2012 Finalists comparative stats: Linebackers Honors
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Published on : 1/15/2012
Kevin Greene and Charles Haley, both of whom played at defensive end also, are the two linebackers among the 17 finalists for the Class of 2012. Both players have been eligible for eight years. This is the first time that Greene has been a finalist while Haley is a finalist for the third straight year.
| Linebacker Finalists for 2012 Election | ||||||||
| Championship Teams | ||||||||
| Player | Years | Int | All Pro | All Conference | Pro Bowls | Div. | Conf | League |
| Kevin Greene | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Charles Haley^ | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Linebackers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame | ||||||||
| Championship Teams | ||||||||
| Player | Years | Int | All Pro | All Conference | Pro Bowls | Div. | Conf | League |
| Chuck Bednarik# | 14 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Bell | 12 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Nick Buoniconti | 14 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Dick Butkus | 9 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Carson | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| George Connor## | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill George | 15 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Ham | 12 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Chris Hanburger | 14 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Hendricks | 15 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Sam Huff | 13 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Rickey Jackson | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Lambert | 11 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Willie Lanier | 11 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Nitschke | 15 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Les Richter | 9 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Schmidt | 13 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Singletary | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Lawrence Taylor | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Derrick Thomas | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Tippett | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Wilcox | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| # Also a center winning All-NFL honors once at that position. | ||||||||
| ## Also a tackle and defensive tackle. | ||||||||
| ^Earned All-Pro honors once at defensive end and once at linebacker | ||||||||
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