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Big fan of Buffalo football? Then check out this list of Buffalo Bills linebackers with photos and seasons as starters.&nbsp;It includes every starting linebacker from throughout <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-buffalo-bills-of-all-time/ranker-nfl?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Buffalo Bills history</a>, including current linebackers and past ones. An important part of the Buffalo defense, the LB position includes middle or inside linebackers and outside (strong side or weakside) linebackers. Featuring some of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-25-greatest-linebackers-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">greatest NFL linebackers</a> of all time,&nbsp;the best Bills&nbsp;LBs include Sam Rogers, Keith Ellison, Shane Conlan, and John Holecek.In the 2017-18 NFL season, the current Buffalo Bills starting LBs and backup LBs are Lorenzo Alexander, Deon Lacey, Matt Milano, and Tanner Vallejo.&nbsp; Who are the best linebackers in Buffalo Bills history? Here is every player who has ever held the position of Buffalo Bills&nbsp;starting linebacker.

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Darryl Talley

Darryl Victor Talley (born July 10, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons during the 1980s and 1990s.  He played college football for West Virginia University, and was recognized as an All-American.  Talley played professionally for the Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons and Minnesota Vikings of the NFL, and played in four Super Bowls with the Bills.

Cornelius Bennett

Cornelius O'Landa Bennett (born August 25, 1965) is a former American football linebacker who played for the Buffalo Bills from 1987 to 1995, Atlanta Falcons from 1996 to 1998, and the Indianapolis Colts from 1999 to 2000. Bennett was a five-time Pro Bowler, being elected in 1988, and 1990–1993, and won the AFC Defensive Player of the Year award twice (1988 and 1991).

Lorenzo Alexander

Lorenzo John Alexander (born May 31, 1983) is an American football linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of California, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Carolina Panthers in 2005.
Alexander has also been a member of the Baltimore Ravens, Washington Redskins, Arizona Cardinals, and Oakland Raiders.

Shane Conlan

Shane Patrick Conlan (born March 4, 1964) is a former professional American football player. He played college football at Penn State University, where he won two national championships in 1982 and 1986, although he was red-shirted prior to the start of the 1982 season and did not play that season. In 1981, prior to his Penn State career and after his senior season at Frewsburg High School in which he played under head coach Thomas Sharp, Conlan was voted Western New York high school Player of the Year. During his career at Penn State, Conlan had 274 tackles, including a school-record 186 solos. He finished his football career as a three-time all-pro with the NFL's Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams.

Bryce Paup

Bryce Eric Paup (born February 29, 1968) is a former American football player who played as an outside linebacker for the Green Bay Packers (1990–94), the Buffalo Bills (1995–97), the Jacksonville Jaguars (1998–99), and the Minnesota Vikings (2000 and 2002).

Chris Spielman

Charles Christopher Spielman (born October 11, 1965) is a former American football player and is currently an analyst for Fox NFL. He played linebacker at Ohio State University, where he was a two-time All-American, and for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League (NFL), where he was a three-time All Pro. He also played for the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns, and coached for the Arena Football League's Columbus Destroyers.

London Fletcher

London Levi Fletcher (born May 19, 1975) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at John Carroll, and signed with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 1998. Fletcher also played for the Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins.
Fletcher was well known for never missing a game in his career, being one of only five players in NFL history to play in over 250 consecutive games. Fletcher also holds the record for consecutive starts at the linebacker position. He eventually finished his career with 215 consecutive games started, which ties him for 6th all time along with Alan Page and Ronde Barber.

Takeo Spikes

Takeo Gerard Spikes (; born December 17, 1976) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Auburn University.  He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals 13th overall in the 1998 NFL Draft. A two-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time All-Pro, Spikes also played for the Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers.
Spikes is one of only 7 linebackers to achieve more than 200 career starts with the NFL. Only once did Spikes record less than 70 tackles in a season. He was team captain 13 out of his 15 seasons of play. Spikes has the distinction of playing in 219 regular season games without a playoff appearance, which is the most in NFL history.After retiring from the NFL, Spikes became a media personality. He is currently a football analyst on NBC Sports Network, and he co-hosts SiriusXM NFL programs. He is currently an NFL pundit for Sky Sports UK.



Mike Stratton

David Michael Stratton (born April 10, 1941) is an American former football player who was a linebacker in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons.  He played professionally for the Buffalo Bills and San Diego Chargers.Drafted out of the University of Tennessee in the 13th round of the 1962 AFL Draft, Stratton was selected as an AFL All-Star six straight seasons from 1963 through 1968. Lou Saban used him at linebacker, where with Harry Jacobs and John Tracey he filled out the AFL's best linebacking crew, playing together for 62 consecutive games from 1963 through 1967, a pro football record.  They helped the formidable front four hold opposing teams without a 100-yard rusher for seventeen consecutive games in 1964 and 1965, a pro-football record 17 consecutive games without allowing a rushing touchdown, and achieved American Football League championships in both those years.
In the 1964 AFL championship game against the San Diego Chargers, he made the memorable "hit heard 'round the world".  The Chargers led 7–0 and were marching toward another score when Stratton tackled the Chargers' Keith Lincoln, putting him out of the game. The Bills shut out San Diego for the rest of the game, and won, 20–7. Stratton was selected to the All-Time All-AFL second team.

