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Former Vikings, 49ers LB Gerald Hodges to visit New England

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER, 24: Gerald Hodges #51 of the San Francisco 49ers defends during the game against the Los Angeles Rams at the Los Angeles Coliseum on December 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. The 49ers defeated the Rams 22-21. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)

  • LB Gerald Hodges will visit with the New England Patriots on Wednesday. His overall grade of 82.4 last season ranked him 21st among all linebackers.
  • If brought in, Hodges would be the second highest graded linebacker (based on last season) for New England behind LB Dont’a Hightower.
  • Hodges was 13th out of 38 qualified inside linebackers last season with a run-stop percentage (percentage of a player’s run defense snaps where he was responsible for a stop) of 9.3. He also finished with 29 run stops, ranking 15th in the league among inside linebackers and had only five missed tackles while in run defense.
  • Hodges was a reliable overall tackler, ranking 16th out of 41 inside linebackers with a combined tackle efficiency (total number of attempted tackles made per each missed tackle) of 10.6.

Hodges v Hightower

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