Lawyer Milloy
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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Born: | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | November 14, 1973||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Lincoln (Tacoma, Washington) | ||||||||
College: | Washington (1992–1995) | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1996 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36 | ||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Lawyer Marzell Milloy (born November 14, 1973) is an American former professional
College career
Milloy attended the
Milloy was drafted by the
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
All values from NFL Combine[1] |
During the pre-draft process, Milloy met with the New England Patriots' secondary coach Bill Belichick.
I didn't think he had any weak points, he was one of the most impressive guys I ever talked to. The guy hadn't watched film since his last college game back in November and he knew everything, `Here's what this call is, this is why I'm doing this. See that formation? Here are the adjustments. Now he's going in motion, we're checking this, I got him, he's got him ...' It was like he watched film yesterday. After what I saw, I thought, `This guy is smart. He's not going to have a problem handling anything.' And he liked football. He was into it. It wasn't work for him. Let's face it: He does have a little bit of an attitude. But in the end, you can certainly work with the guy.[2]
–Bill Belichick (on Lawyer Milloy during draft)
New England Patriots' secondary coach
Milloy was projected to be a first or second round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts.[3][4] He was considered to be one of the top three safety prospects available in the draft, along with Memphis safety Jerome Woods and Texas Tech safety Marcus Coleman.[5]
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots selected Milloy in the second round (36th overall) of the 1996 NFL draft.[6] Milloy was the second safety drafted in 1996, behind Memphis safety Jerome Woods (28th overall).[7]
1996
Throughout training camp, Milloy competed to be the starting strong safety against Terry Ray.[8] Milloy impressed the Patriots' coaching staff during the preseason and was able to make a case for the starting role.[9] Defensive backs coach Bill Belichick lobbied for Lawyer to be the starter, but head coach Bill Parcells opted to name Terry Ray the starting strong safety to begin the regular season instead.[2]
He made his professional regular season debut in the
The New England Patriots finished first in the
1997
On February 11, 1997, it was reported that New England Patriots' head coach
The
1998
Head coach Pete Carroll retained Milloy and Willie Clay as the starting safeties in 1998. On September 20, 1998, Milloy recorded nine combined tackles and returned an interception for his first career touchdown during a 27–16 win against the
1999
Head coach Pete Carroll named Milloy and Chris Carter the starting safeties in 1999, alongside cornerbacks Ty Law and Steve Israel.[23] On October 24, 1999, Milloy collected a season-high 14 combined tackles during a 24–23 win against the
2000
On January 3, 2000, the New England Patriots fired head coach Pete Carroll after the Patriots finished with an 8–8 record the previous season.
On February 10, 2000, the New England Patriots signed Milloy to a seven-year, $35 million contract that included a signing bonus of $6 million.[29][30] His contract made him the highest paid safety in the league.[31]
Head coach
2001
The New England Patriots hired former
In Week 6, he collected a season-high ten combined tackles (nine solo) during a 38–17 victory at the
The
2002
Head coach Bill Belichick retained the starting secondary in 2002. On December 16, 2002, Milloy collected a season-high 11 combined tackles (nine solo) during a 24–7 loss at the
2003
On September 2, 2003, the New England Patriots released Milloy after he declined to take a pay cut to remain with the team. The Patriots cleared $5.86 million in cap space for 2003 with his release.
Today is a day that nobody is happy about. This isn't the way we wanted this story to end. This is the hardest player that I have had to release. It was the hardest situation that I've had to go through like this, here or anywhere else.[40]
–Bill Belichick (on Lawyer Milloy's release)
New England Patriots' head coach
Buffalo Bills
On September 3, 2003, the Buffalo Bills signed Milloy to a four-year, $15 million contract that included a signing bonus of $5 million.[42]
Head coach Gregg Williams named Milloy the starting strong safety to start the regular season, alongside starting free safety Izell Reese and cornerbacks Nate Clements and Antoine Winfield.[43]
His first game with the Buffalo Bills took place five days after his release against his former team, the
2004
Head coach
2005
Head coach Mike Mularkey retained Milloy as the starting strong safety in 2005. He started alongside free safety
2006
On March 1, 2006, the Buffalo Bills released Milloy and defensive tackle Sam Adams in a salary cap purge that freed up an estimated $9.1 million in cap space. Milloy was set to account for $3.75 million in salary cap space in 2006.[50] Milloy visited the Cincinnati Bengals, Seattle Seahawks, and Atlanta Falcons during free agency.
