Yes, short people can play football as long as you like to hit and can play the position well. It depends on your definition of short, I have known short people to play linebacker and they have been one of the best football players I have ever played with throughout my football career so far. Plus when you're in peewee football the little kids are short and still play Linebacker. There has been people in the NFL who have been shorter then average linebackers and are some of the best linebackers in NFL history.
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A linebacker under 6'1" is a short linebacker but it doesn't really matter what your height is as long as you're hellbent on hitting the running back.
Yes linebackers can be short, but most linebackers in the NFL are 5'11-6'2....but that doesnt mean that you have to be tall sometimes being short is an advantage in the linebacker positions.
There were three starting linebackers - Ralph Baker, Al Atkinson, and Larry Grantham.
From 1993-1995, outside linebackers Greg Lloyd and Kevin Greene were known as "Quiver & Quake".
In 1995, the Steelers inside linebackers were Levon Kirkland and Chad Brown, the outside linebackers were Greg Lloyd and Kevin Greene. Jerry Olsavsky started five games at inside linebacker for Chad Brown due to injury.
Mike Jones, John Fiala, Justin Kurpeikis, and Clark Haggans.
Yes, lineman can wear neck rolls. The neck roll is worn primarily by linebackers and defensive linemen, although anyone can, and perhaps should, wear one.