Derek Landri (born September 21, 1983) is a former American football defensive lineman. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football at Notre Dame.
_(cropped).jpg) Landri with the Carolina Panthers in 2010 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive lineman | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | September 21, 1983 Newport Beach, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | De La Salle (Concord, California) | ||||||||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2007 / round: 5 / pick: 166 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Landri also played for the Carolina Panthers, Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Early life
editNamed Mr. California for the highest award for California high school players, Landri played high school football for De La Salle where he was Maurice Jones-Drew's teammate.
Professional career
editJacksonville Jaguars
editLandri's selection by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round was rated one of the "Top 10 Draft Steals" of the 2007 draft by Sports Illustrated.[1][2]
Playing in a reserve role, Landri recorded a sack and an interception on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger during the Jaguars' Wildcard playoff game on January 5, 2008. He also recovered a fumble which sealed the Jaguars' win. On December 3, 2009, Landri was waived by the Jaguars.
Carolina Panthers
editLandri was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers on December 4, 2009. He became an unrestricted free agent following the 2010 season.
Philadelphia Eagles
editThe Philadelphia Eagles signed Landri on August 3, 2011. He was released on September 3 during final roster cuts. Following a season-ending injury to Antonio Dixon, Landri was re-signed on October 3. Following the 2011 season, Landri became an unrestricted free agent, but was re-signed to a one-year contract on April 9, 2012.[3]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
editLandri signed a two-year, $3.25 million contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on March 30, 2013.[4] He was released on February 10, 2014.
NFL career statistics
edit| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular 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 | ||
| 2007 | JAX | 13 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | JAX | 15 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | JAX | 7 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | CAR | 16 | 16 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | PHI | 12 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | PHI | 16 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | TAM | 9 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | 24 | 130 | 96 | 34 | 9.0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
Playoffs
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 | ||
| 2007 | JAX | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ "SI.com - Photo Gallery - Top 10 Draft Steals of 2007". CNN. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012.
- ^ "Derek Landri will return to Philadelphia Eagles on one-year deal". NFL.com. April 9, 2012. Archived from the original on April 11, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- ^ "Derek Landri agrees to contract with Buccaneers". NFL.com.