Levon Kirkland
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Sep 22, 2026
Matthew CollerHOST
But they used to...
Matthew CollerHOST
Maybe have these Levon Kirkland, like huge middle linebackers that would just stuff the run.
Matthew CollerHOST
They would slam into fullbacks faces.
Matthew CollerHOST
We still get a little bit of that, but the Vikings having Eric Wilson, Blake Cashman, Andrew Van Ginkle, all these guys are excellent in coverage and have.
JohnnyHOST
You had that.
JohnnyHOST
After Trotter left, you had LeVon Kirkland, Mark Simineau.
JohnnyHOST
You had – yeah.
JohnnyHOST
Akeem Jordan.
MattHOST
I agree.
JohnnyHOST
You know, there was such a great get from the Steelers, and then he would go on and play for – Um, the giants, he went to go play, play with the giants.
JohnnyHOST
And of course in Oh two, the Eagles had Levon Kirkland.
JohnnyHOST
They signed Sean Barber, which I think Sean, Sean Barber was a solid addition.
John HolmbergHOST
It reminds me of the early 90s when linebackers were like 6'5", 285.
John HolmbergHOST
They're like, LeVon Kirkland shouldn't have been chasing down Andre Reid on routes, and he was.
John HolmbergHOST
That's what the Giants have.
John HolmbergHOST
That is a big, fast physical defense.
Jeff ZgoninaPANELIST
Yeah.
Jeff ZgoninaPANELIST
Even in Pittsburgh, you know, it was LeVon Kirkland's second year when he was calling the defense.
Jeff ZgoninaPANELIST
He knocked a veteran out that year.
Jeff ZgoninaPANELIST
But, you know, his second year, though, he's kind of more settled in.
Jason NazarioHOST
And listen, I'm not going to make a Landon Roberts out to be Mike Singletary.
Jason NazarioHOST
Or let's say you want to go middle linebacker Steelers, LeVon Kirkland or anybody like that.
Jason NazarioHOST
but yeah it does come as a bit of a surprise and even more so some of the former players that were even more aghast by this move considering James Harrison was one where he said you got a guy he even played with him in 2017 a guy that could man the middle is a tackling machine and then week one you got bijan robinson coming to town where he'd probably be the perfect fit at least for week one to go up against that rushing attack because they're surely going to try to give them a steady dose of bijan robinson considering we never know the quarterback is week one is it going to be michael pennix is it going to be two or two go below and you know it's going to be force-fed for robinson to get a ton of touches try to get a ton of yards and some touchdowns and wear out that steel defense So you know what? Harrison does have a point there.
Jason NazarioHOST
And listen, I have to agree.