About American football the Vietnam War bombing raids Operation Linebacker and Operation Linebacker II ... backing up their defensive line while the ROLB front, upright threatens to blitz A linebacker LB ... on the same side of the field all the time, thus there can be a left outside linebacker and a right outside linebacker . Other systems define a linebacker by the role he plays rather than the side of the field he plays on a strongside linebacker plays on the same side of the field that the offense places their tight end defined as the strong side of the field , while a weakside linebacker plays on the side away from the tight end the weak side of the field, as it has fewer players . Middle linebacker MLB The middle linebacker, often referred to as Mike, was invented by the Chicago Bears in the early 1950s. The middle linebacker is often referred to as the quarterback of the defense . Often it is the middle linebacker who receives the defensive play calls from the sideline and relays that play ... sideline communicator. A Jack of all trades, master of none jack of all trades , the middle linebacker can be asked to blitz though they often blitz less than the outside linebacker , cover, spy ... defenses, middle linebackers commonly lead the team in tackles. The middle linebacker covers the curl to flat Outside linebacker OLB The outside linebacker is usually responsible for outside containment. This includes the strongside and weakside designations below. Strongside linebacker The strongside linebacker SLB is often nicknamed Sam for purposes of calling a blitz American football ... side contains the most personnel, the strongside linebacker usually lines up across from the tight end. Often the strongside linebacker will be called upon to tackle the running back on a play, because the back will be following the tight end s block. He is most often the strongest linebacker ... or fullback blocking the backside of a pass play. The linebacker should also have strong Safety American ... more details
for the December 1972 military operation Operation Linebacker II Infobox military conflict partof Vietnam ... Vietnam War Operation Linebacker was the title of a U.S. Seventh Air Force and U.S. Navy Task ... of the People s Army of Vietnam PAVN , that had been launched on 30 March. Linebacker was the first ... VFA 195 VA 195 LTV A 7 Corsair II A 7E bombing the Hai Duong bridge, 10 May 1972. Operation Linebacker ... it with North Vietnam. ref name Morocco, p. 130 On 10 May Operation Linebacker and Operation Custom ... and Chuck DeBellevue, the first Air Force aces of the Vietnam War The Linebacker missions included ... bombs. In addition to interdicting the road and rail system of North Vietnam, Linebacker also systematically ... 24 Linebacker air to air losses occurred without any corresponding North Vietnamese loss in a twelve .... ref Michel. p. 284 ref Linebacker saw several other firsts . On the opening day of the operation ... Linebacker operations. Unsourced image removed File LB1B.jpg thumb left 200px Diplomatic triumph ... in Moscow Air Force historian Earl Tilford has written that Linebacker was a watershed in aerial warfare ... in the technology utilized made Linebacker the first bombing campaign in a new era of aerial ... and Linebacker proper, B 52s had dropped 150,237 tons of bombs on the north while Air Force and Navy .... ref Tilford, pp. 231, 251. Linebacker . See also Lavalle, p. 107. ref 63 North Vietnamese aircraft ... in Vietnam, p. 301 Linebacker had played a crucial role in blunting the northern offensive by drying ... of the Air Force, summed up the attitudes of U.S. commanders by remarking that Linebacker had ... in 1972 during Operation Linebacker II before the American commitment to the Vietnam War came ... td 1 tr td VPAF Total td td 40 td 10 td 13 td 63 table U.S. aircraft losses during Linebacker Between ... result of Linebacker missions. 104 were lost in combat and 30 were destroyed in operational accidents. Losses by service were ref cite book author Ed Rasimus chapter Appendix I Linebacker ... more details
