Julius Frazier Peppers is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where he was recognized as a unanimous All-American, and was selected by the Carolina Panthers second overall in the 2002 NFL draft, and also played for the Chicago Bears from 2010 through 2013 and the Green Bay Packers from 2014 to 2016. After rejoining the Panthers for the 2017 season, he retired after the 2018 NFL season.
Robert Vinson Smith, is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the East Carolina Pirates. Smith played in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints. He won Super Bowl XXVII with Dallas over the Buffalo Bills.
Landon Tremone Johnson is a former American football linebacker. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue.
James Nathaniel Anderson is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Virginia Tech and was selected in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers.
Darrin Andrew Smith is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes.
Lawrence Olajuwon Timmons is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft. He won Super Bowl XLIII with the Steelers the following year, and played in Super Bowl XLV two years later. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.
Eric Wicks is a former American football safety. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at West Virginia.
Kelvin Vincent Smith is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers. He was selected by the Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Syracuse.
Keilen Lee Dykes is a former American football defensive end. He was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at West Virginia.
Marc Anthony Magro is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at West Virginia.
Jason X. Williams is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Carolina Panthers, Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at Western Illinois.
Jason Adjepong Worilds is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia Tech. He retired during the prime of his career to become a Jehovah’s Witness.
Kion Wilson is a former American football linebacker. He attended the University of South Florida, as a member of the 2010 graduating class. Shortly after the draft ended, Wilson joined the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida and attended William M. Raines High School before playing weak side linebacker at Pearl River Community College in Poplarville, MS. He has received multiple honors for his football career, including 2008 Rookie of the Year and 2009 CollegeFootballPerformance.com co-National Linebacker of the Week versus WVU.
Markeysia Donta Jones is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Nebraska. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Steelers, Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints and Chicago Bears.
Vincenzo Jerard Williams is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft after his college career at Florida State and played his entire eight-year professional career with the Steelers.
Billy Joe Owens Jr. is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He also played in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the Orlando Predators, Charlotte Rage, Connecticut Coyotes and Portland Forest Dragons. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh.
Troy Daniel Reeder is an American football linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State and Delaware.
Logan Wilson is an American football linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wyoming and was selected by the Bengals in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
Alex Highsmith is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Charlotte.
Samuel Lamar Franklin is an American football safety for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Temple.
