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Laurinaitis was drafted in the 2nd round 35th overall by the [[St. Louis Rams]]. On July 29, 2009, he signed a four-year, $5.1 million contract. The deal contained $3.3 million guaranteed. Laurinaitis earned the starting middle linebacker position at the beginning of the season and led the Rams in tackles and was voted the Carroll Rosenbloom Memorial Award, which goes to the Rams rookie of the year. He was also named the NFL All-Rookie team by ''[[Sporting News]]''. In 2011, his third NFL season, Laurinaitis made a career-high 142 tackles.{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}} For the 2012 season, he was voted one of the Rams team captains. |
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=== Career statistics === |
=== Career statistics === |
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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Born: | Wayzata, Minnesota | December 3, 1986||||||||||
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College: | Ohio State | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2009 / round: 2 / pick: 35 | ||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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James Richard Laurinaitis (born December 3, 1986) is an American football linebacker for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL). Laurinaitis played college football for Ohio State University, was a three-time consensus All-American, and was recognized as the top college linebacker. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft.
College career
Laurinaitis attended Ohio State University, where he played for coach Jim Tressel's Ohio State Buckeyes football team from 2005 to 2008. As a true freshman in 2005, he played in all 12 games eventually reaching No. 2 on the depth chart at strong-side linebacker behind Bobby Carpenter. After Carpenter broke a leg on the first play from scrimmage in their rivalry game against Michigan, Laurinaitis played the rest of that game, and also started in their Fiesta Bowl victory over Notre Dame. At the end of the 2006 regular season, Laurinaitis led the team in tackles (115) and interceptions (5), and also had 8.5 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks.[1]
In 2006 Laurinaitis won the Nagurski Award as the nation's best defensive player, and was also named a finalist for the Butkus and Bednarik awards. He was a first-team All-Big Ten selection, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American. Laurinaitis won the Butkus Award for most outstanding college linebacker in 2007. He was also recognized as a unanimous first-team All-American in 2007, having been named to the first teams of multiple selectors including the Associated Press (AP), the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), FWAA, Sporting News, the Walter Camp Foundation, and Rivals.com. He was honored as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.[2]
Career statistics
2005 | OSU | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | OSU | 13 | 13 | 115 | 53 | 62 | 8½ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | OSU | 13 | 13 | 121 | 51 | 70 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | OSU | 13 | 13 | 130 | 52 | 78 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 51 | 39 | 365 | 159 | 206 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Professional career
Pre-draft measureables
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic | ||
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6 ft 1+7⁄8 in (1.88 m) |
244 lb (111 kg) |
4.82 s | 1.79 s | 2.92 s | 4.78 s | 6.91 s | 31 in (0.79 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
17 reps | 21 | ||
All values from NFL Combine, except 40-yd dash (and splits), 20-ss, and 3-cone, which are from Ohio State Pro Day[3][4] |
Career statistics
2009 | STL | 16 | 16 | 120 | 107 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | STL | 16 | 16 | 114 | 98 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | STL | 16 | 16 | 142 | 105 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | STL | 16 | 16 | 142 | 117 | 25 | 4 | .5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 64 | 64 | 518 | 427 | 91 | 24 | 8.5 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Family
Laurinaitis' father and two of his uncles were professional wrestlers. He is the son of former professional wrestler Joe Laurinaitis, better known as "Road Warrior Animal," one half of the tag team "the Road Warriors." His uncle John, also known as "Johnny Ace," is the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and the former on-screen general manager of both WWE Raw and WWE Friday Night SmackDown. His uncle Marcus, "The Terminator," was mainly known as part of the tag team "The Wrecking Crew."
James' older brother, Joseph, Jr., served in Iraq with the U.S. Army and is currently training to become a police officer. His younger sister, Jessica, played on her high school hockey team and graduated from high school in 2008.[5]
References
- ^ "Overall Defensive Statistics". Ohio State Buckeyes Football. 2006-11-18. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
- ^ "James Laurinaitis Biography". The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site.
- ^ "James Laurinaitis". NFL Draft Scout.com. March 25, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ Nawrocki, Nolan (April 21, 2009). "The Way We Hear It — draft edition". Pro Football Weekly website. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
- ^ WMUR.com
External links
- James Laurinaitis on Twitter
- James Laurinaitis on Facebook
- James Laurinaitis Official Website
- Ohio State's Laurinaitis wins Bronko Nagurski Trophy College Football News Wire, December 4, 2006
- Depth Chart, The-Ozone.net