BLP sources date July 2011 Infobox CFL player name Wayne Shaw birth date birth place Saskatoon, Saskatchewan position1 Linebacker College none Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Awards 1967 CFL All Star, Honors 1994 Plaza of Honor CFLAllStar 6 time Western Division All Star playing years 1961 1972 playing teams Saskatchewan Roughriders CFHOF Wayne Shaw was a linebacker who played twelve seasons for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League . ref http www.canada.com story print.html?id ec674b38 dc09 401e b206 0bbc0e3d4e1b&sponsor The 1966 Roughriders ref Early days Educated at Athol Murray College of Notre Dame , Shaw played football for The Notre Dame Hounds and Saskatoon Hilltops before joining the Roughriders in 1961. Roughrider Wayne Shaw was a 6 time Western Division all star player at the linebacker position. Shaw helped the Roughriders win the 54th Grey Cup of 1966 by a score of 29 14. He also played in the 55th Grey Cup of 1967 and the 57th Grey Cup of 1969, losses to the Hamilton Tiger Cats and Ottawa Rough Riders . Post football After his football career, Shaw ran a retail store in Winnipeg, Manitoba for 10 years. He returned to Saskatchewan where he owned and operated a bookstore in Saskatoon up to his retirement in 2009, at which time he donated thousands of books to the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame. Videos http www.youtube.com watch?v Kuclh4OdxCI Seen in game 3 of the 1970 Western Conference finals in its entirety References Reflist 54th Grey Cup Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Shaw, Wayne ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH Saskatoon, Saskatchewan DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Shaw, Wayne Category Canadian football linebackers Category Saskatchewan Roughriders players Category Grey Cup champions Category Living people Canadianfootball linebacker stub ... more details
Infobox NFL player image currentteam number 94, 98 currentposition Linebacker birth date Birth date and age 1970 7 12 birth place Pasadena, California heightft 6 heightin 2 weight 245 debutyear 1993 debutteam Pittsburgh Steelers highlights nowiki nowiki 3 Pro Bowl selection 1997 Pro Bowl 1996 , 1999 Pro Bowl 1998 , 2000 Pro Bowl 1999 2 All Pro selection 1996 All Pro Team 1996 , 1998 All Pro Team 1998 1993 Joe Greene Great Performance Award Seattle Seahawks Seattle Seahawks 35th Anniversary Team college Colorado Buffaloes football Colorado draftyear 1993 draftround 2 draftpick 44 pastteams nowiki nowiki Pittsburgh Steelers 1993 1996 Seattle Seahawks 1997 2004 New England Patriots 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers 2006 New England Patriots 2007 nfl BRO301461 Chadwick Everett Brown born July 12, 1970 in Pasadena, California is a former American football linebacker of the National Football League . He was originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 1993 NFL Draft . He played college football at Colorado Buffaloes football Colorado . Professional career Brown was initially drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round, and became an important part of the Blitzburgh defense. Initially, he played at the inside linebacker position in the 3 4 with Levon Kirkland , and then moving to the outside with the departure of Kevin Greene , where he went to his first Pro Bowl after the 1996 season. He started at right inside linebacker in Super Bowl XXX for the Steelers, a loss to the Dallas Cowboys . His success would continue with the Seattle Seahawks , going to two more Pro Bowls in the 1990s. He signed with the Patriots as a replacement for injured inside linebacker Tedy Bruschi in 2005 New England Patriots season 2005 . After several games of what was thought to be subpar performance at his new position, Brown spent most of the rest of the season only on special ... linebacker Rosevelt Colvin was placed on season ending injured reserve. He was released on December ... more details
Infobox gridiron football person image only free content images are allowed for depicting living people see WP NONFREE name Steve Jackson birth date Birth date and age 1942 12 8 mf y birth place McKinney, Texas death date College University of Texas at Arlington Texas Arlington number 53 Position Linebacker years 1966 1967 teams Washington Redskins DatabaseFootball JACKSSTE01 PFR JackSt20 NFL JAC550708 Stephen Franklin Jackson born December 8, 1942 in McKinney, Texas McKinney , Texas is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins . He played college football at the University of Texas at Arlington . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Jackson, Steve ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American football player DATE OF BIRTH December 8, 1942 PLACE OF BIRTH McKinney, Texas DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Jackson, Steve Category 1942 births Category Living people Category People from McKinney, Texas Category American football linebackers Category University of Texas at Arlington alumni Category Washington Redskins players linebacker 1940s stub ... more details
