LaRon Byrd

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LaRon Byrd
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1989-08-18) August 18, 1989 (age 34)
Hahnville, Louisiana, U.S.
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
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:1
Receiving yards:8
Player stats at PFR

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).

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Early life

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]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40‡Commit date
LaRon Byrd
Wide receiver 		Boutte, Louisiana Hahnville High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)4.46Feb 1, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 69 (WR)   Rivals: 60 (WR), 16 (LS)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Miami Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  • "2008 Miami Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 26, 2012.

College career

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.

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

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]

Dallas Cowboys

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]

Cleveland Browns

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]

Dallas Cowboys

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.

Miami Dolphins

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]

Atlanta Falcons

On September 16, 2015, the Atlanta Falcons signed Byrd to their practice squad. [9] He was released on November 3. [10]

Washington Redskins

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]

Carolina Panthers

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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References

  1. ↑ "LaRon Byrd – Unsigned Free Agent – news and analysis, statistics, game logs, depth charts, contracts, injuries".
  2. ↑ "Miami Hurricanes profile". hurricanesports.com.
  3. ↑ "Cardinals add 17 undrafted free agents". azcentral.com. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  4. ↑ Urban, Darren (August 6, 2013). "Three-lineman addition ends Byrd's time". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ Weinfuss, Josh (April 4, 2014). "Byrd release doesn't mean he's healthy". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  6. ↑ Watkins, Calvin (May 1, 2014). "Cowboys sign WR LaRon Byrd". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ Kay Cabot, Mary (August 31, 2014). "Cleveland Browns cut Rex Grossman, add WR LaRon Byrd and RB Glenn Winston". Cleveland.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  8. ↑ Alper, Josh (August 30, 2015). "Dolphins make 11 cuts on way to 75 players". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Byrd Signed to Practice Squad, Burton Released". AtlantaFalcons.com. September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Falcons Sign WR Goodwin, Release WR Byrd". AtlantaFalcons.com. November 3, 2015. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  11. ↑ Kring-Schreifels, Jake (November 9, 2015). "More On The Redskins' Three New Roster Additions". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Redskins Sign Seven To Reserve/Future Contracts". Redskins.com. January 11, 2016. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  13. ↑ "05/02: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. May 2, 2016. Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Panthers reduce roster to 74". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
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