sentences:  He started in all 16 games in 2014 and recorded 109 combined tackles (81 solo), 3.5 sacks, and two pass deflections.Laurinaitis returned as the starting middle linebacker in 2015, along with outside linebackers Alec Ogletree and Akeem Ayers.In Week 2, he collected a season-high nine combined tackles during a 24–10 loss at the Washington Redskins.