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Iowa’s Jack Campbell offers unique description of what it means to play linebacker

There are a lot of words that get thrown around to describe the ideal NFL prospect in the months leading up to the draft. Athletic. Speedy. Powerful.

“Amphibious” might not be the first word that comes to mind when evaluating linebackers, but that’s how Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell described his play style during Wednesday’s Scouting Combine. And really, it’s exactly what the New York Giants lacked from their underwhelming linebacker group last year.

“When I think of amphibious, I think of a frog. You can go in the water, you can go on the land.