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Service. "Bru" as his teammates called him, amassed 127 tackles, with 7 of those for a loss, plus 5 sacks, he intercepted a pass, forced a fumble, recovered one and broke up 14 passes, either at the line of scrimmage or in coverage. The Rams went through the NFC playoffs beating the
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1565:selections
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477:References
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294:linebacker
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1618:Art Best
1494:Robinson
1489:Ogletree
1479:Brockers
1469:Bradford
1464:J. Smith
1454:Carriker
1409:Canidate
1389:Kennison
1384:Phillips
1244:Reynolds
1229:L. Smith
1219:Williams
1189:McKeever
1169:Phillips
1164:Michaels
1094:Thomason
941:Bob Rush
328:for the
308:for the
290:football
105:College:
1449:T. Hill
1439:Jackson
1434:Kennedy
1424:Pickett
1399:Wistrom
1364:Gilbert
1354:Brostek
1344:Hawkins
1304:Johnson
1299:K. Hill
1294:Andrews
1289:Peacock
1264:Fanning
1234:Seymour
1209:Guthrie
1194:Gabriel
1179:Dickson
1159:Shofner
1144:Marconi
1109:McFadin
1069:Holovak
1054:Cordill
673:Defense
573:Offense
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1499:Donald
1484:Austin
1444:Barron
1429:Thomas
1379:Carter
1369:Bettis
1314:Redden
1279:McLain
1274:France
1269:Harrah
1214:Munson
1184:Cannon
1154:Arnett
1149:Horton
1139:Morris
1134:Beatty
1129:Barker
1124:Moomaw
1079:Hirsch
1064:Wilson
68:, U.S.
30:No. 59
1514:Verse
1474:Quinn
1414:Lewis
1374:Gandy
1359:Lyght
1334:Green
1329:Schad
1309:Owens
1239:Klein
1204:Baker
1199:Olsen
1119:Carey
1084:Sitko
1059:Mucha
1044:Davis
1039:Drake
230:Sacks
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1509:Goff
1459:Long
1404:Holt
1394:Pace
1349:Gary
1324:Gray
1224:Mack
1174:Bass
1114:Wade
1104:West
1049:Hall
521:2013
352:The
235:22.5
207:1976
203:1975
192:1976
181:1977
156:1989
152:1981
142:1980
138:1977
119:1977
1339:Cox
770:DB
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737:LB
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720:DL
712:DL
704:DL
696:DL
688:DL
680:DL
637:OT
629:OT
620:TE
612:WR
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580:QB
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