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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||
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Born: | Hahnville, Louisiana, U.S. | August 18, 1989||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Hahnville (LA) | ||||
College: | Miami (FL) | ||||
Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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LaRon Byrd (born August 18, 1989) [1] is a former American football wide receiver. After going undrafted in 2012, he was signed by the Arizona Cardinals. He has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, and Carolina Panthers. He played college football at Miami (FL).
Byrd was considered the second-best receiver in Louisiana out of Hahnville High School. As a senior in 2007, caught 50 passes for 630 yards and 13 touchdowns. Byrd also played some safety, making three interceptions, in leading his team to a 10–3 record. As a junior in 2006, made 30 receptions for 447 yards and eight touchdowns. Byrd was ranked the No. 16 player in the state of Louisiana and was ranked the 60th wide receiver prospect in the nation by Rivals.com. Byrd was also ranked as the 69th wide receiver prospect by Scout.com. [2]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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LaRon Byrd Wide receiver | Boutte, Louisiana | Hahnville High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.46 | Feb 1, 2008 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 69 (WR) Rivals: 60 (WR), 16 (LS) | ||||||
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In 2008, Byrd played in all 13 games for the University of Miami and made three starts against Texas A&M, Georgia Tech, and NC State. He was the team's sixth-leading receiver with 21 receptions for 228 yards and three touchdowns. Byrd caught his first career-receiving touchdown on the road at Duke (a 10-yard reception). He had a career-high three receptions in the season opener against Charleston Southern, the regular season finale at NC State and against California in the Emerald Bowl.
On April 30, 2012, after going undrafted, Byrd signed with the Arizona Cardinals. [3] On August 6, 2013, Byrd was waived/injured by the Arizona Cardinals. [4] He cleared waivers and was placed on the injured reserve list. On April 4, 2014, Byrd was released by the team. [5]
On May 1, 2014, Byrd signed a two-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys. Byrd, who spent all of the 2014 offseason and camp with Dallas, was cut just before the start of the regular season. [6]
Byrd was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on August 31, 2014. He played in only one game and was released by the team on October 3, 2014, to make room for Rodney Smith. [7]
On October 7, 2014, Byrd was re-signed by the Cowboys to their practice squad. To make room for Byrd, the Cowboys waived wide receiver Tim Benford, who was in his third season on the practice squad. On October 9, 2014, the Cowboys released Byrd from the practice squad to make room for wide receiver Kerry Taylor.
On April 15, 2015, the Miami Dolphins signed Byrd to compete for the 5th wide receiver position. On August 30, 2015, he was released by the Dolphins. [8]
On September 16, 2015, the Atlanta Falcons signed Byrd to their practice squad. [9] He was released on November 3. [10]
The Washington Redskins signed Byrd to their practice squad on November 9, 2015. [11]
He signed a futures contract on January 11, 2016. [12] He was released by the team on May 2. [13]
On May 20, 2016, Byrd signed with the Carolina Panthers. On August 30, 2016, Byrd was placed on injured reserve. [14]
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