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2025 Defensive
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Sacks
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Forced Fumbles
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| Regular Season | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top Luke Gifford News
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49ers' Luke Gifford: Good to go
Gifford is active for Sunday's game against the Texans.
Gifford was a limited participant at practice Friday with a hamstring injury but has since been cleared of any injury designation and is active for Sunday's contest. The linebacker has been a consistent special teams presence, contributing 144 snaps already this season. His presence will provide added depth to the team in a tough matchup.
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49ers' Luke Gifford: Questionable for Sunday
Gifford (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Houston, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.
Gifford was a limited participant at practice Friday, so it seems his availability for Week 8 is close to a coin-flip proposition. He's played most of his snaps so far this year on special teams, so the 49ers will have to try to replace his production in that phase if he can't go.
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49ers' Luke Gifford: Heading to Bay Area
The 49ers are set to sign Gifford to a one-year contract when the new league year starts Wednesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Gifford has mostly served on special teams over his six-year NFL career. He started in the Titans' last four regular-season games in 2024 due to injuries to the linebacker corps, and over that span he logged 35 tackles (21 solo) and two pass defenses (including one interception). Gifford will likely revert to his special teams status in San Francisco, though a strong performance in offseason programs and training camp could earn him a rotational role at linebacker.
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Titans' Luke Gifford: Starts four games due to injuries
Gifford logged 49 tackles (31 solo) and two pass defenses (including one interception) across 16 regular-season games in 2024.
Gifford was primarily used on special teams over the Titans' first 12 games of the regular season. He started at inside linebacker over his final four outings due to injuries to Jerome Baker (neck) and Kenneth Murray (hamstring), and Gifford recorded at least eight combined tackles in each of those outings. Gifford enters the offseason as an unrestricted free agent and will look to sign with a team that can offer him a consistent role on defense.
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Titans' Luke Gifford: Eight tackles in Week 17
Gifford finished Sunday's 20-13 loss to the Jaguars with eight tackles (five solo) and one pass defense.
Gifford was sidelined for the Titans' Week 16 loss to the Colts due to a concussion, but he was able to clear the league's five-step protocols ahead of Sunday's contest. He played every single defensive snap and finished as the Titans' co-leader in tackles with Mike Brown. Gifford has started at inside linebacker in each of his last three games and has accumulated 27 tackles (18 solo) and two pass defenses (including an interception) over that span. The 29-year-old will look to finish the season off strong against the Texans next Sunday.
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Titans' Luke Gifford: Set to return in Week 17
Gifford (concussion) does not have an injury designation for Sunday's matchup versus Jacksonville, Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com reports.
Gifford suffered a concussion Week 15 against Cincinnati and didn't play last Sunday versus Indianapolis. However, he was listed as a full participant in practice throughout the week and appears to have cleared the NFL's concussion protocol given his lack of an injury designation heading into the weekend. Gifford played exclusively on special teams over Tennessee's first 11 games of the campaign, but he had taken on an increased role -- including logging all 58 of the team's defensive snaps Week 14 against Jacksonville -- after Jack Gibbens (ankle) landed on IR in late November and Jerome Baker suffered a neck injury in early December.
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Titans' Luke Gifford: Estimated as full participant
Gifford (concussion) was listed as a full participant in Tennessee's practice estimate Wednesday, Turron Davenport of ESPN.com reports.
Gifford is getting closer to making his return to the field after sitting out the team's Week 16 loss versus Indianapolis due to a concussion. However, he will still have to officially clear the NFL's five-step concussion protocol in order to be cleared to play in Sunday's matchup versus the Jaguars.
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Titans' Luke Gifford: Out vs. Colts
Gifford (concussion) will miss Sunday's game against the Colts, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.
Gifford will miss his first full game of the season after leaving this past weekend's loss to the Bengals with a concussion. The veteran linebacker will now have to navigate though the NFL's five-step concussion protocol before he can be cleared to return for Week 17 against the Jaguars.
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Titans' Luke Gifford: Ruled out Sunday
Gifford (concussion) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's matchup versus the Titans, Paul Kuharsky of PaulKuharsky.com reports.
Gifford won't return Sunday after suffering a concussion during the first half of the game. He had recorded an interception and racked up eight tackles (five solo) prior to exiting the game, and in his absence, James Williams and Cedric Gray should be in line for increased playing time.
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Titans' Luke Gifford: Being evaluated for concussion
Gifford is being evaluated for a possible concussion during Sunday's game against the Bengals, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.
The linebacker led the Titans with eight tackles (five solo) before exiting, and he also picked off a pass. Gifford started for the second game in a row Sunday in place of Jerome Baker (neck). James Williams or Cedric Gray might be the next man up at inside linebacker.
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Titans' Luke Gifford: Leading tackler in loss
Gifford totaled 11 tackles (eight solo) during Tennessee's loss versus Jacksonville on Sunday.
Gifford got the start at linebacker Sunday as Kenneth Murray (hamstring) and Jerome Baker (neck) were both out and managed to record a season-high 11 tackles, which were also the most on the team. He could get the chance to start again during the Titans' Week 15 matchup versus the Bengals if both Jerome and Baker are out again.
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Titans' Luke Gifford: Gets starting opportunity Week 14
Gifford is starting at linebacker in Sunday's matchup against Jacksonville, Paul Kuharsky of PaulKuharsky.com reports.
Gifford has been relegated primarily to work on special teams throughout his career, and he hadn't logged any defensive snaps this season until playing on nine of them last Sunday against the Commanders. However, he'll get a big opportunity to show off his skill set Sunday. Gifford's move into a starting role comes as a result of Kenneth Murray (hamstring) and Jerome Baker (neck) both being out against the Jaguars.
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Luke Gifford: Let go by Titans
Gifford was released by the Titans on Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Gifford has played almost exclusively on special teams since entering the league in 2019. He posted just six tackles last season, and he'll likely land on the team's practice squad if he clears waivers.
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Titans' Luke Gifford: In concussion protocol
Gifford exited Saturday night's preseason game against the 49ers with a head injury and is in concussion protocol, Turron Davenport of ESPN.com reports.
Gifford made a tackle on the exhibition's opening kickoff. The special teams specialist will now need to advance through the league's protocol before being allowed back on the field. Turning 29 later this month, Gifford is entering his second season in Tennessee after spending the first four years of his career in Dallas.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-3, 242 lbs |
| Birthplace: Lincoln, NE |
| Age: 30 |
| School: Nebraska |
| Experience: 7 |