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'{{Infobox NFL player |name=Cameron Lawrence |image= |caption= |number=53 |position=[[Linebacker]] |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1991|1|20|mf=y}} |birth_place=[[Coldwater, Mississippi]] |death_date= |death_place= |height_ft=6 |height_in=2 |weight_lbs=240 |high_school=[[Magnolia Heights School, Senatobia|Magnolia Heights (MS)]] |college=[[Mississippi State]] |undraftedyear=2013 |pastteams= * [[Dallas Cowboys]] ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2015}}) |highlights= |statlabel1=Games played |statvalue1=27 |nflnew=cameronlawrence/2539981 |pfr=LawrCa01 }} '''Cameron Aaron Lawrence''' (born January 20, 1991) is a former [[American football]] [[linebacker]] in the [[National Football League]] for the [[Dallas Cowboys]]. He played [[college football]] at [[Mississippi State University]]. ==Early years== Lawrence attended [[Magnolia Heights School, Senatobia|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.<ref name="MISS">{{cite web | title=Mississippi State Profile | work= hailstate.com | url=http://www.hailstate.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1267 |accessdate=February 19, 2016}}</ref> He also [[Letterman (sports)|lettered ]] in [[track & field|track]] and [[baseball]]. ==College career== He began his college career at [[Mississippi State University]] 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 [[Southeastern conference|SEC]]) and was selected to the Rivals.com [[Southeastern conference|All-SEC]] second-team.<ref name="MISS" /> As a senior, he registered 111 tackles (third in the [[Southeastern conference|SEC]]), becoming the first [[Mississippi State|MSU]] player since 1994 with 100-plus tackles in back-to-back seasons. ==Professional career== Lawrence was signed by the [[Dallas Cowboys]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] after the [[2013 NFL draft]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Cowboys add 15 undrafted players | work= Espn.com | url=http://www.espn.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4708166/cowboys-add-15-undrafted-players |accessdate=April 28, 2016}}</ref> On September 1, he was signed to the [[practice squad]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Tanney, Coale Among Cowboys Heading To Practice Squad | work=DallasCowboys.com | url=http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2013/09/01/tanney-coale-among-cowboys-heading-practice-squad |accessdate=September 1, 2016}}</ref> After releasing [[Safety (American and Canadian football position)|safety]] [[Will Allen (safety)|Will Allen]], the team promoted him to the active roster on October 11, in order to play [[special teams]] against the [[Washington Redskins]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.espn.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4716896/cowobys-call-up-lb-cameron-lawrence | title=Cowboys call up LB Cameron Lawrence | accessdate=February 19, 2016}}</ref> 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. In [[2014 NFL season|2014]], he registered 4 [[special teams]] tackles (tied for ninth on the team), 11 defensive tackles and a sack.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.espn.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4740501/cowboys-re-sign-cameron-lawrence-davon-coleman | title=Cowboys re-sign Cameron Lawrence, Davon Coleman | accessdate=February 19, 2016}}</ref> He was placed on the [[injured reserve list]] on July 29, [[2015 NFL season|2015]]. He wasn't re-signed after the season. ==Personal life== Lawrence is the brother of former [[Baltimore Ravens]] [[offensive lineman]] Addison Lawrence. Married Shelby Farmer in April 2016. ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[http://www.hailstate.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1267 Mississippi State bio] {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawrence, Cameron}} [[Category:1991 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Coldwater, Mississippi]] [[Category:Players of American football from Mississippi]] [[Category:American football linebackers]] [[Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs football players]] [[Category:Dallas Cowboys players]]'