INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE

LAWRENCE SIDBURY
Outside Linebacker 6-3 269 Richmond
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NFL Exp: 5 (1st Year With Colts)
How Acquired: UFA – 2013 (ATL)
Born: 2/6/86
GP/GS (Postseason): 48/0 (1/0)
CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
• Placed on Injured Reserve on August 25, 2013.
• Signed by the Colts as an unrestricted free agent on March 13, 2013.
• Selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth-round (125th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.
PRO CAREER:
• In four seasons with the Falcons, compiled 12 tackles (eight solo) and 5.0 sacks. Set a career-high with 4.0 sacks in 2011.
• Competed in all 16 games as a rookie and totaled four tackles, 1.0 sack, one fumble recovery and one touchdown.
• Logged his first career sack against Philadelphia (12/6/09).
• Posted one tackle against Buffalo (12/27/09) and added one fumble recovery, which he returned 11 yards for his first career
touchdown.
2013 (COLTS):
• Placed on Injured Reserve on August 25, 2013.
2012 (FALCONS):
• Saw action in 10 games and recorded one tackle.
• Was inactive for five games and was active but did not play in one game.
• Recorded one tackle at San Diego (9/23).
2011 (FALCONS):
• Played in all 16 games as a reserve defensive end. Recorded seven tackles (four solo) and tied for second on the team with a careerhigh
4.0 sacks. Also notched four tackles for loss.
• Collected his second career sack at Chicago (9/11) while adding two solo tackles.
• Logged his second sack of the season against Green Bay (10/9).
• Posted 2.0 sacks against Minnesota (11/27).
• Tallied one tackle for loss against Tampa Bay (1/1/12).
• Contributed with one tackle in Atlanta’s Wild Card Playoff loss at the New York Giants (1/8).
2010 (FALCONS):
• Appeared in six games as a reserve on defense, but did not record a tackle.
• Was inactive for 10 games.
2009 (FALCONS):
• Competed in all 16 games, and totaled four tackles, 1.0 sack and one fumble recovery returned for a touchdown.
• Logged three tackles, including his first career sack against Philadelphia (12/6).
• Posted one tackle against Buffalo (12/27) and added one fumble recovery, which he returned 11 yards for his first career touchdown.
COLLEGE:
• Started 31-of-52 games at Richmond and recorded 145 tackles (71 solo), 20.5 sacks, 38 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, two
fumble recoveries and four passes defensed.
• His 20.5 career collegiate sacks rank fourth in school history and his 11.5 sacks in 2008 placed him third on the school’s single-season
record list.
• Set the NCAA record for the most sacks in a playoff game against Montana in a 2008 FCS title game (4.0) victory.
PERSONAL:
• Attended Oxon Hill (Md.) High School and earned all-state, all-metro, all-county and all-league honors as a senior. Served as a team
captain in his final two seasons.
• A member of the Washington, D.C. Golden 11 team and played in the Prince Georges County All-Star Game.
• Received academic accolades and was an honor roll student as part of the science and tech program.
• Spoke to the incoming 2010 rookies at the second annual Atlanta Falcons Rookie Club Kickoff Dinner Presented by United Healthcare
of Georgia about the importance of giving back to the community and participating in all of the Rookie Club community initiatives.
• Participated in NFL Network’s Keep Gym in School event at Camp Creek Middle School in Atlanta in September of 2010.
• In November of 2010, visited the Georgia Aquarium and participated in fish arts & crafts with disabled children from Challenged Child
& Friends in Gainesville, Ga.
• A native of Clinton, Md.
SIDBURY SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Tackles: 3 vs. PHI (12/6/09)
Sacks: 2.0 vs. MIN (11/27/11)
FF: 0
FR: 1 vs. BUF 12/27/09