Larry Foote
Foote while with the Steelers
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| Position: | Inside Linebackers coach | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 12, 1980 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 239 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Detroit (MI) Pershing | ||||||||||
| College: | Michigan | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2002 / Round: 4 / Pick: 128 | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 802 |
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| Sacks: | 25.0 |
| Interceptions: | 4 |
| Forced fumbles: | 10 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Lawrence Edward Foote, Jr. (born June 12, 1980) is a former American football linebacker and an inside linebackers coach for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan.
Foote has also played briefly for the Detroit Lions. He earned two Super Bowl rings with the Steelers in Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII.
Foote played college football at the University of Michigan where he started 28-of-48 games recording 212 tackles (145 solo) and 11 sacks for minus-81 yards and 44 stops for losses of 155 yards. He ranked fourth in school history in stops behind the line of scrimmage...intercepted three passes and deflected 18 others.
Foot was an All-Big Ten Conference first-team choice by the league's coaches as a junior in 2001, earned second-team honors from the media, he played in every game during his freshman and sophomore season. He majored in physical education in the division of kinesiology.
As a senior in 2001, Foote as a first-team All-American selection by Football News and a second-team selection by The Sporting News as a senior and was a consensus All-Big Ten Conference first team honoree and Defensive Player of the Year, he received the 2001 Roger Zatkoff Award, given to the team's top linebacker.
Foote was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round (128th overall) in the 2002 NFL Draft. In his rookie year, he played in 14 games recording 20 tackles. The following year, saw him play more of a role on special teams but he finished the season with six tackles. In 2004, Foote had a very solid year for the Steelers registering 69 tackles, three sacks and his first career interception. He had a breakout year in 2005. He started all 16 regular season games for the Steelers, recording 102 tackles and three quarterback sacks. Foote also had a key interception of Denver Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer during the 2005 AFC Championship Game. The Broncos, trailing in the game, returned a Steelers kick to midfield which threatened to shift the momentum away from the Steelers. However, on the next play from scrimmage, Foote intercepted Plummer's pass and effectively ended the Broncos rally. Foote and the Steelers won Super Bowl XL two weeks later. The 2006 season was another good one for Foote as he finished with 90 tackles, a career-high four sacks and one interception. In the 2007 season, he made 81 tackles, three sacks and one interception.
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