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Nos. 88 and 87: Bobby Wagner and Willie Lanier

Nos. 88 and 87: Bobby Wagner and Willie Lanier

Oct 04, 2021
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I’ve always been fascinated by the phrase “cerebral linebacker.” The definition of cerebral is: “intellectual rather than emotional or physical.” How can you take the emotion and physicality out of being, say, a middle linebacker? You can’t. You wouldn’t. So “cerebral linebacker” sounds something like an oxymoron, like jumbo shrimp or buffalo wings or e…

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