17 Facts About Luke Lawton

Luke Lawton was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2004.

Luke Lawton attended Saint Thomas More High School in Lafayette, Louisiana, and lettered in football and baseball.

Luke Lawton earned All-District and All-Parish honors in both sports.

Luke Lawton earned three-time All-Conference and two-time All-America honors at fullback from The Sporting News.

Luke Lawton finished his career at McNeese State with 1,114 rushing yards, 775 receiving yards and 31 touchdowns.

Luke Lawton re-signed with the New York Giants in early 2005.

Luke Lawton suffered a broken nose during training camp on August 22,2005, and underwent surgery on August 24.

Luke Lawton was signed to the New York Jets' practice squad on September 5,2005.

Luke Lawton was signed to a one-year contract worth $310,000 on January 4,2006.

Luke Lawton was signed to the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad on November 29,2006.

Luke Lawton remained on the practice squad for the rest of the 2006 season, and was re-signed on February 14,2007.

Luke Lawton debuted for the Colts in the season-opener in 2007, but was released on October 29 and re-signed again on October 31.

Luke Lawton caught his first touchdown pass from Peyton Manning in the fourth quarter of the second meeting between the Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars in week thirteen.

Luke Lawton was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles on June 6,2008, in exchange for a conditional draft pick in the 2009 NFL draft.

Luke Lawton was claimed off waivers from the Eagles by the Oakland Raiders on August 26,2008.

Luke Lawton was suspended for four games by the NFL on December 24,2009, for violation of the league's ban on performance-enhancing substances.

Luke Lawton was suspended for the last two games of the 2009 season and the first two games of the 2010 season.