CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Jon Beason went to the NFL combine thinking he and Patrick Willis were the top linebackers in the draft.Then Beason was asked to run the 40-yard dash. Hiding a sore back, he posted a mediocre average of 4.7 seconds."I knew then (Willis) was going to be the first guy taken," Beason said.Beason's stock dropped.
Not only wasn't the former Miami star the second linebacker selected after the speedy Willis went 11th to San Francisco, Beason slipped to 25th, where Carolina took him.Beason's back is fine now, and when Willis's 49ers' visit Beason's Panthers on Sunday, it will feature the two most productive rookie linebackers in the NFL.Willis is the NFL's leading tackler with 110. Beason has the second-most tackles for rookies and is ninth overall with 91. Both teams claim that coaches film shows them with many more. They're among the few bright spots for two teams that are a combined 7-15.
"It's going to be funny," Beason said of Sunday's game. "I'm going to go out and talk to him before the game and after the game, and hopefully after the game I'll have the upper hand."
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