Levon Kirkland
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| Position: | Outside Linebackers coach | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 17, 1969 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Lamar, South Carolina | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||||||||||
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| College: | Clemson University | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1992 / Round: 2 / Pick: 38 | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 1,029 |
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| Sacks: | 19.5 |
| Interceptions: | 11 |
| Forced fumbles: | 4 |
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Lorenzo Levon Kirkland (born February 17, 1969) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League and current outside linebackers coach for the Arizona Cardinals. A second-round draft choice of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1992 NFL Draft, he went on to play 11 years in the NFL including nine seasons with the Steelers, and one each for the Seattle Seahawks and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Kirkland was a massive inside linebacker, just 6'1" but weighing anywhere from 275-300 pounds during his career. Yet he had great speed and agility for a big man. He became a starter at inside linebacker for the Steelers in his second season, 1993, replacing Pro Bowler David Little. By 1995, he was recognized as one of the top inside linebackers in the league, and had a stellar performance in Super Bowl XXX against the Dallas Cowboys at the end of the season. In that game, the Steelers defense held the Cowboys to just 15 first downs and Emmitt Smith and the Cowboys powerful running attack to just 56 yards, despite losing 27-17 in large part due to two key interceptions thrown by Steelers quarterback Neil O'Donnell. Kirkland had 10 tackles and a key sack of Dallas quarterback Troy Aikman.
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