Milo

Eifler

Riley briefly signed on with the Commanders this summer but his time with them was short-lived. The Colts also worked out CB Shemar Bartholomew, LB Milo Eifler, LB David Long, LB Raekwon McMillan and LB Ty Summers.

The Cardinals released LB Milo Eifler in a corresponding move. Both Russell and Eifler are special teams contributors, though Russell has been more productive in this regard, racking up nine special teams tackles in three NFL seasons to the two Eifler totaled from 2021-2024.

Washington S Kam Curl, LB Milo Eifler, and CB Kendall Fuller were also removed from the COVID-19 list following last week’s team-wide viral outbreak that left the Football Team shorthanded in their Week 15 loss to the Eagles. Allen will return to his role as Taylor Heinicke’s backup this week against Dallas.

Eifler (6’1/228) was a heralded four-star recruit who was rated as the 11th best outside linebacker from the 2016 prep cycle. He enrolled at Washington, recording just 18 snaps in his UW career before transferring to Illinois before the 2019 season. He excelled with the Illini, posting 63 tackles, 10.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks and one PBU in his first season on campus. Eifler has elite speed, running a 4.58 40-yard dash, which ranks in the 91st percentile, and his solid 7.86 RAS shows off his athletic bonafides. He does a great job of shooting through gaps to bring down ball carriers, but his tackling instincts fail him far too often, as his 22 percent missed tackle rate will attest. His physical traits will likely get him a look at the next level, but unless he works on his tackling and play recognition it’s hard to see him filling a consistent role on defense. He projects similarly to Juwan Simpson for NFL purposes and might be best cast as a special teamer for New York.