Rob Ninkovich
40-Year-Old
Free Agent
2023 Defense Stats
TCKL
0
SACKS
0.0
INT
0
FF
0
TD
0
2024 Projections
Expected to retire
Ninkovich announced his retirement Sunday, the Patriots' official site reports.
ANALYSIS
The 33-year-old defensive end/outside linebacker was selected by the Saints in the fifth round of the 2006 draft, but he bounced around the league until catching on with the Patriots as a part-time player in 2009. He then played 16 games each year from 2010 to 2015, averaging 66.5 tackles and 6.8 sacks per season while winning two Super Bowls along the way. Ninkovich dropped off to 32 tackles and four sacks in 12 games last year, following a four-game suspension PED suspension to start the season. His retirement should free up more snaps for offseason acquisitions Kony Ealy and Lawrence Guy, though neither projects as a direct replacement.
The 33-year-old defensive end/outside linebacker was selected by the Saints in the fifth round of the 2006 draft, but he bounced around the league until catching on with the Patriots as a part-time player in 2009. He then played 16 games each year from 2010 to 2015, averaging 66.5 tackles and 6.8 sacks per season while winning two Super Bowls along the way. Ninkovich dropped off to 32 tackles and four sacks in 12 games last year, following a four-game suspension PED suspension to start the season. His retirement should free up more snaps for offseason acquisitions Kony Ealy and Lawrence Guy, though neither projects as a direct replacement.
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2016
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Measurables Review
How do Rob Ninkovich's measurables compare to other defensive ends?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 2"Weight
260 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.91 secShuttle Time
4.18 secCone Drill
6.96 secVertical Jump
34.5 inBroad Jump
116 inBench Press
23 repsPast Fantasy Outlooks
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Ninkovich missed four games to start the 2016 season after testing positive for a banned substance. Upon his return, the versatile defender re-established a degree of IDP utility in deeper formats, by logging 32 tackles and four sacks over the course of 12 contests. The 33-year-old no longer fills the stat sheet at the pace he did earlier in his career, but he remains a useful edge defender for the Patriots.
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Logs 32 tackles in 12 games
Ninkovich finished the 2016 regular season with 32 tackles and four sacks over the course of 12 games.
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Records four tackles Sunday
Ninkovich was on the field for 46 of 68 defensive snaps in Sunday's 35-17 win over the Bengals, ESPN's Mike Reiss reports.
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Eased back in
Ninkovich was on the field for 24 of the Patriots' 63 snaps on defense in Sunday's 33-13 win over the Browns, ESPN's Mike Reiss reports.
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Back in business
The Patriots officially activated Ninkovich from the suspended list in advance of Sunday's game against the Browns, the Boston Herald reports.
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Back on the field
Ninkovich has returned to practice after serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drug policy, the Boston Herald reports.
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