other people Eric Williams Infobox gridiron football person name Eric Williams image birth date Birth date and age 1955 5 17 mf y birth place Los Angeles, California death date Position Linebacker College University of Southern California Southern California DraftedYear 1977 DraftedRound 8 DraftedPick 216 DatabaseFootball WILLIERI01 PFR years 1977 1981 BR 1982 1983 BR 1984 teams Arizona Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals BR St. Louis Rams Los Angeles Rams BR San Diego Chargers Eric Williams born 1955 is a former American Football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League . He played college football at University of Southern California Southern California Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Williams, Eric ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American football player DATE OF BIRTH May 17, 1955 PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles, California DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Williams, Eric Category 1955 births Category Living people Category People from Los Angeles, California Category USC Trojans football players Category St. Louis Cardinals football players Category Los Angeles Rams players Category San Diego Chargers players linebacker 1950s stub ... more details
Infobox gridiron football person name Brian Smith image birth date Birth date and age 1970 4 23 mf y birth place Brooklyn, New York death date Position Linebacker College Auburn University Auburn DraftedYear 1989 DraftedRound 2 DraftedPick 48 Stats y DatabaseFootball HALLCOU01 PFR ProBowls Honors Awards Records years 1989 1993 teams St. Louis Rams Los Angeles Rams HOF Brian Mark Smith born April 23, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York is a former linebacker in the National Football League for the St. Louis Rams Los Angeles Rams . Smith attended Auburn University . External links http www.nfl.com players briansmith profile?id SMI083520 NFL.com player page Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Smith, Brian ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American football player DATE OF BIRTH April 23, 1970 PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn, New York DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Smith, Brian Category 1966 births Category Living people Category Sportspeople from Brooklyn Category American football linebackers Category Auburn Tigers football players Category Los Angeles Rams players linebacker 1960s stub ... more details
Infobox NFL retired name Mike Green image position Linebacker number birth date birth date and age 1961 6 29 br Port Arthur, Texas death date debutyear 1983 finalyear 1985 draftyear 1983 draftround 9 draftpick 245 college Oklahoma State University teams nowiki nowiki San Diego Chargers 1983 1985 stat1label Games played Starting lineup started stat1value 47 47 stat2label Quarterback sack Sacks stat2value 3.0 stat3label Interception football Interceptions stat3value 3 nfl GRE324564 pfr dbf Michael James Green born June 29, 1961 in Port Arthur, Texas is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for three seasons for the San Diego Chargers . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Green, Mike ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American football player DATE OF BIRTH June 29, 1961 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Green, Mike Category 1961 births Category Living people Category People from Port Arthur, Texas Category Players of American football from Texas Category American football linebackers Category Oklahoma State Cowboys football players Category San Diego Chargers players linebacker 1960s stub ... more details
Infobox NFL retired name Charlie Hall position Linebacker number 59 birth date birth date and age 1948 12 2 BR Yoakum, Texas death date debutyear 1971 finalyear 1980 draftyear 1971 draftround 3 draftpick 68 college Houston Cougars football Houston teams nowiki nowiki Cleveland Browns NFL Year 1971 NFL Year 1980 stat1label Interceptions stat1value 13 stat2label Fumble recoveries stat2value 9 stat3label Touchdown s stat3value 2 nfl HAL203400 Charles Leslie Hall born December 2, 1948 in Yoakum, Texas is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League . He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 1971 NFL Draft . He played college football at Houston Cougars football Houston . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Hall, Charlie ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH December 2, 1948 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Hall, Charlie Category 1948 births Category Living people Category American football linebackers Category Houston Cougars football players Category Cleveland Browns players ... more details
