25 Greatest Middle Linebackers in NFL History

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Bill George
Brian Urlacher
Chuck Bednarik
Dick Butkus
Harry Carson
Jack Lambert
Joe Schmidt
Junior Seau
Ken Norton Jr.
Lee Roy Jordan
Mike Singletary
Nick Buoniconti
Patrick Willis
Ray Lewis
Ray Nitschke
Tedy Bruschi
Willie Lanier

Ray Lewis has two Super Bowls and two Defensive Player of the Year awards. But is he the best ever?

Middle linebackers are the quarterbacks of the defense, the nerve center of a stop-unit. Many of the game’s greatest players have been the man in the middle who called the shots in the huddle before turning into tackling machines and splash-playmakers from sideline-to-sideline once the ball was snapped. Keeping all aspects of the job in mind, we rank the top 25 greatest middle linebackers in NFL history.

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This Is An Awesome Mike Singletary Magazine Error

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Funny magazine error
Mike Singletary
Texas Monthly

Magazine editors make mistakes, even when it comes to the great Mike Singletary

Magazine editors make mistakes all the time. We're all human, but we found this error from the September 2011 issue of Texas Monthly to be especially enjoyable.

According to their "Regret The Error" page: