Lawrence Timmons

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name=Lawrence Timmons
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currentteam=Pittsburgh Steelers
currentnumber=94
currentposition=Linebacker
birthdate=birth date and age|1986|5|14
birthplace=Florence, South Carolina
country=USA
heightft=6
heightin=1
weight=234
debutyear=2007
debutteam=Pittsburgh Steelers
college=Florida State
draftyear=2007
draftround=1
draftpick=15
pastteams=
* Pittsburgh Steelers (2007-present)
statweek=3
statseason=2008
statlabel1=Tackles
statvalue1=21
statlabel2=Sacks
statvalue2=0.0
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nfl=TIM589720

Lawrence Timmons (born May 14, 1986) is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was drafted by the Steelers 15th overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State University.

Early years

Timmons played high school football at Wilson High School in Florence, South Carolina playing tight end and linebacker. During his senior year he was awarded as the Defensive Player of the Year and received Super Prep Elite 50 honors. He was also selected to play in the 2003 Shrine Bowl.

College career

Timmons played college football at Florida State University. He chose Florida State over numerous colleges including Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia. After being used mainly on special teams and as a backup linebacker for his first two years he became a starter during his junior year after Ernie Sims was drafted in the 2006 NFL Draft. He had a great season recording 79 tackles and five sacks, and was honored with All-American third-team and All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team. He finished his college career with 126 tackles and eight sacks.

Professional career

Timmons was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers 15th overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. In his rookie season he played in 16 games recording 13 tackles. Timmons competed for a starting position going into the Steelers' 2008 season. [cite news |first= Gerry|last= Dulac|title= Tomlin tries not to rush Timmons|url= http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08232/905365-66.stm|publisher= Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date= 2008-08-19|accessdate=2008-08-21]

References

External links

* [http://news.steelers.com/team/player/76324/ Pittsburgh Steelers bio]
* [http://seminoles.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/timmons_lawrence00.html Florida State Seminoles bio]