Infobox gridiron football person name Mike Reilly image Mike Reilly.jpg birth date birth date 1942 3 27 birth place Dubuque, Iowa death date Position Linebacker College University of Iowa DraftedYear DraftedRound Stats y DatabaseFootball PFR ProBowls years 1964 1968 br 1969 teams Chicago Bears br Minnesota Vikings Mike Reilly was a professional American football player who played linebacker for six seasons for the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings . ref http www.pro football reference.com players R ReilMi20.htm ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Reilly, Mike ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American football player DATE OF BIRTH 1942 03 27 PLACE OF BIRTH Dubuque, Iowa DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Reilly, Mike Category 1942 births Category American football linebackers Category Chicago Bears players Category Minnesota Vikings players Category Iowa Hawkeyes football players Category Living people linebacker 1940s stub ... more details
Infobox gridiron football person name Bill Peterson image birth date birth date 1945 6 6 birth place San Jose, California death date Position Linebacker College San Jose State University DraftedYear DraftedRound Stats y DatabaseFootball PFR ProBowls years 1968 1972 br 1973 teams Cincinnati Bengals br Kansas City Chiefs Bill Peterson was a professional American football player who played linebacker for five seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs ref http www.pro football reference.com players P PeteBi20.htm ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Peterson, Bill ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American football player DATE OF BIRTH 1945 06 06 PLACE OF BIRTH San Jose, California DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Peterson, Bill Category 1945 births Category American football linebackers Category Cincinnati Bengals AFL players Category Cincinnati Bengals players Category Kansas City Chiefs players Category San Jose State Spartans football players Category Living people linebacker 1940s stub ... more details
Infobox NFL player name James Allen Image currentteam Free agent currentposition Linebacker birth date Birth date and age 1979 11 11 birth place Portland, Oregon heightft 6 heightin 2 weight 245 debutyear 2002 debutteam New Orleans Saints college Oregon State University draftyear 2002 draftround 3 draftpick 82 pastteams nowiki nowiki New Orleans Saints 2002 NFL season 2002 2006 NFL season 2006 cbs 316476 James Deshaune Allen born November 11, 1979 is an American football linebacker in the National Football League who is currently a free agent and played most recently for the New Orleans Saints . ref http www.pro football reference.com players A AlleJa21.htm Pro Football Reference ref Early life Allen was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He attended Jefferson High School Portland, Oregon Jefferson High School in Portland where he excelled in High school football football . College career Allen chose to enroll at Oregon State University where he played linebacker under Coach sport coach Dennis Erickson from 1997 to 2001. He was an integral member of the 2000 Beaver team that beat Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Notre Dame 41 9 in the 2001 Fiesta Bowl and finished 4th in the final Associated Press AP poll. Professional career Allen was selected in the 3rd round 82nd overall in the 2002 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints . ref http espn.go.com nfldraft draft tracker player?id 4030&draftyear 2002 ESPN ref He played linebacker for the Saints from 2002 to 2006. ref http www.osubeavers.com sports m basebl spec rel 041609aac.html Oregon State press release ref Allen is currently a free agent. Citation needed date March 2010 References Reflist Saints2002DraftPicks Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Allen, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American football player DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1979 PLACE OF BIRTH Portland, Oregon DATE OF DEATH PLACE ... players Category New Orleans Saints players linebacker 1970s stub ... more details
Infobox gridiron football person image name Jimmy Williams birth date Birth date and age 1960 11 15 mf y birth place Washington, D.C. death date College University of Nebraska Nebraska Position Linebacker DraftedYear 1982 DraftedRound 1 DraftedPick 15 years 1982 1990 BR 1990 1991 BR 1992 1993 ProBowls teams Detroit Lions BR Minnesota Vikings BR Tampa Bay Buccaneers DatabaseFootball WILLIJIM02 PFR CollegeHOF James Henry Williams born in 1960 is a former American Football linebacker who played mainly for the Detroit Lions in a 11 year career that lasted from 1982 NFL season 1982 to 1993 NFL season 1993 in the National Football League . Williams played college football at University of Nebraska ref cite web title 96 Jimmy Williams url http www.huskers.com ViewArticle.dbml?DB OEM ID 100&ATCLID 921940 work huskers.com accessdate 18 December 2010 ref where he was an 1981 College Football All America Team All American defensive end. He came into Nebraska as only a Walk on sports Walk on . He and was drafted in the first round of the 1982 NFL Draft by the Lions. He is