...handed him the ball 16 times."Hudrlik has lined up as a receiver. He's been the quarterback, lead blocker and ball carrier. He enjoys the variety. "It's fun," he said. "It confuses the defenses and I like playing all those positions...

...but that doesn't prevent him from walloping opposing ball carriers. The 170-pound senior leads the Brainerd Warriors...And, I think I've done a pretty good job turning (ball carriers) inside, at least the coaches are liking that. It's...

...linebacker Mike Weiss led the charge with a quarterback sack and at least two tackles in which he pancaked the Spuds' ball carrier. "They were double-teaming (linebacker) Mitch Feierabend so they had to leave someone open," Weiss said...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- London calling. London Fletcher, that is, who called on opposing ball-carriers more often anyone on the St. Louis defense this season. The middle linebacker led the Rams with 138 tackles, 22 more than anyone...

...against Buffalo. He has six sacks, two interceptions and a fumble recovery. "It's exciting when I get there (to the ball carrier)," Urlacher said. "I just try to run over them. When I can't do that, I make adjustments, break down the situation...

...is learning. You can see it in their faces. There are not so many confused looks at practice anymore." Opposing ball carriers often appear confused after being hit by Weiss. He's the emotional leader of a defense that has limited the opposition...

...slammed opponents into the wrestling mat last winter. This fall, the 170-pound linebacker has been running opposing ball carriers into the turf. "Wrestling makes you mentally tough," Weiss said. "You can never get down and you can never stop...

...to talk about a film session that showed an opposing ball carrier dashing around end and one of his blockers inadvertently...John's defender into the running back, knocking the ball carrier to the ground. Gagliardi stopped the film and exclaimed...

...but rather the dance that the free safety or defensive back was doing, knowing that his name would be mud if the ball carrier got past him. Anyway, this football fan's boys grew up, and the intensity of the high school game faded a bit for...

...we've thrown we haven't dropped." On defense, Pierz relies on tackles Steve Doroff and Matt Mrnak to drop opposing ball carriers. Doroff has 64 tackles and three quarterback sacks. Mrnak has 43 tackles and eight sacks. They have thrived since...