While there from 1972-76 he played middle linebacker and tight end.

His father played college football as a middle linebacker for California from 1968 to 1969.

Robert Jones, who used to start at middle linebacker, starts on the outside now.

"But it could be done for the free safety or the middle linebacker," he said.

"But he's the best middle linebacker ever, and I'm not going to say anything back at him."

But nobody looks to a middle linebacker for a laugh.

Take, for example, the case of middle linebacker last season.

He moved to middle linebacker at the beginning of his sophomore season.

They could even try Miller, who is certainly strong enough, at middle linebacker.

In his only season he was the Bills starting middle linebacker.