Virtually from the time he joined the Baltimore Ravens as the 17th player picked in the 2014 NFL Draft, C.J. Mosley has been compared to Ray Lewis.
That's a lot to live up to. Lewis played 17 seasons at middle linebacker for the Ravens and earned Pro Bowl invitations in 13 of them. In his first year of eligibility, Lewis is a semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2018, which will be announced in February.
Mosley has made a good start at living up to Lewis' legacy. This week, the Ravens' current middle linebacker was named to the Pro Bowl for the third time in his four NFL seasons.