1. Lawrence Alexander Izzo is an American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the special teams coordinator for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League.
16 Facts About Larry Izzo
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Larry Izzo played college football for the Rice Owls and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Miami Dolphins in 1996.
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Larry Izzo was selected as the Houston Chronicles Two-Way Player of the Year, and was a finalist for the Houston Touchdown Club's Player of the Year.
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Larry Izzo attended Rice University, where he wore the number 26, and was a four-year letterman and standout and finished fourth on the school's all-time tackles list with 301 tackles, setting a school-record 46 tackles for losses, and a season record of 18 tackles for losses in 1995.
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Larry Izzo went undrafted in the 1996 NFL draft and was later signed by the Miami Dolphins as a free agent in April 1996.
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Larry Izzo first came to local notoriety based on a sound byte that circulated during the pre-season of Izzo's rookie year, where Miami coach Jimmy Johnson told the team that only two players were guaranteed to make the team: one was Dan Marino and the other the then-unknown Izzo.
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Larry Izzo spent most of his time on special teams, and was rewarded with his first trip to the Pro Bowl in 2000.
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Larry Izzo signed with Miami's divisional rival New England Patriots in 2001, and played on three of the six Patriots' Super Bowl championship teams, defeating the St Louis Rams, Carolina Panthers, and Philadelphia Eagles, respectively.
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Larry Izzo had two more trips to Hawaii as the AFC special team representative in 2002, and 2004.
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Larry Izzo joined his third AFC East team, the New York Jets on March 11,2009.
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On June 24,2011, Larry Izzo joined the New York Giants as assistant special teams coach.
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The Giants went on to win the Super Bowl, and Larry Izzo received his fourth Super Bowl ring.
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On September 11,2020, Larry Izzo became the interim special teams coordinator for the Seahawks after their coordinator Brian Schneider left the team indefinitely for personal reasons; Larry Izzo subsequently led the Seahawks into the top 3 for Special Teams DVOA rankings.
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Larry Izzo was promoted to full-time special teams coordinator on March 3,2021.
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In February 2024, Larry Izzo was hired by the Washington Commanders as their special teams coordinator under new head coach Dan Quinn.
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In 2008, Larry Izzo was awarded the New England Patriots Ron Burton Community Service Award by owner Robert Kraft for his strong commitment to community service and leadership.