Broncos sign linebacker Joe Schobert

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According to Zack Kelberman of Sports Illustrated on Monday, the Denver Broncos have signed linebacker Joe Schobert of Waukesha, Wisconsin. The Broncos are the fourth National Football League team that Schobert has played for. He was previously with the Cleveland Browns for four years from 2016 to 2019, the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2020, and the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2021. The financial terms of the contract or the length of the deal were not disclosed.

Last season in Pittsburgh, Schobert played in 16 games. He had 112 tackles (70 solo tackles and 42 assisted tackles), two tackles for a loss, one quarterback hit, one interception for 23 yards, six pass deflections and one forced fumble. The interception came in a 19-16 Steelers win over the Tennessee Titans on December 19, and the forced fumble came in a 15-1o Steelers win over the Browns on Halloween.

In Schobert’s career, he has played in 93 games, and had 10 interceptions for 100 yards, one pick six, 30 pass deflections, 10 forced fumbles, three forced fumbles for 47 yards, 11 sacks, 661 combined tackles (406 solo tackles and 255 assisted tackles), 23 tackles for a loss, and 26 quarterback hits.

Schobert’s finest season came with the Browns in 2017. That year he was selected to the Pro Bowl, and led the NFL with 144 combined tackles.

The primary reason why Schobert was signed by the Broncos, is because linebacker Jonas Griffith of Louisville, Kentucky dislocated his elbow and is gone for four to six weeks. That would mean Griffith would be back at the end of September.

Schobert was initially the Browns’s fourth round pick, 99th overall, in the 2016 NFL Draft. He played his college football at the University of Wisconsin.

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