Lawrence Thomas Guy is a defensive tackle for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He started his collegiate football career at Arizona State before being selected by the Green Bay Packers in the draft.
Guy was diagnosis with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, and dyscalculia when he was a child, and as a result, he was required to participate in special education programs.
Guy was a true freshman when the season began and participated in all 12 games, starting eight of those games.
He finished with a total of 44 tackles, 17 of which were solo stops, 10.0 tackles for loss (for a loss of 22 yards), 2 sacks (for a loss of 9 yards), and one fumble recovery that he took back for a touchdown.
Guy finished the season with 44 tackles, which was good for second-most among defensive tackles in the Pac-10.
After that, Guy was recognized as a consensus All-Freshman selection, as he was named to the Freshman All-America team by the FWAA, the All-Freshman team by The Sporting News, and the All-Freshman first team by College Football News.
When did Lawrence Guy get drafted?
Lawrence Guy was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round (233rd overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. He was placed on injured reserve for the entirety of the season.
Guy was one of the players that was released in the final week of the 2012 season, but on September 3, 2012, he was re-signed to the practice squad.