It’s Induction Weekend at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But Bengals linebacker Karlos Dansby lives Canton, Ohio every day.
Dansby is heading into his 13th season and first in Cincinnati, happy and healthy and calling his corps “The best linebackers in the league,” who have inspired him. From what he calls Vontaze Burfict’s style of “ill will,” to rookie Nick Vigil’s “intangibles.”
Dansby’s goal to become the fifth linebacker ever to have 20 interceptions and 40 sacks in a career highlights how diverse and experienced they are at backer, starting with position coach Jim Haslett, an inside backer who made one first-team All-Pro team in the early ‘80s, one more than Dansby.