Leonard Floyd
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Chauncey, Georgia, U.S. | September 8, 1992||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Dodge County (Eastman, Georgia) | ||||
College: | Georgia (2013–2015) | ||||
NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Leonard Cornilus Floyd (born September 8, 1992) is an
Early years
Floyd attended
In
College career
As a true freshman in 2013, Floyd started eight of 13 games. He finished the season with 55
Professional career
Pre-draft
Floyd received an invitation to the
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Leonard Floyd's NFL Combine Workout | |
Leonard Floyd's 40-yard dash |
On March 16, 2016, he opted to participate at Georgia's
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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6 ft 5+5⁄8 in (1.97 m) |
244 lb (111 kg) |
33+1⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
4.60 s | 1.60 s | 2.68 s | 4.32 s | 7.18 s | 39.5 in (1.00 m) |
10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | ||
All values from |
Chicago Bears
2016
The Chicago Bears selected Floyd in the first round (ninth overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.[14] The Bears traded the No. 11 overall pick and a fourth round pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in order to move up to No. 9.[15] On May 27, 2016, the Bears signed Floyd to a four-year, $15.78 million contract that includes $15.33 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $9.67 million.[16]
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Bears draft Leonard Floyd 9th overall |
He competed with Pernell McPhee, Lamarr Houston, Willie Young, and Sam Acho throughout training camp for a job as the starting outside linebacker. He was named the starting left outside linebacker, opposite Willie Young, to begin the regular season.[17]
He made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the Bears' season-opener against the Houston Texans and recorded six combined tackles and was credited with a half a sack on Brock Osweiler during their 23–14 loss.[18] In Week 4, he left the Bears' 17–14 victory over the Detroit Lions after suffering a calf injury.[19] The calf injury sidelined him for the next two games (Weeks 5–6).[20] On October 20, 2016, Floyd recorded three combined tackles, sacked Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers twice, forced the first fumble of his career, and recorded the first defensive touchdown and fumble recovery of his career in the Bears 26–10 loss.[21] During a Week 11 matchup against the Giants, he collected two combined tackles, but left the 22–16 loss in the fourth quarter after colliding with teammate Akiem Hicks while attempting to tackle running back Rashad Jennings. During the collision, the crown of his helmet made impact with Hicks and compressed his neck. He was stretchered off the field and taken immediately to the hospital, but was released later that night. Floyd suffered a head/neck injury and a concussion and was unable to play the next week against the Tennessee Titans .[22][23] On December 4, 2016, he earned four solo tackles, earned a two sacks on
2017
Floyd competed for the starting outside linebacker job throughout training camp against Pernell McPhee, Lamarr Houston, and Willie Young. Head coach John Fox named Floyd the starting right outside linebacker to start the season.[29]
On September 28, 2017, Floyd recorded three solo tackles and sacked Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the Bears' 35–14 loss.
2018
On November 4, 2018, Floyd intercepted Buffalo Bills quarterback Nathan Peterman, returning it for a 19-yard touchdown, his first-career interception and second-career touchdown.[35] In Week 10 against the Lions, Floyd made his first sack of the season off quarterback Matthew Stafford in the 34–22 win.[36] In Week 15 against the Packers, Floyd sacked Aaron Rodgers two times in a 24–17 win.[37] Floyd finished the season with 49 tackles, four sacks, and a pick six.[38] He was named as a Pro Bowl alternate.[39]
2019
On May 1, 2019, the Bears picked up the fifth-year option on Floyd's contract.[40] In Week 1 against the Packers, Floyd recorded four tackles and sacked Aaron Rodgers twice as the Bears lost 10–3.[41] In week 9 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Floyd sacked Carson Wentz once in the 22–14 loss. This was Floyd's first sack in two months.[42] He finished the 2019 season with three sacks, 40 total tackles (27 solo), and one pass defended.[43]
Floyd was released by the Bears on March 17, 2020.[44]
Los Angeles Rams
On April 24, 2020, the Los Angeles Rams signed Floyd to a one-year contract.[45]
Floyd made his debut with the Rams in Week 1 against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football. During the game, Floyd recorded his first sack as a Ram on Dak Prescott in the 20–17 win.[46]
In Week 7 against his former team, the Bears, on Monday Night Football, Floyd recorded two sacks on Nick Foles during the 24–10 win.[47]
In Week 10 against the Seattle Seahawks, Floyd recorded three sacks on Russell Wilson and recovered a fumble lost by Wilson during the 23–16 win, later earning him the NFC Defensive Player of the Week award.[48][49]
In Week 17 against the Arizona Cardinals, Floyd recorded a sack on Chris Streveler during the 18–7 win.[50] He finished the regular season with a career-high 10.5 sacks, which earned him a $1.25 million bonus.[51][52]
In the Wild Card Round of the playoffs against the Seahawks, Floyd sacked Russell Wilson two times during the 30–20 win.[53]
2021
On March 15, 2021, Floyd signed a four-year contract extension with the Rams worth $64 million.[54] In Week 14, Floyd recorded eight tackles and intercepted Kyler Murray in a 30–23 win over the Cardinals.[55] In the 2021 season, he had 9.5 sacks, 70 total tackles (37 solo), one interception, three passes defended, and one forced fumble in 17 starts.[56]
Floyd helped the Rams reach Super Bowl LVI where they defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23–20. Floyd recorded five tackles and one sack in the game.[57]
2022
In the 2022 season, Floyd had nine sacks, 59 total tackles (31 solo), and one fumble recovery in 17 starts.[58]
On March 10, 2023, Floyd was released by the Rams.[59]
Buffalo Bills
On June 5, 2023, Floyd signed with the Bills.[60]
San Francisco 49ers
On March 18, 2024, Floyd signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.[61]
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | PD | ||
2016 | CHI | 12 | 12 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | CHI | 10 | 10 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | CHI | 16 | 16 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 4 |
2019 | CHI | 16 | 16 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | LAR | 16 | 16 | 55 | 31 | 24 | 10.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | LAR | 17 | 17 | 70 | 37 | 33 | 9.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
2022 | LAR | 17 | 17 | 59 | 31 | 28 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | BUF | 11 | 11 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 9.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 115 | 115 | 362 | 222 | 140 | 57.0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 13 |
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