the Kansas City Chiefs offered a free agent contract. He appeared in 16 games with 14 starts from both the strongside and weakside positions, collecting 84 tackles, one sack, one interception, 5 passes defensed, one forced fumble and 3 special teams tackles. Shanle finished his 7 year Saints career after playing in a total of 97 games with 94 starts and 673 total tackles (top ten in team history). Since Payton took over as the Saints head coach in 2006, no other linebacker has more tackles than Shanle, and he ranks second defensively in total tackles behind strong safety Roman Harper. References External links Nebraska bio 1979 births Living people People from St. Edward, Nebraska Sportspeople from Nebraska Players of American football from Nebraska American football linebackers Nebraska Cornhuskers football players St. Louis Rams players Dallas Cowboys players New Orleans Saints players