Lawrence Thomas Guy (born March 17, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL draft. He also played for the Indianapolis Colts, San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots, and Cincinnati Bengals.
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| Position | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 17, 1990 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Western (Las Vegas) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Arizona State (2008–2010) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2011: 7th round, 233rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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Early life
editAs 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.
College career
editAs 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]
Professional career
edit| 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] | ||||||||||||
Green Bay Packers
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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.
Indianapolis Colts
editOn 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.
San Diego Chargers
editOn 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.
Baltimore Ravens
editOn 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.
New England Patriots
editOn 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 2018 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 of the 2019 season, 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 of the 2020 season 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]
Cincinnati Bengals
editOn September 17, 2024, Guy was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals.[21] He was released on November 2.[22]
Retirement
editOn October 24, 2025, Guy announced his retirement from football and signed a one-day contract with the New England Patriots to retire with the team.[23]
NFL career statistics
editRegular season
edit| 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 | |
Postseason
edit| 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 | |
Charity work
editIn 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.[24]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ↑ Carpenter, Les (August 11, 2015). "'I don't believe in can't': Lawrence Guy's tough journey to the NFL". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ↑ Rivals.com defensive tackles 2008
- ↑ "AON Insurance/FWAA Freshman All-America Team". FWAA. January 8, 2009.
- ↑ "Sporting News' college football All-Freshman Team". Sporting News. December 12, 2008. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- ↑ Cirminiello, Richard (December 11, 2008). "2008 CFN All-Freshman Defensive Team". College Football News. Archived from the original on December 14, 2008.
- ↑ "Lawrence Guy Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Lawrence Guy, Arizona State, DT, 2011 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Packers Wonderlic Score Database — the Power Sweep (Green Bay Packers)".
- ↑ "2011 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ↑ Spofford, Mike (April 30, 2011). "Seventh-Round Picks Have Their Upsides". Green Bay Packers. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
- ↑ Reiss, Mike (March 11, 2017). "Patriots add size, length to D-line with former Raven Lawrence Guy". ESPN.com.
- ↑ "Patriots sign free agent DL Lawrence Guy". Patriots.com. March 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Lawrence Guy Stats". ESPN. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ↑ "Lawrence Guy: Nothing Compares to a Super Bowl Win | FOX Sports Radio". Fox Sports Radio.
- ↑ Golen, Jimmy. "Browns turn it over 3 straight plays, lose to Patriots 27–13". Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Unbeaten no more, Patriots fall to Jackson and Ravens 37–20". ESPN. November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ↑ "Edelman's TD pass leads Patriots over Eagles 17–10". ESPN. November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ↑ "San Francisco 49ers at New England Patriots – October 25th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ↑ "Patriots Re-Sign DL Lawrence Guy". Patriots.com. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ↑ Bouda, Nate (February 19, 2024). "Patriots Releasing DL Lawrence Guy & S Adrian Phillips". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ↑ Roling, Chris. "Bengals sign veteran free agent after wave of injuries". Bengals Wire. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ↑ "Bengals Make Roster Moves Ahead of Week 9 Against Raiders". Bengals.com. November 2, 2024.
- ↑ "Lawrence Guy Retires After 13-Year NFL Career Defined by Grit, Leadership and Unselfish Play". www.patriots.com. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
- ↑ D'Abate, Mike (December 6, 2022). "Patriots Nominate Lawrence Guy For Walter Payton Man Of The Year Award". Sports Illustrated.
- ↑ Cohen, Danielle (September 9, 2021). "The Real-Life Diet of Patriots Lineman Lawrence Guy, Who Is 6'4", 315 Pounds, and Vegan". GQ. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
External links
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- Lawrence Guy at IMDb