Levon Kirkland relembra momento de clareza após conselho no Super Bowl

O ex-linebacker do Pittsburgh Steelers, Levon Kirkland, descreveu recentemente o momento em que começou a confiar em seus instintos em campo durante sua carreira na NFL.

Kirkland, selecionado pelos Steelers na segunda rodada do Draft de 1992, afirmou que tinha experiência limitada como inside linebacker antes de se juntar à equipe.

Ele explicou que levou quase um ano para conquistar a titularidade e cerca de quatro anos para desenvolver completamente suas habilidades na posição.

Durante uma aparição no canal do YouTube do Coach Gibbs Defense Lab, Kirkland atribuiu o mérito a um conselho do ex-linebacker da NFL Matt Millen. Millen disse a ele para confiar no que via, um comentário que Kirkland chamou de momento de clareza enquanto se preparava para o Super Bowl XXX contra o Dallas Cowboys.

Kirkland registrou um sack naquela partida e seguiu para conquistar uma vaga no segundo time All-Pro. Ele foi selecionado para o Pro Bowl na temporada seguinte e obteve o reconhecimento para o primeiro time All-Pro em 1997.

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