1. Larry English played college football as a linebacker for the Northern Illinois Huskies and was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 2009 NFL draft.
18 Facts About Larry English
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At Marmion Academy, in Aurora, Illinois, English was named team co-captain, MVP, and First-team All-Suburban Catholic Conference both as a junior and senior.
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Larry English made 98 tackles and six sacks while playing inside linebacker and as a running back he rushed for 312 yards on 38 carries.
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Larry English was a medical redshirt in 2004 after playing in the first game of the season and sustaining an injury.
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Larry English had 78 tackles with seven of them being for a loss.
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Also in 2007 Larry English had 10.5 sacks which led the conference.
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Additionally, Larry English was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year by the MAC News Media Association as well as Sporting News.
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Larry English led the Huskies with eight sacks and 14.5 tackles for loss and he was an All-MAC choice for the third consecutive season.
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Larry English scored a 34 on the aptitude assessment Wonderlic Test at the 2009 NFL Draft Combine, one of the highest scores ever recorded for his position, outside linebacker, and the 9th highest score of the 2009 NFL Draft Class.
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Larry English was selected by the Chargers first round, 16th overall, in the 2009 NFL draft.
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Larry English was a defensive end in college the Chargers indicated he will be an outside linebacker in the NFL.
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Larry English had 23 tackles as a rookie, but suffered a foot fracture in the 2010 training camp and started just four games in total going into the 2013 season for the Chargers.
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Larry English continued to struggle with injuries and poor play, missing 21 games and accumulating just 6 combined sacks between 2011 and 2013.
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Larry English was released by the Chargers on July 22,2014.
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Larry English was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on August 14,2014, He was cut by the team on August 29 and later re-signed again on September 9,2014.
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Larry English served as the honorary chairman of the American Lung Association inaugural Fight For Air Climb in San Diego on February 27,2011.
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On May 19,2017, Larry English married model Nicole Williams, with whom he appeared on WAGS, a reality series about the romantic partners of athletes.
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Larry English plays a cameo role in the 2017 video game Madden NFL 18 "Longshot" story mode.