George Andrews ( American football ) George Eldon Andrews , II ( born November 28 , 1955 in Omaha , Nebraska ) is a former American football linebacker . He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska who played in the National Football League from 1979 – 1984 for the Los Angeles Rams . High school . Andrews attended Omaha Burke High School in Omaha , Nebraska where he excelled in both football and basketball . College . Andrews was a three - year stater for the Nebraska Cornhuskers at defensive end . As a sophomore , in 1976 , he had 49 tackles , six for a loss and recovered two fumbles . The team ended the season defeating the Texas Tech Red Raiders , 27 - 24 in the 1976 Bluebonnet Bowl . As a junior in 1977 , George Andrews made 84 tackles with eight for a loss , knocked down three passes , intercepted one pass and recovered one fumble . For his efforts , he was voted honorable mention All - Big Eight . The 1977 season ended with Nebraska beating the University of North Carolina 21 - 17 in the Liberty Bowl . In that game , Andrews totaled 19 tackles . As a senior , in 1978 , Andrews was a First Team All - American by NEA and " Football News . " He was also a Second Team choice on the AP and UPI teams . George Andrew was also a consensus All - Big Eight selection . His statistics were the best of his career , with 84 tackles ( good for 3rd on the team ) with 10 of those coming behind the line as sacks . Andrews broke up three passes and intercepted another . He ended his career with 217 tackles , with 24 of those totaling 118 yards in losses . In addition , Andrews was an Academic All - American as well with a 3 . 1 GPA in Business Administration . NFL . George Andrews was drafted as a linebacker in the 1979 NFL Draft , the 19th pick overall by the Los Angeles Rams . His tackling prowess , 360 - pound bench press and 4 . 7 40 - yard dash speed seemed ideal for a 230 - pound NFL outside linebacker , or a stand - up defensive end . As a rookie , Andrews played well on special teams , totaling 33 tackles and a fumble recovery . In 1980 , Andrews began the season with a thigh injury , missing three games . However , in the tenth week of the season , starting linebacker Bob Brudzinski left the team and Andrews started the remaining seven games in Brudzinski ' s place . In the final six games , the Rams defense allowed only 75 points in a defensive surge that helped them to make the playoffs . George Andrews ended the season with 44 tackles , three passes defensed , one forced fumble and one fumble recovery . In 1981 , Andrews was the Rams ' starter all season at right linebacker . He was the Rams ' fifth leading tackler with 75 , with three going for a loss and he had a half quarterback sack , the first of his career . In the strike - shortened 1982 season , Andrews started all nine games , recording 67 tackles , tying with Johnnie Johnson for the team lead . He also had six tackles for losses and recorded three sacks . He recorded a forced fumble and batted away five passes either in pass rushes or pass coverages . The following season , George Andrews had a new coach , John Robinson , and a new defensive scheme . Andrews would be an outside linebacker in a 3 - 4 defense , similar to the position he had played in college . He responded with 77 tackles and three sacks . His first NFL interception , he returned 22 yards and it led to a Ram offensive score . Nine of his tackles ( including sacks ) went for losses and Andrews defended 12 passes , the most among Rams ' linebackers . In 1984 , Andrews was off to a great start , sacking Gary Hogeboom on the third play of the season that forced Hogeboom to cough up the ball and Jack Youngblood recovered it on the Dallas 2 - yard line , where 2 , 000 - yard rusher Eric Dickerson ran it over for the first Rams score of the 1984 season . Andrews prowess at sacking quarterbacks in 1984 prompted Bill Bain to call Andrews , " The White Lawrence Taylor " But his luck seemed to run out when he injured his knee in Week 10 against the St . Louis Cardinals . Through 10 full weeks Andrews recorded 43 tackles , 13 of them were for losses with six being quarterback sacks , which was second on the team , behind Youngblood . Andrews played one series in Week Eleven of 1984 but was put on injured reserve for the remainder of the season . In 1985 , Andrews , who had rehabbed the knee , attempted a comeback but another knee injury in training camp in 1985 ended the comeback . Andrews was attempting a quick maneuver around a New England Patriot blocker in the final exhibition game of 1985 . As he moved , untouched by defenders , Andrews planted his right foot and felt his cleats catch in the turf . " I felt my knee explode , " he said . In 1986 , the Rams offered George Andrews a shot as an inside linebacker , to take some pressure off of him and the speed he lost due to two major knee surgeries in two seasons . George Andrews played inside linebacker at training camp that year but didn ' t like it . On August 25 , 1986 , his career ended as the Rams released him . Andrews ' " Plan B " ( if he could not return to football ) was to finish taking the required test to be come a certified financial planner . He had taken four of the six required tests to become a CFP . Andrews played six seasons for the Rams , playing 80 games , starting 58 . He ended his career with 12½ sacks , 7 fumble recoveries , 1 interception , 23 passes defensed , and 6 forced fumbles to match his 340 tackles . His right outside linebacker job had been held by a fine player , Mike Wilcher , since 1984 .