03) | London Fletcher (since '01) | ||
| Games | 56 | 96 | ||
| Tackles | 362 | 841 | ||
| Int. | 10 | 7 | ||
| Sacks | 1 | 19 | ||
| TDs | 2 | 1 | ||
| Pass Def. | 8 | 21 |
- Na'il Diggs only had 61 tackles with no picks or sacks in 2006. The Panthers' linebackers are horrible -- and you're only as good as the team around you.
- Lance Briggs turned down a $30 million deal with the Bears at the start of the season. I don't see the Bengals adding more to the pot of gold.
- London Fletcher hasn't missed a game. Fletcher is averaging 145 tackles per season for the past five seasons.