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Bengals cut A.J. Hawk: Here are the LB’s options
- Updated: April 26, 2016
Ten years ago, the Green Bay Packers made former Ohio State linebacker A.J. Hawk the No. 5 pick in the NFL Draft. He would spend nine years with the team, most of them starting at inside linebacker. In that time, he racked up 926 tackles, 19 sacks, nine interceptions, four forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries.
The Packers won a Super Bowl with Hawk in the middle of the defense, and while he was a Packer he ranked among the top-20 linebackers in Pro-Football-Reference’s Approximate Value, an attempt to capture the value every player-season since 1950 with a single number.
The Packers cut him loose prior to last season, though, because his salary at that point far outstripped his contributions to the team. He wound up signing with the Cincinnati Bengals later in the offseason on a two-year deal. He played only 26.3 percent of the …
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