The linebacker is the heartbeat of an NFL defense. But what is a linebacker in the NFL, and what are their responsibilities?

Linebacker Jeremiah Alexander is already drawing comparisons to two of Clemson’s recent greats due to his work ethic.

Former Cornhuskers linebacker Mikai Gbayor transferred to Mizzou in December. The hard-hitting redshirt senior fit coach Eli ...

Rice is a six-foot-even, 26-year-old middle linebacker out of Georgia who spent his first three years with the… Tennessee Titans . Another name Bedard threw around was Jack Gibbens.

Sure, it's not 1985 anymore. The necessity of having an every-down, do-it-all, game-changing middle linebacker has dipped with time. But that's still an alarming amount of roster turnover for a ...