The Tennessee Titans made another addition to their linebacker corps. on Monday with the signing of former Kansas City Chiefs and Arizona Cardinals inside linebacker, Ben Niemann.
After spending four years in Kansas City, Niemann latched on with the Cardinals last season, starting a career-high nine of the 17 games he played in. He also saw the second-most defensive snaps of his career (481).
The 27-year-old joins a linebacker group that also includes Azeez Al-Shaair, Monty Rice, Chance Campbell, Luke Gifford and Jack Gibbens.
Al-Shaair and Rice are expected to be the starters, and Niemann, who has experience playing both defense and special teams, will compete against Gifford, Campbell and Gibbens for a depth spot.
In order to get more information on the Titans’ newest linebacker, we asked Jess Root of Cards Wire three questions about the defender he used to cover. Here’s what he had to say about the Iowa product: