NFL 101 Part #5 - Linebackers
By: Schwartz
Shifting gears, it’s time to talk about the heart of the defense, Linebackers. This is probably the most loaded position group of the defense, if not the entire team, so I hope you have as much fun reading this part as I did writing it.
Starters in Italics
Linebackers: Lawrence Taylor (OLB), Dick Butkus (MLB), Ray Lewis (MLB), Jack Ham (OLB), Chuck Bednarik, Bobby Bell, Derrick Brooks, Luke Kuechly, Mike Singletary, Jack Lambert, Ted Hendricks, Joe Schmidt
Additions: Kuechly, Singletary
Cuts: Willie Lanier, Junior Seau