With starting middle linebacker Rolando McClain suspended the first four games of 2015 for substance abuse, the Dallas Cowboys have a new dilemma. The fill-in options aren’t bleak, yet finding the best replacement is no slam dunk.
Free agent addition Jasper Brinkley seems the likely replacement to most. He’s a natural middle linebacker and started 11 games for the Minnesota Vikings last season.
Without doing further research his promotion looks solid on paper. Yet once the details are uncovered, Brinkley’s past provides concern.
The 6’2, 252 pounds MIKE linebacker was drafted in the 5th Round by the Vikings in 2009.