Recognized now as one of the best nickel defenders ... his six seasons in the NFL. “It’s changed a lot,” Johnson said, adding that Buffalo has been playing nickel defense in heavy sets ...

— Bounces off of ball-carriers at times due to his smaller frame.

The Buffalo Bills’ defense will have to contend with the most accomplished fullback in the NFL when the San Francisco 49ers visit Orchard Park on Sunday. San Francisco’s Kyle Juszczyk has made ...

Both became top-50 NFL Draft picks ... The post Michigan defense: contenders at nickel back, lineman who ‘is in great shape’ after huge summer appeared first on On3.

3 cornerback in the nickel defense. Here comes more depth for the ... Ya-Sin is an experienced cornerback who has started 39 games in the NFL and will turn 28-years old in May.