Lawrence Timmons
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| Pittsburgh Steelers — No. 94 | |
| Linebacker | |
| Date of birth: May 14, 1986 | |
| Place of birth: Florence, South Carolina | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 234 lb (106 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2007 for the Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Career history | |
| College: Florida State | |
| NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15 | |
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| Selected NFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season) |
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| Tackles | 13 |
| Sacks | 0.0 |
| INTs | 0 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Lawrence Timmons (born May 14, 1986) is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was drafted by the Steelers 15th overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State University.
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[edit] Early years
Timmons played high school football at Wilson High School in Florence, South Carolina playing tight end and linebacker. During his senior year he was awarded as the Defensive Player of the Year and received Super Prep Elite 50 honors. He was also selected to play in the 2003 Shrine Bowl.
[edit] College career
Timmons played college football at Florida State University. He chose Florida State over numerous colleges including Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia. After being used mainly on special teams and as a backup linebacker for his first two years he became a starter during his junior year after Ernie Sims was drafted in the 2006 NFL Draft. He had a great season recording 79 tackles and five sacks, and was honored with All-American third-team and All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team. He finished his college career with 126 tackles and eight sacks.
[edit] Professional career
Timmons was drafed by the Pittsburgh Steelers 15th overall in the 2007 NFL Draft.
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| Preceded by Santonio Holmes |
Steelers first-round draft pick 2007 |
Succeeded by Rashard Mendenhall |
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