Is linebacker the new defensive back?

Are linebackers being phased out of the first round, or just moved? Seaside Joe 1951

We talk a lot about “positionless football” now, but it’s probably been said before - by people who know a lot more about the history of the game than me - that players have always been more successful when they’ve been more versatile and adaptable. Especially when they’re adaptable, as the guidelines for positions that you learned as a kid (height, wei…