Gay "Bo" Lacy (born November 22, 1980) is a former

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. He played

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, where he was a two-year starter at

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. He was drafted by the

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of the

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(NFL) in the sixth round of the

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. He was also a member of the

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and

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. He did not appear in an NFL regular season game.

Early years and college career

Lacy played

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at Newport High School in

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. He played college football for the

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of the

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from 2000 to 2003. He was

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in 1999. He played in eight games as a

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in 2000. He played in the final eight games of the 2001 season, seeing action at left tackle and as a lineman on the

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and

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units. He started all 14 games at left tackle in 2002. He started all 13 games at left tackle in 2003. Lacy was a communications major at Arkansas.

Professional career

Lacy was rated the 21st best offensive tackle in the

by NFLDraftScout.com. The website also predicted that he would be selected in the sixth or seventh round of the draft. He was drafted by the

in the sixth round with the 177th overall pick of the draft. On July 20, it was reported that he had signed a three-year contract worth $993,900 with the Steelers. The contract also included a $73,900 signing bonus. He was waived by the Steelers on September 5 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 6. On September 30, Lacy was signed off the Steelers' practice squad by the

. He was waived by the Browns on October 20. He was then re-signed to the Steelers' practice squad on October 21. On December 8, 2004, Lacy was signed off the Steelers' practice squad to a three-year contract with the

. He was waived by the Bears on August 30, 2005. On September 5, 2005, Lacy was signed to the

' practice squad. He signed with the Colts on February 16, 2006. He was waived by the Colts on September 3. Lacy was signed to the

' practice squad in October 2006. He was waived by the Falcons on September 1, 2007. In 2012, ''

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'' named Lacy as one of the ten biggest Steelers

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s of the preceding decade, although it noted that other than quarterback

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, their entire 2004 draft class was a bust.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lacy, Bo 1980 births Living people People from Newport, Arkansas Players of American football from Arkansas American football offensive tackles Arkansas Razorbacks football players Pittsburgh Steelers players Cleveland Browns players Chicago Bears players Indianapolis Colts players Atlanta Falcons players