now living with his great family of six children in a lovely house in Amherst, New York he is currently on the hunt for a coaching position. He is very experienced in football and education with a degree in business administration. References reflist 1982 NFL Draft Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata NAME Williams, Jimmy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Former American football linebacker DATE OF BIRTH 1960 PLACE OF BIRTH Washington, D.C. DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Williams, Jimmy Category 1960 births Category Living people Category People from Washington, D.C. Category American football linebackers Category Nebraska Cornhuskers football players Category Detroit Lions players Category Minnesota Vikings players Category Tampa Bay Buccaneers players linebacker 1960s stub ... more details
about the NFL linebacker the CFL running back Reggie Barnes Infobox NFL retired name Reggie Barnes image position Linebacker number 50 birth date birth date and age 1969 10 23 br Arlington, Texas death date debutyear 1993 finalyear 1995 undraftedyear 1993 college Oklahoma Sooners football Oklahoma teams nowiki nowiki blockquote Pittsburgh Steelers 1993 Pittsburgh Steelers season 1993 Dallas Cowboys 1995 Dallas Cowboys season 1995 blockquote stat1label Games stat1value 23 stat2label Tackles stat2value 16 stat3label Fumbles Recovered stat3value 1 nfl BAR367042 pfr BarnRe20 dbf BARNEREG01 Reginald Keith Reggie Barnes born October 23, 1969 in Arlington, Texas is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League . ref name NFL bio cite web url http www.nfl.com players reggiebarnes profile?id BAR367042 title Reggie Barnes bio publisher NFL.com accessdate 2009 04 15 ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Barnes, Reggie ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American football player DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1969 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Barnes, Reggie Category People from Arlington, Texas Category Players of American football from Texas Category American football linebackers Category Pittsburgh Steelers players Category Dallas Cowboys players Category Oklahoma Sooners football players Category University of Oklahoma alumni Category 1969 births Category Living people Linebacker 1960s stub ... more details
Infobox NFL retired name Robbie Jones image caption position Linebacker number 51 birth date birth date and age 1959 12 25 death date debutyear 1984 finalyear 1987 draftyear 1983 draftround 12 draftpick 309 college University of Alabama Alabama teams nowiki nowiki New York Giants NFL Year 1984 NFL Year 1987 stat1label Tackle football move Tackles stat1value stat2label Quarterback sack Sacks stat2value stat3label Interception football Interceptions stat3value nfl JON684332 highlights nowiki nowiki HOF CollegeHOF CFHOF Robert Washington Jones born December 25, 1959, in Demopolis, Alabama is a former American football linebacker . He played four seasons for the New York Giants . He was part of the 1986 Giants team that won Super Bowl XXI . Jones attended the University of Alabama and was picked 309th overall in the 1983 NFL Draft . He served as backup inside linebacker during most of his career with the Giants. External links http www.nfl.com players robbiejones profile?id JON684332 Profile at NFL.com Super Bowl XXI Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Jones, Robbie ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American football player DATE OF BIRTH December 25, 1959 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Jones, Robbie Category 1959 births Category Living people Category American football linebackers Category Alabama Crimson Tide football players Category New York Giants players Category People from Demopolis, Alabama linebacker 1950s stub ... more details
morefootnotes date October 2010 Infobox CFL player name Kevin Johnson image caption ImageWidth birth date birth date and age 1973 12 27 birth place Winder, Georgia death date death place status Retired import yes College Ohio State University Ohio State position1 Linebacker NFLDraftedYear NFLDraftedRound Career Highlights Y CFLAllStar CFLEastAllStar CFL Year 2002 , CFL Year 2003 , CFL Year 2004 Awards 2003 James P. McCaffrey Trophy ProBowls DatabaseFootball PFR playing years CFL Year 1999 CFL Year 2001 br CFL Year 2002 CFL Year 2005 playing teams Calgary Stampeders br Montreal Alouettes CollegeHOF CFHOF Kevin Johnson born December 27, 1973 in Winder, Georgia was a football player in the Canadian Football League CFL for seven years. Johnson played linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders and Montreal Alouettes from 1999 2005. He played college football at the Ohio State University . External links http www.cbc.ca sports story 2003 02 19 alouettes030219.html Career Bio Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Johnson, Kevin ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH December 27, 1973 PLACE OF BIRTH Winder, Georgia DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Johnson, Kevin Category 1973 births Category Living people Category American players of Canadian football Category Calgary Stampeders players Category Canadian football linebackers Category Grey Cup champions Category Montreal Alouettes players Category Ohio State Buckeyes football players Category People from Barrow County, Georgia Canadianfootball linebacker stub ... more details
