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Gary Guyton

Gary Guyton
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Gary Guyton (#59) attempts to tackle Marcus Mason (#24) during a preseason game
No. 59, 53
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1985-11-14) November 14, 1985 (age 32)
Hinesville, Georgia
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school: Hinesville (GA) Bradwell Institute
College: Georgia Tech
Undrafted: 2008
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 230
Sacks: 4.5
Interceptions: 3
Forced fumbles: 1
Pass deflections: 15
Player stats at NFL.com
Tackles: 230
Sacks: 4.5
Interceptions: 3
Forced fumbles: 1
Pass deflections: 15
Player stats at NFL.com

Gary Guyton (born November 14, 1985) is a former professional gridiron football linebacker. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Georgia Tech.

Guyton was born in Hinesville, Georgia. He had 56 tackles, six tackles for loss, three sacks, three fumble recoveries, five pass breakups and a blocked kick and returned two fumbles and an interception for touchdowns as a senior at Bradwell Institute in Hinesville. As a junior, he had 59 tackles with nine sacks, 10 tackles for loss, one interception and a fumble recovery.

Guyton was a two-year starter for the Georgia Institute of Technology. As a freshman in 2004, he saw action in 12 games on special teams. As a sophomore in 2005, he made 19 tackles, one sack and one pass defended. In 2006, he had 29 tackles while making 12 starts at outside linebacker. As a senior in 2007, Guyton finished second on the team in total tackles with 78 while starting all 13 games. He also had five sacks and 14 tackles for a loss.

Guyton had the fastest 40-yard dash time out of all the linebackers in the 2008 NFL combine with a 4.47 time.

On April 28, 2008, Guyton signed as an undrafted free agent with the New England Patriots. The previous day rumors circulated that Guyton had agreed to terms with the San Francisco 49ers, however confusion arose when 49ers General Manager Scot McCloughan said he would divulge names of undrafted free agents with whom the club had agreed to terms and the following day, Guyton had officially signed with the Patriots.

Guyton, an undrafted free agent, made the Patriots' 53-man roster, and was active for all but one game of his rookie season in 2008, while the Patriots' third-round draft pick Shawn Crable, an outside linebacker, was inactive, and another inside linebacker, sixth-round draft pick Bo Ruud, was placed on injured reserve. Guyton also started two games late in the season after an injury to Tedy Bruschi.


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