Bounds Quote by Walter Payton

I have long understood that losing always comes with the territory when you wander into the gambling business, just as getting crippled for life…

— Hunter S. Thompson

You have to understand, it takes a lot of qualities to play linebacker - quickness, tackling ability and sheer force - so you just…

— Cris Carter

I know it's really hard to be a 350-pound defensive tackle and try not to land on the quarterback, even though you've been doing…

— George Kittle

That's what's fun about being a linebacker because you're commanding that whole defense.

— Leighton Vander Esch

Footwork is definitely key for a linebacker. We make our money playing laterally. You've got to be able to move side to side and…

— Brandon Spikes

I've tried to bring the mentality of the outside linebacker to the inside and the rough, tough style of an inside linebacker to the…

— Junior Seau

In the NFL, you have to take advantage of every opportunity that you get, and if you don't, you'll usually lose.

— Jameis Winston

I prefer safety. That's what I've played my whole life, but if the team needs me to play linebacker, then I'll do it.

— Eric Reid

You want to win every game you play in, but I understand it's sometimes really hard to do in the NFL and I don't…

— Mac Jones

Quarterback and cornerback are two of the hardest positions to play on the field, so yeah, you're going to get beat, you're going to…

— Kyler Murray

Playing running back, you have to pick up blitzes and know protections and all that stuff. I would say that's probably the hardest thing.

— Cordarrelle Patterson

The reality is that it's just the nature of the game. It's the nature of playing offensive line, defensive line, and linebackers, where your…

— Chris Borland