Chad Douglas Lavalais was born on April 15,1979 and is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for two seasons in the National Football League.
15 Facts About Chad Lavalais
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Chad Lavalais played college football for the LSU Tigers, earned consensus All-American honors, and was a member of a BCS National Championship team.
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Chad Lavalais lettered in football and track at Marksville High School.
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Chad Lavalais was a Class 3A all-state selection as a tight end in 1997, in addition to being selected as an all-district choice on offense and defense.
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Chad Lavalais first played for the Tigers in 2000, and appeared in nine games as a freshman, recording 22 tackles and one quarterback sack.
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Chad Lavalais started in 41 of 47 games in which he appeared for LSU and registered 202 tackles, 12 sacks, 10 passes defensed, one fumble recovery, one interception and one blocked kick.
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Chad Lavalais was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection and a consensus first-team All-American after starting every game as a senior.
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Chad Lavalais was named National Defensive Player of the Year by The Sporting News.
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Chad Lavalais was selected as a fifth round choice by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2004 NFL draft.
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Chad Lavalais played in every game with five starts at defensive tackle and finished the season with 42 tackles, two fumble recoveries and one pass defensed.
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Chad Lavalais started in all fourteen games of the 2005 season.
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Chad Lavalais was credited with 33 tackles, 2.5 sacks and two passes defensed.
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Chad Lavalais reportedly worked out with the Cincinnati Bengals as well as the Minnesota Vikings but was not signed.
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On March 27,2007, Chad Lavalais signed a one-year contract with the Carolina Panthers.
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Chad Lavalais was released by the Panthers on August 26,2007, before the start of the 2007 NFL season.