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LARON LANDRY<br />

Safety 6-0 226 LSU<br />

30<br />

NFL Exp: 7 (1st Year with Colts)<br />

How Acquired: UFA – 2013 (NYJ)<br />

Born: 10/14/84<br />

GP/GS (Postseason): 82/81 (1/1)<br />

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:<br />

• Signed by the Colts as an unrestricted free agent on March 13, 2013.<br />

• Signed by the New York Jets as an unrestricted free agent on March 19, 2012.<br />

• Originally selected by the Washington Redskins in the first-round (sixth overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft.<br />

PRO CAREER:<br />

• Earned his first career Pro Bowl selection in 2012 after recording career highs in tackles (113) and forced fumbles (four), while tying<br />

his personal best for interceptions (two).<br />

• Named to the NFL All-Rookie Defensive Team in 2007.<br />

2013 (<strong>COLTS</strong>):<br />

• Made his first start as a member of the Colts at free safety in the team’s regular season opener against Oakland (9/8). Led the team<br />

with 15 tackles (11 solo) while adding one pass defensed.<br />

• Led the team in tackles for the second consecutive week (tied with Pat Angerer) after logging 11 (seven solo) against Miami (9/15) in<br />

Week 2.<br />

• Listed as inactive for the team’s Week 3 contest at San Francisco (9/22).<br />

• Was inactive for the team’s Week 4 victory at Jacksonville (9/29).<br />

• Listed as inactive for the team’s Week 5 win against Seattle (10/6).<br />

2012 (JETS):<br />

• In 16 games (15 starts), recorded career highs in tackles (113) and forced fumbles (four), while tying his personal best for<br />

interceptions (two).<br />

• Earned his first career Pro Bowl selection.<br />

• Recorded a team-high nine tackles and forced a fumble that was recovered by teammate Yeremiah Bell against Buffalo (9/9).<br />

• Intercepted a Ryan Tannehill pass and returned it 18 yards for a touchdown at Miami (9/23). The touchdown was the first of his career.<br />

• Tallied 17 tackles (14 solo), the second-highest output of his career at New England (10/21).<br />

• Recorded eight tackles and forced two fumbles at St. Louis (11/18).<br />

• Forced a fumble for the second consecutive week against New England (11/22).<br />

• Tied a career-high with his second interception of the season when he picked off a Ryan Lindley pass against Arizona (12/2).<br />

• Played against his brother, safety Dawan Landry, for the first time at Jacksonville (12/9) and finished the game with 10 tackles,<br />

including nine solo stops.<br />

2011 (REDSKINS):<br />

• Started eight games and posted 56 tackles (40 solo) and matched his career-best with 1.5 sacks. Added one forced fumble and one<br />

fumble recovery.<br />

• Placed on Injured Reserve on December 16.<br />

• Tallied a season-high nine tackles (seven solo) against Philadelphia (10/16).<br />

• Made five tackles (three solo) and a half of a sack at Carolina (10/23).<br />

• Notched eight tackles in three consecutive weeks: at Buffalo (10/30), against San Francisco (11/6) and at Miami (11/13).<br />

• Posted four tackles (two solo), 1.0 sack and one pass defensed at Seattle (11/27).<br />

2010 (REDSKINS):<br />

• Collected a previous career-best 101 tackles, despite missing the final seven games of the season.<br />

• Notched 1.0 sack, one interception and eight passes defensed, while also recording a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.<br />

• Recorded double-digit tackle performances in six-of-nine games played, including a career-best 18 tackles in the season opener<br />

against Dallas (9/12).<br />

• Registered 11 tackles (eight solo), 1.0 sack and one pass defensed against Houston (9/19).<br />

• Logged 14 tackles (10 solo), his first interception and his first forced fumble of the season against Green Bay (10/10).<br />

• The following week, posted 11 tackles (eight solo), one pass defensed and his first fumble recovery of the season against Indianapolis<br />

(10/17).<br />

• Tallied 13 tackles (10 solo) and two passes defensed at Detroit (10/31).<br />

2009 (REDSKINS):<br />

• Started 15 games before missing the season finale.<br />

• Logged a then-career-best 98 tackles, 1.0 sack, one interception, six passes defensed and two forced fumbles.<br />

• Put up eight solo tackles and one pass defensed in the season opener at the New York Giants (9/13).<br />

• Recorded eight tackles (six solo) and one forced fumble at Carolina (10/11).<br />

• Posted a season-high 13 tackles (12 solo) to go along with three passes defensed and 1.0 sack against New Orleans (12/6).<br />

• Picked off a JaMarcus Russell pass at Oakland (12/13) and had two passes defensed.<br />

• Reached double-digit tackles for the second time in the season when he made 12 stops (nine solo) against Dallas (12/27).<br />

• Was inactive for the first time at San Diego (1/3/10), snapping a streak of 47 consecutive games played to start his career.<br />

2008 (REDSKINS):<br />

• Registered 70 tackles, half of a sack, his first two career regular season<br />

interceptions, a career-best 11 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one<br />

fumble recovery as he started all 16 games for the second consecutive<br />

season.<br />

• In the season opener at the New York Giants (9/4), made six solo tackles, one<br />

pass defensed and half of a sack.<br />

LANDRY SINGLE-GAME HIGHS<br />

Tackles: 18 vs. DAL (9/12/10)<br />

Int: 1, six times (Last: vs. ARI 12/2/12)<br />

PD: 3 vs. NO (12/6/09)

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