1.   Backup middle linebacker Shawn Johnson suffered a broken leg against Syracuse and is expected to be out for the season.

2.   Backup linebacker Godfrey Myles has agreed to terms with the Denver Broncos on a one-year contract his agent, Scott Helfand, said.

3.   Because Romanowski is so adept at what he does, the Falcons decided to imitate him in practice, using backup linebacker Craig Sauer as the stand-in.

4.   -- Giants backup linebacker ANDRE POWELL dislocated his left ankle on kickoff coverage.

5.   ------ The Patriots signed backup middle linebacker Marty Moore, also a top special teams player, to a one-year deal Friday.

6.   A backup linebacker named Tom Stincic was swapped to New Orleans for the third-round pick that became Harvey Martin.

7.   But defensive end Romeo Brooks stripped Brady of the ball on one play and backup linebacker Eric Hoover had a sack.

8.   Cwik, a senior backup linebacker at CSUN, is from nearby Spokane.

9.   Dwayne Gordon, a key backup linebacker, played his first two NFL seasons in Atlanta.

10.   Donahue said the team needs to find at least two backup linebackers.