Cameron Lawrence (American football)
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 20, 1991 Coldwater, Mississippi | ||||||||
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| College: | Mississippi State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||
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Cameron Aaron Lawrence (born January 20, 1991) is an American football linebacker who is currently playing for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He played college football at Mississippi State.
Early years
Lawrece attended Magnolia Heights High School where he was a two-way player (quarterback & linebacker). As a senior he was selected to the All-state second-team at linebacker and to the Mississippi Association of Private Schools All-star team.[1] He also lettered in track & field and baseball.
College career
He began his college career at Mississippi State as an undersized player without a clear position, receiving a chance to start at middle linebacker until his junior year, when he led the team with 123 tackles (second in the SEC) and was selected to the Rivals.com All-SEC second-team.[1] As a senior he registered 111 tackles (third in the SEC), becoming the first MSU player since 1994 with 100-plus tackles in back-to-back seasons.
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys
Lawrence was signed by the Dallas Cowboys in 2013 as an undrafted free agent.[2] On September 1, 2013, he was signed to the practice squad.[3] After releasing safety Will Allen, the team signed him to the active roster on October 11, 2013, in order to play special teams against the Washington Redskins.[4] He finished tied for second on the team with 12 special teams tackles after only playing in 11 games. Injuries in the linebacker corps, forced him to play defensive snaps as a backup weakside linebacker during the last 3 games of the season.
Personal life
He is the brother of former Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Addison Lawrence.
References
- ^ a b "Mississippi State Profile". hailstate.com.
- ^ "Cowboys add 15 undrafted players". espn.com. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ "Dallas Cowboys set their practice squad with eight players they cut Saturday". dallasnews.com. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4716896/cowobys-call-up-lb-cameron-lawrence