The Cincinnati Bengals agreed to a two-year, $5 million deal with former Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Oren Burks on Monday, a source told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Burks will have an opportunity to start for a Bengals defense that was their weak spot in 2024. The 29-year-old stepped up for the injured Nakobe Dean in the playoffs and had 25 tackles (three for loss), a sack, two QB hits and a pass breakup to help the team eventually make it to the Super Bowl and beat the Kansas City Chiefs. ...

Former San Francisco 49ers linebacker Oren Burks signed a one-year deal worth up to $2.5 million with the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday, according to a source. Burks is a special teams standout who played in 15 regular-season games (five starts) for San Fran last year, picking up a career-high 46 tackles (29 solo), a career-high one sack, his first career interception and a fumble recovery. The 28-year-old former third-round pick by the Green Bay Packers in 2018 out of Vanderbilt was mostly a ...

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Oren Burks (shoulder) is active for the NFC Championship meeting with the Lions. Burks suffered a shoulder injury at practice on Thursday and carried a questionable tag heading into Sunday. It was reported that he wasn't expected to suit up. However, trainers monitored him during pregame warmups, so he's good to go. The 28-year-old finished the 2023-24 campaign with a career-high 46 total tackles and one sack.

San Francisco 49ers defensive tackles Arik Armstead (foot, knee) and Javon Hargrave (hamstring) and linebacker Oren Burks (knee) have been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals. Meanwhile, linebacker Dre Greenlaw (ankle, hip) and cornerback Charvarius Ward (groin) are questionable to play. San Fran's interior defensive line will be a little more vulnerable this weekend against the Cardinals, but their defensive/special teams unit should still be considered a top-five play for...

The San Francisco 49ers defensive unit limited the Rams to 14 points in the first half and shut them out in the second. LB Fred Warner led the team in tackles with five solos and seven assists. He put two hits on Rams QB Matthew Stafford and brought him down once for a sack. DE Nick Bosa also sacked Stafford once, bringing his season total to 7.0, third in the NFL. S Talanoa Hufanga made six solo tackles and two assists. LB Oren Burks made seven combined tackles as he played a larger role in the...

The San Francisco 49ers announced on Thursday that they signed former Green Bay Packers linebacker Oren Burks to an undisclosed two-year deal. Burks was taken in the third round of the 2018 draft by the Packers out of Vanderbilt. In his four seasons with the Packers, he mostly played in a rotational role while starting just seven of his 59 games played. In 2021, Burks had a career-high 36 tackles (24 solo), a fumble recovery and half a sack in 17 games (three starts). The 26-year-old will ...