New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has a short list of favorite linebackers under his instruction. He will always mention Giants edge defender Lawrence Taylor when reflecting upon his career, and he has a favorite list of Patriots ‘backers.
"Mike Vrabel epitomizes everything a coach could seek in a professional football player," Belichick wrote after trading Vrabel to the Chiefs in 2009. "Toughness, intelligence, play-making, leadership, versatility and consistency at the highest level."
“Of all the players I have coached, nobody was more full of energy and vitality than Junior Seau,” Belichick said after the Hall of Famer passed away in 2012.