Michael Lockley (born April 20, 1988) is a former

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. He played

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. He played for the

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and

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Early years

Lockley

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in football, weightlifting and track and field at Olympia High School in

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. He recorded 110 tackles and seven blocked kicks in his high school career. He earned All-Orange County and All-District honors his senior year. He was also named Olympia's Athlete of the Year. Lockley played in the East-West Metro Senior All-Star Game.

College career

Lockley was a four-year football letterman for the

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. He finished his college career with 234 total tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and three forced fumbles. He also blocked four field goal attempts. Lockley was an All-

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second-team selection his senior year.

Professional career

Lockley was signed by the

on July 26, 2011. He was fined $20,000 for a hit on

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wide receiver

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in the first preseason game of 2011. He was released by the Jaguars on September 3, 2011 and signed to the Jaguars' practice squad on September 4, 2011. Lockley was promoted to the active roster on November 8, 2011. He made his NFL debut on

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on November 13, 2011 against the

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. Lockley was released by the Jaguars on December 27, 2011. He played in seven games for the Jaguars. Lockley signed with the

on June 8, 2012. He recorded 24 total tackles and 3 sacks during the 2012 season. He was released by the Alouettes on June 21, 2013.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lockley, Michael Living people 1988 births Players of American football from Orlando, Florida Players of Canadian football from Orlando, Florida American football linebackers Canadian football linebackers African-American players of American football African-American players of Canadian football Florida Atlantic Owls football players Jacksonville Jaguars players Montreal Alouettes players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people