LaMarr Woodley struggling to get NFL job: 'I can't make a team call me'
LaMarr Woodley isn't quitting on the NFL, but the NFL might be quitting on him.
Woodley, 31, has spent nine seasons in the league as an outside linebacker, most recently with the Arizona Cardinals. The free agent is staying ready for a team to call, but he's had no luck so far this offseason.
"I'm staying in shape, but the thing is, I've put myself in a situation where I've been hurt these past few years, so I don't really control my situation right now," Woodley told SiriusXM NFL Radio. "I can't make a team call me. So all I can do is prepare myself and keep myself ready, but also I'm going to make sure that my mind is working and that I'm doing other things - things that I can control.
"As an outside linebacker, they predicate our game on sacks, and I have to be out there on third-down situations to get sacks. But if I'm not out there on third-down situations, you ain't gonna see any sacks."
Woodley is confident he can still get the job done after having five straight seasons cut short due to injury. A former Pro Bowler with the Pittsburgh Steelers, he's had just one sack in his last two seasons combined, but insists he can still rush the passer.
"Make no mistake about it, I definitely can set the edge," Woodley said. "You can go back and look at Arizona and see me setting the edge. That ain't no problem at all, because I got hurt again. But I can definitely set the edge and I can still get after the quarterback, but I have to be on the field to do those type of things.
"My number never changed, it's still the same. My phone is always on my hip, so whenever it rings, I'll be ready for it."