INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE
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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 />
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 interceptions, a career-best 11 passes defensed, two forced<br />
fumbles and one fumble recovery as he started all 16 games for the second consecutive season.<br />
• In the season opener at the New York Giants (9/4), made six solo tackles, one pass defensed and half of a sack.<br />
• Notched his only fumble recovery of the season against St. Louis (10/12).<br />
• Put up a season-high eight tackles (five solo) against Dallas (11/16).<br />
• Recorded his first career regular season interception at Seattle (11/23). Also<br />
added four solo tackles in the game.<br />
• Intercepted a Joe Flacco pass at Baltimore (12/7) and forced a Willis McGahee<br />
fumble that was recovered by teammate DeAngelo Hall.<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)