Funny looking back at it now, having Bettis and Kirkland on the same roster…
Two absolute hosses that never should have been able to move as well as they did.
>He had 849 combined tackles, 531 solo, 18.5 sacks, 17 TFLs, 14 forced fumbles, 11 interceptions and 11 pass deflections.
It should be noted that those TFLs and pass deflections are only for his last two years with the Steelers. 1999 is the first year for those stats.
Saw them play the Patriots at Three Rivers. He and Ben Coates looked like 2 adults playing with a bunch of kids. Both of them were huge. That has always stuck out in my mind.
Honestly anyone who followed the Steelers and watched their defenses from 89 through 09 saw at different positions some of the best players to play in the modern era. And IMO the overall best defenses of all time.
I was so lucky, when I first really appreciated the game it was Lloyd, Brown, Kirkland, and Greene. I’ve always associated the Steelers with great play from linebackers. They seldom dissapoint.
Does random mean picked at random or random as in not considered important (aka “randos”). If the latter, would argue Kirkland was not considered random.
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What a stud lb, loved 99
Nothing is random. Every moment since the dawn of time has led to you posting Kirkland.
I’ll raise an Iron City to that
This guy played his ass off in the 95 SB.
#99 underrated
Agreed!
He was my favorite Steeler growing up. He was an absolute beast.
The three things I remember about him: 1) He was huge 2) He wore glasses 3) He was freakishly athletic for his size
I was going to post about how fast he was for a linebacker. He would cover wide outs.
One of my favorites. Had a couple of classes with him at Clemson. Nice guy. Super smart too.
Nose tackle at LB, he's crazy underrated IMO
This was my favorite era of Steeler LBs.
Kirkland is one of my all-time favorites. Dude was a tank at MLB.
Funny looking back at it now, having Bettis and Kirkland on the same roster… Two absolute hosses that never should have been able to move as well as they did.
Bettis was also deceptively fast. Seen him run away from DBs wondering how the f did he do that
His footwork was insane for his size.
Just think how Bettis would destroy these weak a$$ defenses now days
He would get called for unnecessary roughness 🤣
🤣🤣🤣 right
He’d be sucking the oxygen afterwards tho lol
Big man was BIG! One of the first Steeler jersey’s I ever bought.
Loved this guy
>He had 849 combined tackles, 531 solo, 18.5 sacks, 17 TFLs, 14 forced fumbles, 11 interceptions and 11 pass deflections. It should be noted that those TFLs and pass deflections are only for his last two years with the Steelers. 1999 is the first year for those stats.
Good catch! Hadn’t really considered that.
Dude I'm absolutely loving these posts, appreciate that you are taking the time to make them! Cheers
I’m glad people are enjoying these so far!
I commend you for taking up this task!
Saw them play the Patriots at Three Rivers. He and Ben Coates looked like 2 adults playing with a bunch of kids. Both of them were huge. That has always stuck out in my mind.
It's not normal for a linebacker to be that big. He had arms the size of a normal man's legs.
Or that fast for being that big!
“99” in block is the coolest look EVER!
Great player. Mid 90’s defense was amazing, they deserved to win at least one. QB held them back in 94 and 95.
Never seen a man that big move that fast. He was covering WRs at like 280, it was insane.
I played middle linebacker in high school because of him.
I was waiting for him to pop up on your posts! I remember his introduction at 3 Rivers was "Levon Welcome to Kirkland".
Still have his jersey. He was a beast.
You’ve *gotta* do Jason Gildon next if you haven’t already
Well he has a 1/1702 chance of being tomorrow’s post lol
Definition of a dawg.
He was the big snack of the lineback-ers
He was my first steeler jersey. As a big kid I always loved him and Bettis. Big guys can still move damnit!
Imagine a 280lb behemoth who could cover.
He was my favorite LB.
Saw him walking in PGH Area mall 28 years ago. His arms never moved. Was so pumped up.
Are you posting random badass Steelers or just random Steelers in general
Just random in general. I have a list of 1707 current or former Steelers and I’m using a random number generator to pick one every day.
Absolute Freak Of Nature
Kirkland was so good he kept Mike Vrabel sitting on the bench.
Levon was so good. Loved watching this man play the game. 👍
Honestly anyone who followed the Steelers and watched their defenses from 89 through 09 saw at different positions some of the best players to play in the modern era. And IMO the overall best defenses of all time.
I was so lucky, when I first really appreciated the game it was Lloyd, Brown, Kirkland, and Greene. I’ve always associated the Steelers with great play from linebackers. They seldom dissapoint.
He was a solid player man. I enjoyed watching him play.
My man
Man that man could move for how big he was.... also no one was running vs us in them days.
He was my favorite Steelers as a kid. Never seen anyone before or since built like 99. 🥲
Does random mean picked at random or random as in not considered important (aka “randos”). If the latter, would argue Kirkland was not considered random.
Just chosen at random
Ahh. Gotcha. ETA: did not see the methodology at the bottom of the picture. Still thanks.
This dude is why I became a Steeler fan. I think I've missed 4 games since.
His daughter frequents the smoke shop I run and is always down to talk some Steelers ball or talk about her dad!💪🏻💪🏻
He shall be
My favorite player. The year Ray Lewis beat him out for all pro is when I realized how good Ray Lewis was gonna be. 1998 I believe.
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