Maurice Lloyd (February 15, 1983) is a former professional

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who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and

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of the

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(CFL). After spending three seasons with the Roughriders, he signed with the Eskimos and spent two seasons with that team. He sat out the 2011 season before re-signing with Saskatchewan.https://www.cfl.ca/article/simpson-out-lloyd-in-at-lb-for-roughriders Lloyd in, Simpson out at LB for Roughriders He played

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at UConn.

College career

Lloyd attended the

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under coach

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. He started at the middle linebacker for the Huskies all four seasons, from 2001 to 2004 and was able to record 18 solo tackles his Sophomore year. His junior year, he led his team in tackles with 122 and he finished his senior year with 117 tackles, 12 tackles for losses, three quarterback sacks, and an interception.

Professional career

Saskatchewan Roughriders (first stint)

In May 2006, Lloyd was signed as a free agent by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He started in six regular season games and both playoff games at middle linebacker, making his CFL debut in week 13. In 2007, Lloyd started 16 regular season games, both playoff games, and the

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game, missing two regular season games due to injury. Lloyd finished the regular season with 69 defensive tackles, four special teams tackles, three quarterback sacks and two interceptions. He was named a West Division All Star for the year. On September 4, 2008 Lloyd was named the CFL's defensive player of the month and later became a 2008 CFL All-Star.

Edmonton Eskimos

Lloyd signed with the

on February 16, 2009. After two seasons with the Eskimos, Lloyd was released on March 14, 2011. He was not picked up by a CFL team during the 2011 season.

Saskatchewan Roughriders (second stint)

Lloyd re-signed with the Roughriders on December 6, 2011 after the team released incumbent starting middle linebacker

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. He was released before training camp on May 11, 2012.Rider transactions

Personal life

Lloyd spends his off-season as a high school behavioral specialist in

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. He likes to spend time with his three children and wife. He also has a passion for flipping houses and investing in real estate. He now is actively pursuing his real estate investing goals by buying and rehabbing houses in Connecticut as part of th
We Buy Houses
team

References

External links

MoLloyd.com
Official Website
University of Connecticut
Athletic page {{DEFAULTSORT:Lloyd, Maurice 1983 births Living people Edmonton Elks players UConn Huskies football players Saskatchewan Roughriders players Mainland High School alumni Players of American football from Daytona Beach, Florida Players of Canadian football from Florida American football linebackers Canadian football linebackers