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Episode 27: Finally, The Linebackers! (Part 1 – Inside Linebackers)

“DEEEEEEEFEEEENNNNNSE”

RHys taplin, linebacker fanatic
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Finally! The linebackers… despite trying our hardest to leave them to the very end, Rhys finally gets his moment in the limelight and gets to talk about his favourite position in the game.

In truth, we considered letting Rhys just take this one on his own, but we’d never live it down, so the team jumped all over it. This time though, the team is also joined by even more elite talent at the linebacker spot and beyond.

We’ve been lucky enough to welcome Phoebe Schecter, linebacker for the Birmingham Lions. Phoebe has also captained Great Britain’s women’s team, and has even worked as a coach in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills – we’re incredibly lucky to have her join us to talk about the ‘captain’ of the defence, the linebackers.

The AMAZING Phoebe Schecter, captain of the women’s GB team, and friend of the show!

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