1. Leonard Cornilus Floyd was born on September 8,1992 and is an American professional football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.
33 Facts About Leonard Floyd
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Leonard Floyd played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft.
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Leonard Floyd committed to play college football at the University of Georgia in April 2011.
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Leonard Floyd won the shot put event at the 2011 Region 3AA Meet, recording a career-best throw of 14.96 meters.
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Leonard Floyd finished the season with 55 tackles and a team-leading 6.5 sacks.
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Leonard Floyd played in 11 games during his sophomore season, finishing the year with 55 tackles, six sacks, and a fumble recovery.
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Leonard Floyd received an invitation to the NFL combine as a top prospect in the upcoming 2016 NFL draft.
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Leonard Floyd attended the combine and performed the majority of combine drills before injuring his hamstring while running the 40-yard dash.
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Leonard Floyd opted not to perform the bench press and was unable to perform the three-cone drill and short shuttle due to his injury.
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Leonard Floyd added four pounds to his frame prior to his pro day after there were some teams concerns about his thin frame.
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Leonard Floyd performed positional drills, the short shuttle, three-cone drill, and vertical jump.
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Leonard Floyd's vertical was four inches shorter than his jump at the combine and Floyd was unable to do the bench press due to a pectoral injury.
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Leonard Floyd competed with Pernell McPhee, Lamarr Houston, Willie Young, and Sam Acho throughout training camp for a job as the starting outside linebacker.
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Leonard Floyd was named the starting left outside linebacker, opposite Willie Young, to begin the regular season.
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Leonard Floyd was stretchered off the field and taken immediately to the hospital, but was released later that night.
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Leonard Floyd claimed it took two months to recover fully from the concussion and for all the symptoms to subside.
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Leonard Floyd finished his rookie season with 7.0 sacks, which placed him third among all rookies.
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Leonard Floyd finished the 2016 season with 33 combined tackles, seven sacks, a forced fumble, fumble recovery, one touchdown, and one safety in 12 games and 12 starts.
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Leonard Floyd competed for the starting outside linebacker job throughout training camp against Pernell McPhee, Lamarr Houston, and Willie Young.
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Head coach John Fox named Leonard Floyd the starting right outside linebacker to start the season.
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Leonard Floyd finished the 2017 season with 34 combined tackles, 4.5 sacks, two pass deflections, and a safety in ten games and ten starts.
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On November 4,2018, Leonard Floyd intercepted Buffalo Bills quarterback Nathan Peterman, returning it for a 19-yard touchdown, his first-career interception and second-career touchdown.
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Leonard Floyd finished the season with 49 tackles, four sacks, and a pick six.
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Leonard Floyd finished the 2019 season with three sacks, 40 total tackles, and one pass defended.
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Leonard Floyd made his debut with the Rams in Week 1 against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football.
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Leonard Floyd finished the regular season with a career-high 10.5 sacks, which earned him a $1.25 million bonus.
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On March 15,2021, Leonard Floyd signed a four-year contract extension with the Rams worth $64 million.
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Leonard Floyd recorded five tackles and one sack in the game.
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Leonard Floyd notably laid the sack on New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers that ended the latter's season just four plays into the season opener.
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On March 18,2024, Leonard Floyd signed a two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.
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Leonard Floyd started all 17 games in 2024, recording 42 tackles and 8.5 sacks.
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On March 12,2025, Leonard Floyd was released by the 49ers.
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On March 13,2025, Leonard Floyd signed a one-year, $10 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons.