| weakside linebacker | 4.34 | Who will start at weakside linebacker? | ||
| rookie linebacker | 3.75 | Two rookie linebackers probably will play. | ||
| strongside linebacker | 2.90 | And just what does the strongside linebacker do? | ||
| free-agent linebacker | 2.04 | Free-agent linebackers Gary Plummer and Ken Norton helped change that. | ||
| inside linebacker | 2.04 | The Raiders are moving him to inside linebacker. | ||
| reserve linebacker | 1.78 | Azziz is a reserve linebacker. | ||
| strong-side linebacker | 1.78 | And strong-side linebacker Broderick Thomas has been solid. | ||
| freshman linebacker | 1.58 | Mackey was a prep teammate of USC freshman linebacker Aaron Graham. | ||
| giant linebacker | 0.92 | Giants linebacker Jessie Armstead asked. | ||
| sophomore linebacker | 0.86 | Baylor sophomore linebacker John Garrett suffered a bruised lower back. | ||
| weak-side linebacker | 0.79 | But he will challenge Mike Croel for the starting job at weak-side linebacker. | ||
| cowboy linebacker | 0.66 | Cowboys linebacker Dexter Coakley was equally perplexed. | ||
| season linebacker | 0.46 | Fred Strickland has been starting at middle linebacker all season. | ||
| chief linebacker | 0.39 | Chiefs linebacker Derrick Thomas helped settle the issue. | ||
| all-pro linebacker | 0.33 | The all-Pro linebacker, Pat Swilling, had been benched as a starter by Fontes. | ||
| college linebacker | 0.33 | Hagee looks more the part of a college football linebacker. | ||
| nickel linebacker | 0.33 | He changed Andy Headen from an obscure linebacker to an efficient nickel linebacker. | ||
| second-year linebacker | 0.33 | Lastly, second-year linebacker Bernard Russ exchanged words and then blows with Rod Rutledge. | ||
| third-year linebacker | 0.33 | The Packers cut third-year linebacker Jude Waddy. | ||
| all-america linebacker | 0.26 | Geiger was candid in what was essentially a defense and explanation of his all-America linebacker. |