Big deal Quote by Brian Urlacher

Coming up as a kid, I played middle linebacker and I was very bow-legged, and I wanted to be like the legendary Dick Butkus.

— Earl Campbell

Since 1989 I have tackled every bill my momma has ever given me. Hadnt missed one. Now next they say, Prime didnt tackle let…

— Deion Sanders

That non-league style of toughness and being gritty when you need to be is reflected in my game, and I do think that comes…

— Jude Bellingham

I want to be recognized as the best-no doubt about it. When they say all-pro middle linebacker, I want them to mean Butkus!

— Dick Butkus

Sometimes that kind of last-ditch tackle can get the crowd excited, and you get a push from that. It's important to play with that…

— Xabi Alonso

Any time you roll up a corner and you have a safety standing behind him helping out the corner, it's frustrating for any player.

— Cris Carter

Anytime we lose a game, you can't point the fingers at the guy that everybody wants to point the finger at because it's not…

— DeAndre Hopkins

He would have scored a touchdown if he hadn't been tackled right there.

— John Madden

I was a pretty good DB, but I realized one day I would rather have someone trying to tackle me than me trying to…

— Clinton Portis

You just gotta do it, man. You can't count on the guy making the tackle in front of you.

— Jason Pierre-Paul

You could kind of guess if you bring in Peanut Tillman to the defensive team meeting - yeah, it's all about turnovers and getting…

— Khalil Mack

As far as I'm concerned, this guy should never play football again. The answer you normally get after a tackle like that is 'he…

— Arsene Wenger