Infobox NFL retired image name Kevin Hardy position Linebacker number 51 birth date birth date and age 1973 7 24 BR Evansville, Indiana death date debutyear 1996 finalyear 2004 draftyear 1996 draftround 1 draftpick 2 college University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign University of Illinois teams nowiki nowiki Jacksonville Jaguars NFL Year 1996 NFL Year 2001 Dallas Cowboys NFL Year 2002 Cincinnati Bengals NFL Year 2003 NFL Year 2004 stat1label Tackle football move Tackles stat1value 743 stat2label Quarterback sack Sacks stat2value 36 stat3label Interception football Interceptions stat3value 5 nfl HAR114029 highlights nowiki nowiki 1× Pro Bowl selection 2000 Pro Bowl 1999 1× All Pro selection 1999 1995 Dick Butkus Award Kevin Lamont Hardy born July 24, 1973 in Evansville, Indiana is a former American football player. Hardy played nine seasons as a linebacker in the National Football League for the Jacksonville Jaguars , Dallas Cowboys , and Cincinnati Bengals . High school Hardy graduated from William Henry Harrison High School Evansville, Indiana William Henry Harrison High School in Evansville, Indiana , where he received numerous awards and accolades for football. Hardy was an honors student honor roll student, and also played basketball and ran Track and field athletics ... linebacker in college football , and was also a consensus All America n. During his time at Illinois ... . Because of this, Hardy was often overlooked as a linebacker. At his position, he was not prolific ..., as was Rice, who as a rush linebacker played on the line of scrimmage like a defensive end . Despite ... dollar contract with a six million dollar signing bonus. Hardy s fellow linebacker at Illinois ... total 114 and solo tackles 73 , and also recorded two quarterback sacks. Hardy played outside linebacker ... 6, 2003, to be the Bengals new middle linebacker, after playing outside linebacker with the Jaguars ... DESCRIPTION All American college football player, professional football player, linebacker DATE OF BIRTH ... more details
Infobox NFL player name Robert James image caption currentteam Atlanta Falcons currentnumber 51 currentpositionplain Linebacker birth date Birth date and age 1983 12 26 birth place Phoenix, Arizona death date death place heightft 5 heightin 11 weight 220 college Arizona State Sun Devils football Arizona State draftyear 2008 draftround 5 draftpick 138 debutyear 2009 debutteam Atlanta Falcons finalyear finalteam pastteams nowiki nowiki Atlanta Falcons NFL Year 2008 present status Active highlights nowiki nowiki First team All Pacific 10 Conference Pac 10 2007 statseason 2009 statlabel1 Tackles statvalue1 statlabel2 INTs statvalue2 statlabel3 Sacks statvalue3 nfl JAM491595 Robert William James born December 26, 1983 is an American football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Falcons in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft . He played college football at Arizona State Sun Devils football Arizona State . Professional career Atlanta Falcons James was selected as a fifth round 138th overall draft choice by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2008 NFL Draft . He was signed to the Falcons practice squad on September 6, 2009 and was elevated to the 53 man roster on December 29, 2009. He was waived by the Falcons on October 5, 2010, but was resigned to the team s practice squad a day later. Atlanta signed him to the active roster for the regular season finale at Tampa Bay where he saw action on special teams. He was released during final cuts on September 3, 2011, and re signed to the Falcons practice squad the following day. On December 28, 2011, a day after the Falcons placed veteran linebacker Mike Peterson on the injured reserve list, James was signed to the active roster. External links http thesundevils.cstv.com sports m footbl mtt james robert01.html Arizona State Sun Devils bio http www.atlantafalcons.com roster players robert james Atlanta Falcons bio Falcons2008DraftPicks Atlanta Falcons roster navbox Persondata Metadata ... more details
