Lance Laury

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Lance Laury
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Position Linebacker / Special teamer
Personal information
Born (1982-01-17) January 17, 1982 (age 43)
Hopkins, South Carolina, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight237 lb (108 kg)
Career information
College South Carolina
NFL draft 2006: undrafted
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles 78
Forced fumbles 2
Fumble recoveries 1
Pass deflections 1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Lance Laury (born January 17, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2006.

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Laury has also played for the New York Jets.

Early life

Laury attended Lower Richland High School and was a student and a letterman in football and baseball. In football, he was a two-time All-Conference selection. Laury still owns the Lower Richland record for the most single season tackles with 201 in 11 games.

Laury was selected by the Chicago Cubs during the 2000 MLB Draft in the 48th round as a center fielder. [1]

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

On November 12, 2006, Laury was signed to the active roster from the practice squad after Marcus Tubbs was placed on injured reserve. He played for them until 2009.

New York Jets

Laury signed with the New York Jets on March 19, 2010. [2]

References

  1. "Chicago Cubs 2000 Draft Selections". Chicago Cubs. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  2. Mehta, Manish (March 19, 2010). "NY Jets sign former Seahawks linebacker Lance Laury to bolster special teams". The Star-Ledger. Advance Publications. Archived from the original on June 2, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.