The Tommy Russell saga appears to be over.

Karlos Dansby sees the possibilities. Since being moved from the outside to the middle in the Cardinals’ linebacker group, he’s become a dominant player. And he’s about to be rewarded for it.

For three of the last four drafts, the Cardinals have spent a high draft pick on a linebacker, searching for a playmaker they have yet to find.

ASU freshman linebacker Vontaze Burfict has received clearance to play and will suit up for Saturday's game against Idaho State, school officials said.

Scott Bordow: Vontaze Burfict has a simple philosophy about football. “Just run to the ball and hit somebody,” said Burfict, Arizona State’s freshman middle linebacker. OK, so it’s not real deep. Who cares? Burfict isn’t the highest-ranked high school player ever to sign with the Sun Devils because he sees football in existential terms.

Earlier in his Arizona State career, Gerald Munns tried to achieve the look of a menacing linebacker by sporting a Mohawk.

FLAGSTAFF • If the competition to replace injured linebacker Chike Okeafor could be decided by who talks the better game, there would be no question on the winner: It would be the loquacious Darryl Blackstock.

While the Cardinals may add receiver Az-Zahir Hakim as a free agent, linebacker Keith Adams, who played with Philadelphia last year, won’t be coming to Arizona.

The house that Arizona State linebackers Jamar Williams and Dale Robinson shared last year rocked whenever the Playstation was turned on.

Arizona Cardinals linebacker Leon Joe has been charged with carrying a pistol without a license in Washington, D.C. Joe was arrested last month after police said they found a loaded .45-caliber Kimber Eclipse Pro II in his vehicle.

The house that Arizona State linebackers Jamar Williams and Dale Robinson shared last year rocked whenever the Playstation was turned on.

The house that Arizona State linebackers Jamar Williams and Dale Robinson shared last year rocked whenever the Playstation was turned on.

The Cardinals released linebacker Raynoch Thompson Monday, ending Thompson’s rocky tenure with the team. The team also cut linebacker and special teamer LeVar Woods.

The Cardinals officially closed the door on any talk about signing free agent linebacker Ed Hartwell when they agreed to a two-year contract with another free agent linebacker, Orlando Huff, Tuesday.

DAVIE, Fla. - Linebacker Junior Seau joined the Miami Dolphins on Wednesday after passing a physical, completing a long-anticipated trade with the San Diego Chargers.