Darnell Bing Darnell Bing ( born September 10 , 1984 ) is a gridiron football linebacker who is currently a free agent . He was most recently a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League . He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft . He played college football at Southern California . Bing has also been a member of the San Francisco 49ers , New York Jets and Detroit Lions . Early years . Bing attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School . He was a part of a Poly team that had an unprecedented five players ranked in the top 100 in the nation according to Rivals . com : tight end Marcedes Lewis , offensive tackle Winston Justice , defensive tackle Manuel Wright , running back Hershel Dennis and himself . Bing was a member of the USC football team in college along with all of these high school teammates , except for Lewis who played for USC ' s crosstown archrival , UCLA . College career . Bing played safety for the USC Trojans , and received permission from USC athletic director Mike Garrett ( USC ' s 1965 Heisman Trophy - winning tailback ) to wear Garrett ' s retired No . 20 jersey . He was ruled academically ineligible his first year , but Bing started on all three other years of his collegiate career and was on two national championship teams . He was named a Jim Thorpe Award finalist as the nation ' s best collegiate football defensive back and an All - America n in 2005 . He was an early entry candidate in the 2006 NFL Draft , winding up in the fourth round . In his final season at Southern California , Bing had an interception in the final minutes of the game against Fresno State that sealed the win for the Trojans . Professional career . Oakland Raiders . He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders with the 101st pick of the 2006 NFL Draft . Although he was a safety in college , the Oakland Raiders planned to convert him to an outside linebacker , but before the 2007 season they moved him back to safety . Prior to the 2006 season , the Raiders placed Bing on the injured reserve list with a neck injury . On July 25 , 2007 the Raiders released him . San Francisco 49ers . The San Francisco 49ers claimed Bing off waivers on July 26 , 2007 . They released him on September 1 and re - signed him to the practice squad , where he spent the entire 2007 season . New York Jets . On January 9 , 2008 , the New York Jets signed Bing to a future contract . He was waived by the team on July 29 . Detroit Lions . Bing was signed by the Detroit Lions on August 4 , 2008 after the team placed linebacker Teddy Lehman on injured reserve . As the Raiders had unsuccessfully tried , the Lions also converted him to linebacker . He began the season on the team ' s practice squad before being promoted to the active roster on December 8 , 2008 when linebacker Alex Lewis was placed on injured reserve . He was released on October 6 , 2009 . Houston Texans . Bing signed a contract for the 2010 season on January 8 , 2010 . He was released at the end of the preseason and signed to the practice squad on October 14 . On February 18 , 2011 , Bing was released from the Texans roster . Saskatchewan Roughriders . On March 22 , 2012 , it was announced that Bing had been signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders . He was later released on May 11 , 2012 .