Jim Haslett

James Donald Haslett (born December 9, 1955) is an American football coach and former linebacker. He was the last linebackers coach for the Cincinnati Bengals. Previously, he was head coach for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League, and the New Orleans Saints and St. Louis Rams in the National Football League.

Jerry Hughes

Jerry Ray Hughes Jr. (born August 13, 1988) is an American football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Texas Christian University (TCU), where he was recognized twice as a consensus All-American, and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft.

Carlton Bailey

Carlton Wilson Bailey (born December 15, 1964) is a former professional American football player who played linebacker in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills, New York Giants, and Carolina Panthers.  He played college football at the University of North Carolina and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1988 NFL Draft.
Perhaps his most memorable play came in the third quarter of the AFC Championship Game on January 12, 1992 between the Bills and Denver Broncos. He intercepted a John Elway pass that had been deflected by teammate Jeff Wright and returned it 11 yards for the game's first touchdown. The Bills went on to win, 10-7, to reach Super Bowl XXVI. Bailey played in the first three of four straight Super Bowl appearances by the Bills.

Sam Cowart

Samuel Cowart, III (born February 26, 1975) is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons.  He played college football for Florida State University and was recognized as an All-American.  A second-round pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, and Minnesota Vikings of the NFL.  Cowart was a Pro Bowl selection in 2000.

Harry Jacobs

Harry Jacobs may refer to:

Harry Jacobs (American football) (born 1937), American football player
Harry Jacobs (tug of war), American tug of war athlete
Harry Jacobs (Australian footballer) (1913–2000), Australian rules footballer
Harry Allan Jacobs (1872–1932), American architect

Paul Posluszny

Paul Michael Posluszny (born October 10, 1984) is a former American football linebacker who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Penn State University, earned consensus All-American honors twice, and was chosen by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He was also a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars for seven seasons, with whom he made a Pro Bowl.

Chris Kelsay

Christopher Kelsay (born October 31, 1979) is a former American football defensive end who played for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL) for his entire professional career. He was originally drafted by the Bills in the second round (48th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft and was the 6th defensive end selected in the draft. He played collegiately at Nebraska.

Marvcus Patton

Marvcus Raymond Patton (born May 1, 1967) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the 8th round of the 1990 NFL Draft. A 6'2", 239-lb. linebacker from UCLA, Patton played in 13 NFL seasons from 1990 to 2002 for the Bills, the Washington Redskins, and the Kansas City Chiefs.  Patton never missed a regular season game in his entire career. After earning a full-time starting role in his fourth season with the Bills, he started all but three games for the remainder of his career.

Isiah Robertson

Isiah "Butch" Robertson (August 17, 1949 – December 6, 2018) was a professional American football player who played linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams (1971–1978) and the Buffalo Bills (1979–1982). He was selected to six Pro Bowls during his years with the Rams. He picked off 25 passes in his career, returning three for touchdowns, scoring a fourth touchdown on a fumble recovery in 1978. According to Rams and Bills records, Robertson also sacked the quarterback 24½ times and forced 16 fumbles in his career.
Robertson combined size, strength, quickness, speed, toughness, and a knack for making the game-breaking play. The 6'3" star was one of the NFL's fastest linebackers of his era, having been timed at 4.6 seconds in the 40-yard dash.

Eugene Marve

Eugene Raymond Marve (born August 14, 1960) is a former American football linebacker who played in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the San Diego Chargers. He played college football at Saginaw Valley State University.His son, Robert Marve, won the Florida Mr. Football Award in 2007 and was the starting quarterback at the University of Miami, before transferring to Purdue University.

Ray Bentley

Ray Russell Bentley (born November 25, 1960) is a former professional American football linebacker, broadcaster, and author.

Shane Nelson

Shane Nelson may refer to:

Shane Nelson (American football) (born 1955), former American football player
Shane Nelson (fighter) (born 1984), American mixed martial artist

Mark Maddox

Mark Anthony Maddox (born March 23, 1968 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a former professional American football linebacker for ten seasons in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills and Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at Northern Michigan University.
He attended James Madison High School and then Northern Michigan University.

Preston Brown

Preston Brown is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for the New England Patriots, New York Jets, and Cleveland Browns.

Lucius Sanford

Lucius M. Sanford (born February 13, 1956 in Milledgeville, Georgia) is a former American football linebacker who played ten seasons in the National Football League with the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns. He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team.  While at GeorgiaTech, Sanford was a member of the ANAK Society, one of the highest recognitions a senior can achieve. Was a six-year winner and two-year runner up of the Milledgeville mean-mug award. In 2001, he was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.



Stew Barber

Stewart Clair Barber (born June 14, 1939) is a former American football offensive tackle in the American Football League (AFL) for the Buffalo Bills. He also was an executive in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Pennsylvania State University.

Big fan of Buffalo football? Then check out this list of Buffalo Bills linebackers with photos and seasons as starters.&nbsp;It includes every starting ...