With the beginning of the NFL season still a couple months away, it is a good time to reminisce and recognize some of the best players in pro football history. That’s exactly what NFL.com senior analyst Gil Brandt is doing.

Brandt released his list of the top 45 greatest NFL linebackers of all time on July 3. Among those 45 were four players who at one point in their careers wore aqua green, orange and white: Junior Seau, Hugh Green, Nick Buoniconti and Zach Thomas

Best LBs of All Time:

37. @DeMarcusWare

25. @jharrison9292

13. Junior Seau

8. @raylewis

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— NFL (@NFL) July 1, 2017

Only the Bears with seven players and Redskins with five players, had more players represented on Brandt’s list than the Dolphins. Five other teams (Steelers, Giants, Cowboys, 49ers, Rams) had four players represent them.

The highest rated of the players representing Miami was Seau, who place No. 13 on the list. Seau played for the Dolphins from 2003-05. The late Hall of Famer recorded 56.5 career sacks and 1,522 career tackles. He also appeared in 11 Pro Bowls.

At No. 26 was Green who played for the Dolphins for seven seasons. From 1985-91, the two-time Pro Bowler recorded 22 sacks, including a career best 7.5 sacks in 1989.

Buoniconti came in at No. 36. During his time with the Dolphins from 1969-76, he won two Super Bowls. He was voted to eight Pro Bowls and made First Team All-Pro five times.

The final Dolphin on Brandt’s list was Thomas at No. 39. Thomas was the longest tenured Dolphin to make the top linebacker list. He played for Miami from 1996-2007, logging the sixth most games ever played by a member of the Dolphins. He is also the franchise leader in career tackles with 1,035 tackles, nearly double the amount of tackles for the next closest defender. Thomas made seven Pro Bowls, and was voted First Team All-Pro five times.

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