Infobox NFL retired name Allen Aldridge position Linebacker Long snapper number 57, 55 birth date birth date and age 1972 5 30 BR Houston, Texas death date debutyear 1994 finalyear 2001 draftyear 1994 draftround 2 draftpick 51 college Houston Cougars football Houston teams List as parameter Denver Broncos NFL Year 1994 NFL Year 1997 Detroit Lions NFL Year 1998 NFL Year 2001 stat1label Tackle football move Tackles stat1value 464 stat2label Quarterback sack Sacks stat2value 10.5 stat3label Interception s stat3value 1 nfl ALD410038 pfr dbf highlights nowiki nowiki Super Bowl XXXII champion HOF CollegeHOF CFHOF Allen Ray Aldridge Jr. ref http www.nfl.com players allenaldridge profile?id ALD410038 ref born May 30, 1972 in Houston, Texas is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League . He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft . He played college football at Houston Cougars football Houston . Aldridge also played for the Detroit Lions and Houston Texans . ref http old.houstontexans.com news Transactions2000 2002.asp ref Professional career Denver Broncos Aldridge was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft . He started at middle linebacker in Super Bowl XXXII against the Green Bay Packers . He played for them from 1994 to 1997. During the four years he started 45 of 64 games, recording 227 Tackle football move tackles and 1.5 Quarterback sack sacks . Detroit Lions Aldridge signed with the Detroit Lions before the 1998 season. He played for the team from 1998 to 2001. In the fours years he started 59 of 64 games, recording 237 tackles, nine sacks and an interception . He also served as the Lions long snapper for punt coverage. ref http findarticles.com p articles mi m1208 is 15 225 ai 74800708 pg 2 ref ref http www.highbeam.com doc 1P1 52891717.html ref References reflist Broncos1994DraftPicks Super Bowl XXXII Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Aldridge, Allen ALTERNATIVE ... more details
.story?track rss topicgallery title Broncos linebacker DJ Williams arrested for DUI publisher ... due to a logjam at the linebacker position. Although he was used sparingly in his freshman year ... back to his favored linebacker position in 2001 and was quiet but productive member of the National ... ref the award went to then New York Jets linebacker Jonathan Vilma . 2005 06 Williams was moved from his weak side linebacker position to strong side linebacker following the Broncos signing of Ian ... was moved to his third position, middle linebacker. ref name position He finished the 2007 season ... coordinator. Nolan installed the 3 4 defense, in which he moved D.J. Williams to inside linebacker ... SHORT DESCRIPTION American football linebacker DATE OF BIRTH July 20, 1982 PLACE OF BIRTH Sacramento ... more details
refimprove date April 2008 Infobox Military Conflict conflict Operation Phantom Linebacker partof War on Terrorism , Operation Iraqi Freedom image caption date Early August, 2004 place Baghdad , Iraq casus territory result Designed to interdict anti government fighters from entering Iraq from Syria combatant1 flagicon United States United States br flagicon Israel Israel Citation needed date April 2008 br flagicon Iraq Iraqi National Guard br flagicon South Korea South Korea ROK forces in Iraq combatant2 flagicon Syria Syria , br flagicon Iraq Iraqi Insurgency commander1 flagicon South Korea Capt. Kim Chu Young commander2 flagicon Syria Unknown br flagicon Iraq Unknown strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 casualties3 notes Campaignbox Iraq War Operation Phantom Linebacker was a coalition military operation in Iraq designed to interdiction interdict anti government fighters from entering Iraq from Syria . The U.S. 3rd Brigade and the 2nd Infantry Division United States conducted the operation with the Iraqi National Guard , Iraqi Border Police, and other Multinational Forces. The III Corps United States U.S. III Corps uses Phantom as its nickname. Launched in early August 2004. Military Units Involved US forces reported to be involved were 3rd Brigade, United States Army 2nd Infantry Division United States Iraqi Units involved Iraqi National Guard Iraqi Border Police Casualties No US, Coalition or Iraqi casualties or deaths were reported during the operation. References http www.mnf iraq.com index.php?option com content&task view&id 3720&Itemid 21 Multi National Force Iraq Portal box United States Marine Corps Iraq 2004 Operations Iraq War coord missing Iraq DEFAULTSORT Phantom Linebackert Category Military operations of the Iraq War involving the United States Category Military operations of the Iraq War involving Iraq Category Military operations of the Iraq War in 2004 Category Iraqi insurgency US mil operation stub ... more details
