Alexander with the Buffalo Bills in 2016
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No. 57 Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Outside linebacker | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Date of birth: | May 31, 1983 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Oakland, California | ||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Berkeley (CA) St. Mary's | ||||||||||||
College: | California | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Total tackles: | 268 |
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Sacks: | 21.5 |
Forced fumbles: | 6 |
Interceptions: | 1 |
Pass deflections: | 12 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Lorenzo John Alexander (born May 31, 1983) is an American football outside linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of California, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Carolina Panthers in 2005.
Alexander has also been a member of the Baltimore Ravens, Washington Redskins, Arizona Cardinals, and Oakland Raiders.
Alexander went to Saint Mary's College High School, where he played as a defensive lineman. He played in the first ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl game on December 30th, 2000. Alexander went to the University of California, Berkeley.
On April 29, 2005, the Carolina Panthers signed Alexander as an undrafted free agent. He re-signed with the Panthers' practice squad on September 5, 2005 and was released on September 3, 2006.
He was signed to the Baltimore Ravens practice squad on September 7, 2006 and released just five days later.
Alexander was signed to the Washington Redskins' practice squad on October 3, 2006.
He made his NFL debut in Week 5 of the 2007 season against the Detroit Lions. In Week 10 against the Philadelphia Eagles, he had his first career start.