Buffalo Bills' history at the middle linebacker position isn't littered with household names, yet there are a number of outstanding players at the position, nonetheless. The Bills Wall of Fame does not have any middle linebacker's names either but that's not to say there aren't any contenders.
Harry Jacobs was the first in the position to make a name for himself. He played for the Bills from 1963 to 1969 and was of many on those stellar AFL championship teams. He was voted to two Pro Bowl rosters and started 88 games for Buffalo.
Over the next ten years after Jacobs retired would become a revolving door of middle linebackers. It wasn't until 1979 that the Bills finally found a linebacker to settle the position for years to follow, that being Jim Haslett. Haslett manned the position from 1979 until 1985. He finished his career in 1987 with the New York Jets.
Shortly after Haslett retired from the league, the Buffalo Bills would field arguably their best group of linebackers in team history over the next several years. A group that featured star outside linebackers Cornelius Bennett and Darryl Talley. Bennett and Talley would hold down the bookend of the corps over the next eight seasons, which included the Super Bowl run of the early 90s.
That same linebacking corps also included one of our players that made this list but we'll get to him shortly, as he was our second middle linebacker selected by Bills Mafia. First, let's get to the number one inside linebacker on our all-time team.