Who is the best Linebacker in NFL history?

Butkus Dick Butkus - Awards And Accomplishments 1963 Silver Football Award as Big Ten Conference Most Valuable Player after leading Illinois to conference championship 1963-64 College All-America at linebacker position while playing for University of Illinois; all Big-Ten selection as linebacker and center 1964 Selected National Football Player of the Year by National Football Coaches Association 1965 Selected NFL Rookie of the Year 1971 In rare offensive play, caught leaping pass for winning extra point as Bears defeated Washington Redskins, 16-15 1979 Selected to Pro Football Hall of Fame 1983 Selected to College Football Hall of Fame 1985 Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando establishes Butkus Award for nation's top college football linebacker 1986 University of Illinois retires his jersey number (50) 1994 Chicago Bears retire his jersey number (51) 1995 Selected to Rose Bowl Hall of Fame 1965 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. : 1st Team All-NFL NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL 1966 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.

Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL 1967 Newspaper Ent. Assoc. : 1st Team All-NFL UPI: 1st Team All-NFL 1968 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL/AFL Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL Newspaper Ent.Assoc.

: 1st Team All-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL UPI: 1st Team All-NFL 1969 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL Hall of Fame: 1st Team All-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. : 1st Team All-NFL NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL UPI: 1st Team All-NFL 1970 Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.

Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf. UPI: 1st Team All-Conf. Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL Newspaper Ent.

Assoc. : 1st Team All-NFL Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL 1971 Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf. UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.

Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL Newspaper Ent.Assoc. : 2nd Team All-NFL 1972 Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf. Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.

UPI: 1st Team All-Conf. Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL Newspaper Ent.Assoc. : 1st Team All-NFL.

When I think of the best linebackers ever, I usually wind up with one that rises just a bit above all others. Although Dick Butkus, Joe Schmidt, Sam Huff and others were great linebackers, the one that stands out in my mind is the old bald-headed man from the Green Bay Packers; Ray Nitschke. He is a member of the All Time NFL | National Football League team and played 14 years with the Pack.

The demand on him by his head coach was unprecedented both then and now. He covered his area and more and hit with a vengeance. I have been fortunate enough to watch them all play and there was just something special about him.

With Joe Schmidt, the Detroit Lions had good teams. With Dick Butkus, the Chicago Bears had good teams. With Sam Huff, the Washington Redskins and New York Giants had good teams.

With Ray Nitschke, the Green Bay Packers fielded just maybe the best team of all time, and their record speaks for itself. Although not an owner of the best all-time stats, he just performed and is a member of the Hall-Of-Fame.

More than one player being the best linebacker in the NFL today, two names are worth mentioning, Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs, two players that were nominated to the Pro Bowl few days back. Urlacher, as many fans remember, spent the 2009 season in the sidelines after playing a half game in a Week 1 painful loss to the Green Bay Packers. Thus he basically was busy all of last season posing as a glorified, eager male cheerleader.

This year Urlacher has more reason than ever to prove what has made him a great linebacker in the first place now with the help of teammate Briggs, another tough player always ready to attack the opposition. For more on Urlacher and Briggs check their profiles in the links included next: http://www.nfl.com/players/brianurlacher/profile?id=URL059326 http://www.nfl.com/players/lancebriggs/profile?id=BRI150227 Enjoy!

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