Atlanta Falcons
On March 17, 2006, the Atlanta Falcons signed Milloy to a three-year, $6.01 million contract that included a signing bonus of $2.50 million.[51] Head coach Jim Mora named Milloy the starting strong safety to start the regular season, alongside free safety Chris Crocker and cornerbacks DeAngelo Hall and Jimmy Williams.[52]
On October 15, 2006, Milloy collected a season-high 11 combined tackles (nine solo) during a 27–14 loss to the
2007
On January 2, 2007, the Atlanta Falcons fired head coach Jim Mora after the Falcons did not qualify for the playoffs and finished with a 7–9 record in 2006.[54] Head coach Bobby Petrino retained Milloy and Chris Crocker as the starting safety duo in 2007. They started in the secondary alongside cornerbacks DeAngelo Hall and Chris Houston.[55]
In Week 6, he collected a season-high 11 solo tackles in the Falcons' 31–10 win against the
2008
On January 23, 2008, the Atlanta Falcons hired
The
Seattle Seahawks
2009
On September 6, 2009, the
2010
On April 30, 2010, the Seattle Seahawks signed Milloy to a one-year, $845,000 contract.
The Seattle Seahawks finished first in the
NFL career statistics
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Won the Super Bowl | |
Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | ||
1996 | NE | 16 | 10 | 84 | 52 | 30 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
1997 | NE | 16 | 16 | 112 | 80 | 31 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 | 11 |
1998 | NE | 16 | 16 | 120 | 79 | 41 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 30 | 1 | 11 |
1999 | NE | 16 | 16 | 120 | 91 | 29 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 3.2 | 17 | 0 | 6 |
2000 | NE | 16 | 16 | 121 | 86 | 31 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
2001 | NE | 16 | 16 | 113 | 77 | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 | 3 |
2002 | NE | 16 | 16 | 94 | 65 | 29 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2003 | BUF | 16 | 16 | 104 | 69 | 35 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2004 | BUF | 11 | 11 | 61 | 39 | 22 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
2005 | BUF | 16 | 16 | 106 | 75 | 31 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2006 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 98 | 72 | 26 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2007 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 90 | 76 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 | 5 |
2008 | ATL | 15 | 15 | 93 | 76 | 17 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | 5 |
2009 | SEA | 16 | 1 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2010 | SEA | 16 | 16 | 88 | 61 | 27 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Career[68] | 234 | 213 | 1,431 | 1,025 | 406 | 21.0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 205 | 8.2 | 38 | 1 | 86 |
Personal life
Milloy was born in
Milloy attended Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington, and excelled in high school football, baseball, and basketball. He was a teammate of Jon Kitna at Lincoln High School and earned Parade magazine high school All-American honors his senior year after rushing for 1,056 yards and 15 touchdowns as a tailback and intercepting seven passes as a safety. He was also a three-time All-Narrows League choice and was considered the top prep prospect in the state his senior year.
On September 15, 2008, it was reported that Milloy was arrested by Gwinnett Police for speeding and DUI. He was pulled over for speeding by Gwinnett Police on Interstate 85 at 3:30 am and was deemed intoxicated and was lodged in Gwinnett County Jail before posting a $1,645 bond.[70]
Milloy married his college girlfriend, Claudine, who was a two-time All-American for
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External links
- Lawyer Milloy at ESPN.com
- Profile at NFL.com
- Lawyer Milloy on Twitter
- Seattle Seahawks bio