NFL Connections #5, Answers
The full solution: all four groups and the 16 names, sorted from the easiest group to the trickiest.
Hall of Fame pass rushers
Reggie White, Bruce Smith, Deacon Jones, Michael Strahan
Hall of Fame linebackers
Lawrence Taylor, Dick Butkus, Ray Lewis, Mike Singletary
Shutdown cornerbacks
Deion Sanders, Darrelle Revis, Champ Bailey, Mel Blount
Hard-hitting safeties
Ronnie Lott, Steve Atwater, Kenny Easley, Brian Dawkins