Other people2 David Lewis disambiguation Infobox gridiron football person image name Dave Lewis birth date Birth date and age 1954 10 15 mf y birth place San Diego, California Position Linebacker LB College University of Southern California Southern California DraftedYear 1977 DraftedRound 2 Pick 29 DatabaseFootball LEWISDAV02 PFR LewiDa03 years 1977 1981 BR 1982 BR 1983 teams Tampa Bay Buccaneers BR San Diego Chargers BR Los Angeles Rams ProBowls 1 David Rodney Lewis born October 15, 1954 in San Diego is a retired National Football League linebacker . High school career Prior to that he played at San Diego City College and Abraham Lincoln High School San Diego Abraham Lincoln High School where Marcus Allen , Akili Smith and Terrell Davis have since played. College career Lewis played college football at the University of Southern California where he was All Pac 10 player. Professional career Lewis played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , Los Angeles Rams and San Diego Chargers . He played in the 1980 Pro Bowl . External links http usclegends.org dave lewis.php Dave Lewis Profile at USC Legends Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Lewis, Dave ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH October 15, 1954 PLACE OF BIRTH San Diego, California DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Lewis, Dave Category 1954 births Category Living people Category American football linebackers Category USC Trojans football players Category Tampa Bay Buccaneers players Category Los Angeles Rams players Category San Diego Chargers players Category National Conference Pro Bowl players Category People from San Diego, California ... more details
Other people Brian Williams Infobox NFL retired image name Brian Williams caption position Linebacker number 51, 99 birth date birth date and age 1972 12 17 BR Dallas, Texas death date debutyear 1995 finalyear 2003 draftyear 1995 draftround 3 draftpick 73 college University of Southern California Southern California teams nowiki nowiki Green Bay Packers 1995 NFL season 1995 2000 NFL season 2000 New Orleans Saints 2001 NFL season 2001 Detroit Lions 2001 NFL season 2001 2003 NFL season 2003 stat1label Quarterback sack Sacks stat1value 6 stat2label Interception football Interceptions stat2value 4 stat3label Games stat3value 81 dbf WILLIBRI03 highlights nowiki nowiki Super Bowl champion Super Bowl XXXI XXXI USA Today All Pro selection 1997 Brian Marcee Williams born December 17, 1972 in Dallas, Texas is a retired American football linebacker in the National Football League . College career Williams played college football at the University of Southern California . Professional career Williams played for the Green Bay Packers , the Detroit Lions and the New Orleans Saints between 1995 and 2002. External links http www.nfl.com players brianwilliams profile?id WIL165588 NFL.com player page Super Bowl XXXI Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Williams, Brian ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American football player DATE OF BIRTH December 17, 1972 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Williams, Brian Category 1972 births Category Living people Category People from Dallas, Texas Category American football linebackers Category USC Trojans football players Category Green Bay Packers players Category New Orleans Saints players Category Detroit Lions players linebacker 1970s stub ... more details
Infobox gridiron football person image only free content images are allowed for depicting living people see WP NONFREE birth date Birth date and age 1980 7 21 mf y birth place Freeport, New York death date College Syracuse University Syracuse number 47 Position Linebacker Fullback American football Fullback years 2003 br 2006 br 2010 teams Washington Redskins br Cleveland Browns br Chicago Rush DatabaseFootball SMITHCLI01 PFR SmitCl20 NFL SMI146160 Clifton M. Smith, II born July 21, 1980 in Freeport, New York Freeport , New York is an American football linebacker for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League 2010 , and formerly for the Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins of the National Football League . He played college football at Syracuse University . External links http sports.yahoo.com nfl players 6736 Player Profile on Yahoo Sports . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Smith, Clifton ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American football player DATE OF BIRTH July 21, 1980 PLACE OF BIRTH Freeport, New York DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Smith, Clifton Category 1980 births Category Living people Category American football linebackers Category Washington Redskins players Category Cleveland Browns players Category Cologne Centurions players linebacker 1980s stub ... more details
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