Christopher Lamar Lammons (born January 31, 1996) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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College career

Lammons played four seasons at

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. In his junior season, Lammons started all 13 of the Gamecocks games and made 53 tackles (four for loss), a sack, five passes defended and finished eighth in the

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with three interceptions. As a senior, he finished third on the team with 79 tackles (three for loss), two forced fumbles and seven passes defended. Lammons finished his collegiate career with 177 total tackles (nine for loss), a sack, four interceptions and 21 passes defended with three fumbles forced and three recovered.

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons

Lammons signed with the

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as an

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on April 28, 2018. He was waived on September 1, 2018, as part of final roster cuts.

New Orleans Saints

Lammons was signed to the

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on October 3, 2018, but was waived on October 20, 2018.

Miami Dolphins

Lammons was signed to the

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practice squad on November 28, 2018, and stayed there for the rest of the 2018 season. He made his NFL debut on September 8, 2019, in the Dolphins season opener against the

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, registering one pass defended. In week 13 against the

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, Lammons intercepted a Hail Mary pass thrown by

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late in the fourth quarter to seal a 37–31 Dolphins' win for his first career interception. He was waived on December 7, 2019.

Kansas City Chiefs

On December 10, 2019, Lammons was signed to the

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practice squad. Lammons remained on the practice squad for the rest of the 2019 season, including during the Chiefs

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victory. He re-signed with the Chiefs on February 5, 2020. He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the following day. He was elevated to the active roster on December 5 and 12 for the team's weeks 13 and 14 games against the

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and Dolphins, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. He was elevated again to the active roster on January 16 and 23 for the team's divisional playoff game and

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against the

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and

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, and reverted to the practice squad again following each game. On February 6, 2021, Lammons was promoted to the active roster ahead of

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against the

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. On December 11, 2021, Lammons was placed on injured reserve. He re-signed with the Chiefs on June 16, 2022. He was waived on January 23, 2023.

Cincinnati Bengals

On January 24, 2023, Lammons was claimed off waivers by the

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, but was not added to their roster until after

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Indianapolis Colts

On July 27, 2023, Lammons signed with the

. He was suspended for the first three games of the regular season on August 4, 2023. Following his suspension, he was released on September 25, and re-signed to the practice squad. He was signed to the active roster on December 22. Lammons was released by the Colts on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad. On September 10, 2024, He was signed to the active roster. He was waived on January 4, 2025. On August 1, 2025, Lammons re-signed with the Colts.

Legal issues

Lammons had a warrant issued for his arrest on February 16, 2022, in

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in connection to an alleged assault that included

running back

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. His attorney filed a motion to have the warrant recalled. The following day, Lammons turned himself in. He was released after going through the booking process and posting a $5,000 bail but was not actually put in a jail cell. He received a felony charge for battery resulting in substantial bodily harm and a misdemeanor charge of conspiracy to commit battery.

References

External links

Indianapolis Colts bioSouth Carolina Gamecocks bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lammons, Chris 1996 births Living people People from Lauderhill, Florida Plantation High School alumni American football defensive backs South Carolina Gamecocks football players Atlanta Falcons players New Orleans Saints players Miami Dolphins players Kansas City Chiefs players Cincinnati Bengals players Indianapolis Colts players Players of American football from Broward County, Florida