Lawrence Thomas Guy (born March 17, 1990) is an

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for the New England Patriots of the

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(NFL). Prior to being drafted by the Green Bay Packers, he played college football at

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. He has also played with the Indianapolis Colts,

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, and San Diego Chargers.

Early years

As a child, Guy was placed in

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classes, as he had been diagnosed with

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, dyslexia, and

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. Guy attended

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, where he recorded 238 tackles (171 solo), 30.5 sacks and three fumble recoveries in his three seasons. As a senior in 2007, he totaled 102 tackles (69 solo), 15.5 quarterback sacks and one fumble recovery. Considered a four-star recruit by ''

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'', Guy was listed as the No. 13 defensive tackle prospect in the nation. He committed to the Sun Devils on December 19, 2007, choosing ASU over

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, Oklahoma,

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, and

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College career

As a

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, Guy played in all 12 games of the season, starting the final eight. He totaled 44 tackles (17 solo), 10.0 tackles for loss (for −22 yards), two sacks (for −9 yards) and one fumble recovery that he returned for a touchdown. Guy's 44 tackles were the second-highest among Pac-10 defensive tackles on the season. Guy subsequently earned consensus All-Freshman honors, as he was named to ''FWAA′s'' Freshman All-America team, ''The Sporting News′'' All-Freshman team, and ''College Football News′'' All-Freshman first-team.

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

Guy was drafted in the seventh round (233rd overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. He spent the season on injured reserve. Guy was one of the final cuts of the 2012 season, but he was re-signed to the practice squad on September 3, 2012.

Indianapolis Colts

On October 17, 2012, the Indianapolis Colts signed Guy from the Packers' practice squad. In 9 games with the Colts, he recorded 21 tackles (15 solo) and 1 sack.

San Diego Chargers

On October 8, 2013, Guy was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Chargers. Guy appeared in 10 games for the Chargers in 2013 where he had 16 tackles. In 2014 Guy appeared in just 3 games before being waived by the team.

Baltimore Ravens

On September 24, 2014, Guy was claimed off waivers by the

after spending the first 3 weeks of the regular season with the Chargers. On October 11, 2015, in a home game against the

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Guy recorded two sacks on quarterback Josh McCown. Guy finished the 2015 season with 46 tackles and 4.5 sacks. During the 2016 season Guy recorded 28 tackles, 1 sack and 1 forced fumble.

New England Patriots

2017 season

On March 11, 2017, Guy signed a four-year, $20 million contract with the New England Patriots. In Guy’s first season with the Patriots, he recorded 58 tackles and 1 sack. In the divisional round of the playoffs, Guy recorded 2 tackles in the victory over the

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. In the AFC Championship Game against the

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, Guy had 6 tackles and 1 sack to help the Patriots reach the Super Bowl. In

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, Guy recorded 6 tackles, but the Patriots lost 41–33 to the

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2018 season

Throughout the season, Guy appeared in all 16 games starting 15 of them. He recorded 59 tackles, 1 sack and 1 forced fumble. Guy helped the Patriots reach Super Bowl LIII where they defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13–3.

2019 season

During Week 8, Guy recorded his first career interception off of a botched shovel pass by Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield in the 27–13 win. In week 9 against the Ravens Guy recovered a fumble forced by teammate

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on running back

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in the 37–20 loss. In week 11 against the Eagles, Guy recovered a fumble forced by teammate Danny Shelton on

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in the 17–10 win.

2020 season

In Week 7 against the

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, Guy recorded his first sack of the season on former teammate

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during the 33–6 loss.

2021 season

On March 30, 2021, Guy signed a four-year, $11.5 million contract extension with the Patriots. He started all 17 games, recording 60 tackles and 1.5 sacks.

2022 season

Guy returned as a starting defensive tackle in 2022. He started 14 games, recording 46 tackles and two sacks.

Charity work

In 2022, Guy was New England's nominee for the

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. He and his wife operate the Lawrence Guy Family Foundation.

References

External links

CBS Sports profile

Green Bay Packers bio

Indianapolis Colts bio

Rivals.com Scouting Reports

San Diego Chargers bio

Baltimore Ravens mini bio
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