Chad Lavalais
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| Born: | April 15, 1979 Marksville, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 293 lb (133 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Marksville (LA) | ||||||
| College: | LSU | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2004 / Round: 5 / Pick: 142 | ||||||
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Chad Douglas Lavalais (born April 15, 1979) is a former American college and professional
Early years
Lavalais was born in Marksville, Louisiana. He lettered in football and track at Marksville High School. He was a Class 3A all-state selection as a tight end in 1997, in addition to being selected as an all-district choice on offense and defense.
College career
Lavalais accepted an
Lavalais started in 41 of 47 games in which he appeared for LSU and registered 202 tackles, 12 sacks, 10
Professional career
Atlanta Falcons
Lavalais was selected as a fifth round (142nd pick overall) choice by the
- Posted three tackles apiece in a reserve role vs. Arizona (9/26) and at Carolina (10/3).
- Led all defensive linemen with six tackles vs. Detroit (10/10).
- Made first career start in place of Rod Coleman(shoulder) and posted three tackles.
- Tallied two tackles apiece at Denver (10/31) and vs. Tampa Bay (11/14).
- Registered three tackles apiece vs. New Orleans (11/28) and at Tampa Bay (12/5).
- Started Weeks 14–17 in place of Ed Jasper (wrist).
- Tallied three tackles vs. Oakland (12/12) and four tackles vs. Carolina (12/18).
- Posted a career-high seven tackles at New Orleans (12/26).
- Recorded three tackles at Seattle (1/2).
- Recorded one tackle in a reserve role vs. NFC Divisional Playoffgame vs. St. Louis (1/15/05).
- Tallied two tackles at Philadelphia (1/23/05) in the NFC Championship Game.
Lavalais started in all fourteen games of the 2005 season. He was credited with 33 tackles, 2.5 sacks and two passes defensed. [1] He speared Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb in the first game of the season, causing an injury to McNabb that caused physical problems for the remainder of the season and his life, eventually leading to a diagnosis of a sports hernia. Lavalais was fined $7500 by the NFL for the hit. [2] The Falcons waived Lavalais on September 2, 2006, right before the 2006 NFL season. Lavalais reportedly worked out with the Cincinnati Bengals as well as the Minnesota Vikings but was not signed. As such he did not play a snap in 2006.[2]
Carolina Panthers
On March 27, 2007, Lavalais signed a one-year contract with the
References
- ^ "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ a b "Chad Lavalais latest news and rumors". www.kffl.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2022.