“If you like to run around and hit people, you know you’re good for us”, Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebackers coach Jerry Olsavsky said while addressing the media following the team’s selection of Akron linebacker Ulysees Gilbert III, who I’m pretty confident is going to be frequently referred to as Ulysses Grant.
Gilbert just so happens to like to run around and hit people, which is why the Steelers drafted him in the sixth round. What comes after that remains to be seen, but that’s a pretty good litmus test for getting your foot in the door from the linebacker position.