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Jerod Mayo
Text: Kevin Fixler
Photo: Frederick Breedon/Getty Images

Jerod Mayo

The fifth-year linebacker out of Tennessee is the linchpin of an improved New England defense that ranks in the league's upper-third of points allowed per game. The Patriots' defensive captain is second in the NFL with 79 tackles, while also totaling three forced fumbles, a sack and an interception -- well on his way to his second Pro Bowl and All-Pro season.

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