21.   His star linebacker and close friend Derrick Thomas died after a car wreck.

22.   Last February, star linebacker Derrick Thomas died of injuries sustained in a car accident.

23.   Paterno said he does not plan to look at it, and he did not discipline his star linebacker over the dust-up.

24.   Steelers star linebacker Greg Lloyd missed two plays in practice when he was kicked in the shin and toe.

25.   The star linebacker knows all about making important plays while wearing a football uniform, but nothing could have prepared him for facing hard questions about a double murder.

26.   Those are the few undisputed facts in the murder trial of star Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis that begins Monday with jury selection.

27.   They also lost star linebacker Greg Lloyd for the season with a knee injury.