Bob Brudzinski Robert Louis Brudzinski ( born January 1 , 1955 in Fremont , Ohio ) is a former American football linebacker who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League . Ohio State . Brudzinski was a four - time letter winner and a 3 - year starter at defensive end for the Ohio State Buckeyes . He was a 2 - time All - Big 10 selection and as a senior , in 1976 he was a consensus All - America choice . In his 43 games for Ohio State he totaled 214 tackles and in 1976 he intercepted 4 passes , a high number for a defensive end . In 2000 Brudzinski was voted to the Ohio State Football All - Century Team . Los Angeles Rams . The Los Angeles Rams drafted Bruzinski with the 23rd pick in the first round of the 1977 NFL Draft . The Rams planned moving him to outside linebacker , to match his 4 . 7 speed and good strength . He started as a rookie because starting middle linebacker Jack Reynolds help out for the first one - third of the season . While starting left linebacker Jim Youngblood moved to the middle to fill in for Reynolds , Brudzinski started at left linebacker . He ended up starting 7 games and recording 37 tackles , intercepted 2 passes , 3 forced fumbles and 1 sack . He was voted All - Rookie by UPI and PFWA and FD for his efforts in 1977 . In 1978 he became the starter at right outside linebacker in week 10 when Isiah Robertson walked out of camp purported with complaints about his salary . The Rams defense was ranked # 1 in the NFL at the time and in the two - and - a - half months with Brudzinski starting they never fell from the top status . He ended the year with 43 tackles , intercepted a pass that went for a touchdown and 2 quarterback sacks . In 1979 Brudzinski had his best year to date . Making all 16 starts as the RLB and being named 2nd - team All - pro by the Gannett Wire Service . " Bru " as his teammates called him , amassed 127 tackles , with 7 of those for a loss , plus 5 sacks , he intercepted a pass , forced a fumble , recovered on and broke up 14 passes , either at the line of scrimmage or in coverage . The Rams went though the NFC playoffs beating the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Bucs before losing Super Bowl XIV to the Pittsburgh Steelers . Two - thirds into the 1980 season Brudzinski walked out and never returned to the Rams . To date , he had made 35 tackles and had 6 passes defensed plus a sack , he felt he was underpaid . He was replaced by George Andrews . The Rams were forced to trade Brudzinski and did so in the spring of 1981 . The Rams received multiple picks and the top pick was used to draft future star linebacker Jim Collins . With the Rams Brudzinski totaled 242 tackles , 9 sacks , and over 20 passes broken up in his 55 games ( 41 starts ) with the Rams . Miami Dolphins . Brudzinski played 125 games with 94 starts for Don Shula ' s Dolphins from 1981 though 1989 , recording 14½ sacks to bring his career total to 23½ to go with his 9 interceptions . Brudzinski adapted quickly to the Bill Arnsbarger - coached defense nicknamed the " Killer - Bs " which propelled the Dolphins to the 1981 playoffs and the 1982 Super Bowl as well as the 1984 Super Bowl . While with Miami , Brudzinski was voted to the All - Time Dolphins team in the early 2000s . He was mentioned in articles that ask " Who is the best linebacker never to play in a Pro Bowl ? " and Brudzinski ' s name often comes up since he played well for a long period of time and was never honored by a Pro Bowl selection , even after his stellar 1979 season .