LaMarr Woodley
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||
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Born: | Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. | November 3, 1984||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Saginaw | ||||
College: | Michigan | ||||
NFL draft: | 2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||
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LaMarr Dewayne Woodley (born November 3, 1984) is an American former professional
Early years
Woodley was born and raised in Saginaw, Michigan. While in high school, Woodley teamed with former Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers and former Chicago Bulls point guard Anthony Roberson on Saginaw High School's football team in 1999 to win Michigan's Division II state championship.
Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Woodley was listed as the third best inside linebacker in the nation in 2003.[1]
College career
Woodley enrolled at the
National awards
- Unanimous first-team All-American (2006)
- Ted Hendricks Award (2006)
- Chuck Bednarik Award finalist (2006)
- Lott Trophy quarterfinalist (2006)
- Bronko Nagurski Trophy watchlist (2006)[8]
- Outland Trophy watchlist (2006)
- Michigan Sports Hall of Fame inductee (2023)
Conference honors
- Second-team All-Big Ten Conference (2004)
- Honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference (2005)
- First-team All-Big Ten Conference (2006)
- Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year(2006)
- Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year(2006)
Professional career
2007 NFL Combine
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m) |
266 lb (121 kg) |
4.74 s | 1.65 s | 2.72 s | 4.42 s | 6.82 s | 38.5 in (0.98 m) |
9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
29 reps | |||
All values from |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Woodley was selected by the
After defeating the San Diego Chargers 35-24 in the divisional round, they outlasted their division rivals, the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14 to advance to Super Bowl XLIII. With two sacks in both the divisional round and Conference Championship, Woodley became the first player in NFL history to record three consecutive multi-sack playoff games, dating back to the Steelers' 31-29 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the wild-card round of the 2008 playoffs. In Super Bowl XLIII, Woodley extended this streak to four games when he sacked Kurt Warner twice, forcing the game-ending fumble on Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner with 5 seconds remaining in the game to secure the win.
In 2009, he recorded 62 tackles, 13.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery, which he returned for a touchdown. He was named to his first Pro Bowl for his outstanding performance. He is a member of the Air Jordan brand.
In 2010, Woodley had 50 tackles, 10.0 sacks, an interception (which he ran back for a touchdown), two pass deflections, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
At the end of the 2010 season, Woodley and the Steelers appeared in Super Bowl XLV against the Green Bay Packers. He was a starter in the game, recording three total tackles and a sack in the 31–25 loss.[13] He was ranked 82nd by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2011.[14] After the lockout during the following offseason, Woodley signed a six-year, $61.5 million contract, the largest contract the Steelers ever gave to a defensive player.[15]
During the 2011 season, Woodley missed six games with a hamstring injury and accordingly only recorded 39 tackles and 9.0 sacks. However, during the four game period when James Harrison (his OLB partner and Steelers primary pass rusher) was injured, Woodley moved into Harrison's role and greatly improved his performance, recording 7.5 sacks during those four games. He was voted 63rd best player of the 2011 season by NFL players.
On December 15, 2013, the Pittsburgh Steelers placed Lamar Woodley on the season ending IR due to a calf injury. At the time, he had 5 sacks, and 36 tackles in 11 games played in the season.
Woodley was released by the team on March 11, 2014.[16]
Oakland Raiders
On March 13, 2014, Woodley signed a two-year contract with the Oakland Raiders. [17] He was released by the Raiders after one season.
Arizona Cardinals
On March 10, 2015, Woodley signed a one-year, $870,000 minimum contract with the
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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Won the Super Bowl | |
Led the league | |
Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | COMB | TOTAL | AST | SACK | FF | FR | FR YDS | TD | INT | IR YDS | AVG IR | LNG | TD | PD |
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2007 | PIT | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | PIT | 15 | 60 | 41 | 19 | 11.5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
2009 | PIT | 16 | 62 | 50 | 12 | 13.5 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
2010 | PIT | 16 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 10.0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 5 |
2011 | PIT | 10 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2012 | PIT | 13 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
2013 | PIT | 11 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2014 | OAK | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | ARI | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Career | 110 | 319 | 229 | 90 | 58.0 | 9 | 9 | 105 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 18 |
Philanthropy
Since the start of his NFL career, Woodley has provided considerable amounts of free supplies to students in his hometown of Saginaw.
References
- ^ LaMarr Woodley Recruiting Profile
- ^ "Woodley, Long Elected 2006 Football Team Captains". Regents of the University of Michigan. Retrieved August 21, 2006.
- ^ "Thorns aplenty". SportingNews.com. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
- ^ "LaMarr Shirts Have Arrived". michiganagainsttheworld.blogspot.com. Retrieved June 2, 2006.
- CBS Interactive. July 6, 2007. Archived from the originalon March 4, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
- ^ "Bowl Subdivision (FBS) National Player Report: Pass Sacks: Year: 2006 Thru: 01/08/07 Minimum Pct. of Games Played 75". National Collegiate Athletic Association. January 8, 2007. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
- ^ California University of Pennsylvania, https://www.calu.edu
- ^ "Big Ten Places 30 Football Student-Athletes on Several National Award Watch Lists". CSTV.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2006.
- ^ "LaMarr Woodley, Michigan, 2007 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "LaMarr Woodley, Combine Results, DE, Michigan". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ Dulac, Gerry (September 5, 2008). "The Steelers in 2008: Lamarr Woodley". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
- ^ "Super Bowl XLV - Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers - February 6th, 2011". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ "2011 NFL Top 100". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Remember LaMarr Woodley's bad contract?". October 17, 2015.
- ^ Dulac, Gerry. "Steelers to part ways with linebacker LaMarr Woodley". Post-Gazette.com. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ "Raiders Sign LaMarr Woodley". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
- ^ Urban, Darren (March 10, 2015). "Cardinals Sign LaMarr Woodley". Archived from the original on March 16, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ "Cardinals bolster line with Red Bryant, put LaMarr Woodley on IR". November 27, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^ MLive.com. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ "LaMarr Woodley handles athletic fees". ESPN.com. August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ "Almost 200 enroll in LaMarr Woodley's charter school in Saginaw". MLive.com. Retrieved August 25, 2018.