Connor Barwin has been known to take a direct route to opposing ball carriers.

The 27-year-old Eagles linebacker leads Philadelphia this year with three sacks. He's got a career total of 21 sacks to go along with 100 tackles.

When Barwin travels around cities, however, he doesn't always take the quickest route. Instead he opts for a more environmentally friendly one.

Barwin, who signed a six-year, $36 million contract with the Eagles during the offseason, tweeted a photo Tuesday of the public bus he rode to work.



@ConnorBarwin98 Thanks for riding Connor! Oh, and thanks for the timely sack Sunday! :-) ^JS — SEPTA_SOCIAL (@SEPTA_SOCIAL) October 15, 2013

Anyone who has followed Barwin's career knows he loves to bike around cities, and he has been spotted throughout Philadelphia on his two-wheeler.



It's free too RT@fcoxx_91: Not everybody can valet they bike on the curb like @ConnorBarwin98 #bikelife pic.twitter.com/YthoQY0qpf — Connor Barwin (@ConnorBarwin98) October 11, 2013



Good luck to the most progressive mayor in the country @mayormcginn! pic.twitter.com/Ppzdi2Y6Mf — Connor Barwin (@ConnorBarwin98) September 22, 2013

The son of a city planner, Barwin enjoys immersing himself in cities by taking public transportation.

When he played for the Houston Texans, Barwin drove a Toyota Prius to practice to practice (when he didn't take the bus, that is). Now he owns an electric-powered Tesla.