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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | March 17, 1990||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Western (Las Vegas, Nevada) | ||||||||||||
College: | Arizona State | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2011 / round: 7 / pick: 233 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Lawrence Thomas Guy (born March 17, 1990) is an American football defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona State and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 7th round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
As a child, Guy was placed in special education classes, as he had been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia, and dyscalculia. [1]
Guy attended Western High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he recorded 238 tackles (171 solo), 30.5 sacks and three fumble recoveries in his three seasons. As a senior in 2007, he totaled 102 tackles (69 solo), 15.5 quarterback sacks and one fumble recovery.
Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com , Guy was listed as the No. 13 defensive tackle prospect in the nation. [2] He committed to the Sun Devils on December 19, 2007, choosing ASU over Arizona, Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Tennessee.
As a true freshman, Guy played in all 12 games of the season, starting the final eight. He totaled 44 tackles (17 solo), 10.0 tackles for loss (for −22 yards), two sacks (for −9 yards) and one fumble recovery that he returned for a touchdown. Guy's 44 tackles were the second-highest among Pac-10 defensive tackles on the season.
Guy subsequently earned consensus All-Freshman honors, as he was named to FWAA′s Freshman All-America team, [3] The Sporting News′ All-Freshman team, [4] and College Football News′ All-Freshman first-team. [5]
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 | Bench press | Wonderlic |
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6 ft 4+1⁄8 in (1.93 m) | 305 lb (138 kg) | 32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) | 10+3⁄4 in (0.27 m) | 5.08 s | 1.84 s | 2.97 s | 4.43 s | 7.60 s | 29.0 in (0.74 m) | 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) | 28 reps | 17 |
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [6] [7] [8] |
Guy was selected in the seventh round (233rd overall) of the 2011 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers. [9] [10] He spent the season on injured reserve. Guy was one of the final cuts of the 2012 season, but he was re-signed to the practice squad on September 3, 2012.
On October 17, 2012, the Indianapolis Colts signed Guy from the Packers' practice squad. In 9 games with the Colts, he recorded 21 tackles (15 solo) and 1 sack.
On October 8, 2013, Guy was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Chargers. Guy appeared in 10 games for the Chargers in 2013 where he had 16 tackles. In 2014 Guy appeared in just 3 games before being waived by the team.
On September 24, 2014, Guy was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Ravens after spending the first 3 weeks of the regular season with the Chargers.
On October 11, 2015, in a home game against the Cleveland Browns Guy recorded two sacks on quarterback Josh McCown.
Guy finished the 2015 season with 46 tackles and 4.5 sacks.
During the 2016 season Guy recorded 28 tackles, 1 sack and 1 forced fumble.
On March 11, 2017, Guy signed a four-year, $20 million contract with the New England Patriots. [11] [12] In Guy's first season with the Patriots, he recorded 58 tackles and 1 sack. In the divisional round of the playoffs, Guy recorded 2 tackles in the victory over the Tennessee Titans. In the AFC Championship Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Guy had 6 tackles and 1 sack to help the Patriots reach the Super Bowl. In Super Bowl LII, Guy recorded 6 tackles, but the Patriots lost 41–33 to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Throughout the season, Guy appeared in all 16 games starting 15 of them. He recorded 59 tackles, 1 sack and 1 forced fumble. [13] Guy helped the Patriots reach Super Bowl LIII where they defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13–3. [14]
During Week 8, Guy recorded his first career interception off of a botched shovel pass by Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield in the 27–13 win. [15] In week 9 against the Ravens Guy recovered a fumble forced by teammate Kyle Van Noy on running back Mark Ingram II in the 37–20 loss. [16] In week 11 against the Eagles, Guy recovered a fumble forced by teammate Danny Shelton on Carson Wentz in the 17–10 win. [17]
In Week 7 against the San Francisco 49ers, Guy recorded his first sack of the season on former teammate Jimmy Garoppolo during the 33–6 loss. [18]
On March 30, 2021, Guy signed a four-year, $11.5 million contract extension with the Patriots. [19] He started all 17 games, recording 60 tackles and 1.5 sacks.
Guy returned as a starting defensive tackle in 2022. He started 14 games, recording 46 tackles and two sacks.
Guy started in 14 games and played in all 17 games for the 2023 season. He recorded 38 tackles. He was released on February 19, 2024. [20]
On September 17, 2024, Guy was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals. [21]
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TfL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2012 | IND | 9 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | IND | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SD | 10 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | SD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BAL | 11 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
2015 | BAL | 16 | 6 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | BAL | 16 | 10 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | NE | 16 | 15 | 58 | 34 | 24 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | NE | 16 | 15 | 59 | 25 | 34 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | NE | 16 | 16 | 61 | 35 | 26 | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | NE | 14 | 14 | 57 | 37 | 20 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | NE | 17 | 17 | 60 | 37 | 23 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | NE | 14 | 14 | 46 | 18 | 28 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | NE | 17 | 12 | 38 | 16 | 22 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 177 | 122 | 507 | 271 | 236 | 17.0 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TfL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2012 | IND | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | SD | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | BAL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | NE | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | NE | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | NE | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | NE | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 13 | 9 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
In 2022, Guy was New England's nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. He and his wife operate the Lawrence Guy Family Foundation. [22]
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