Larry English

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Larry English

| image = Larry-English Chargers-vs-49ers Sept 4 2009.jpg

| caption = English with the San Diego Chargers in 2009

| number = 52, 51, 57

| position = Defensive end
Linebacker

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|01|22}}

| birth_place = Aurora, Illinois, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 255

| high_school = Aurora (IL) Marmion Academy

| college = Northern Illinois (2004–2008)

| draftyear = 2009

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 16

| pastteams =

San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|2009}}–{{NFL Year|2013}})
Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2014}}–{{NFL Year|2015}})

| status =

| highlights =

3× All-MAC (2006–2008)
2× MAC Most Valuable Player (2007, 2008)
MAC Defensive Player of the Year (2008)

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 103

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 12.0

| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles

| statvalue3 = 2

| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue4 = 2

| pfr = EnglLa99

}}

Larry Eugene English Jr. (born January 22, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a linebacker for the Northern Illinois Huskies and was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 2009 NFL draft. He also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Early life

At Marmion Academy, in Aurora, Illinois, English was named team co-captain, MVP, and First-team All-Suburban Catholic Conference both as a junior and senior. He made 98 tackles and six sacks while playing inside linebacker and as a running back he rushed for 312 yards on 38 carries (8.2 avg). As a junior, he had 100 tackles, and added two interceptions and two fumble recoveries during junior campaign. English lettered in football, basketball and track.

College career

English was a medical redshirt in 2004 after playing in the first game of the season and sustaining an injury. The following season, 2005, he played 11 games, starting nine. He had 78 tackles with seven of them being for a loss. The next season, 2006, he was a First-team All-MAC selection. Started all 13 games and tied school record with 12 sacks, while totaling 51 tackles and forcing four fumbles.

In 2007, English was the Mid-American Conference's MVP and was a consensus choice First-team All-MAC and a Fourth-team All-American by Phil Steele as he recorded 17 tackles for loss–which ranked 18th in the NCAA. Also in 2007 English had 10.5 sacks which led the conference. English also deflected two passes. As a senior (2008 Season) English again won the Vern Smith Award, given to the MAC's top player. Additionally, English was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year by the MAC News Media Association [http://www.mnma.net/?&DB_OEM_ID=9400 MNNA.net]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} as well as Sporting News. He led the Huskies with eight sacks and 14.5 tackles for loss and he was an All-MAC choice for the third consecutive season.{{Cite web |title=Northern Illinois Huskies.com |url=http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/english_larry00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428172251/http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/english_larry00.html |archive-date=April 28, 2009 |access-date=March 6, 2009}}

=College statistics=

class="wikitable"

!YEAR

!TEAM

!GP

!GS

!UA

!AT

!TT

!T/L

!Sacks

!FF

!FR

!PD

!INT

2004

|NIU

2005

|NIU

|11

|25

|43

|78

2006

|NIU

|13

|32

|19

|51

|16

|12

2007

|NIU

|12

|29

|38

|67

|17

|10.5

2008

|NIU

|13

|26

|11

|37

|14.5

colspan="2" align="center"| Totals

|50

|47

|125

|112

|237

|54.5

|31.5

Key: GP - games played; GS - games started; UA - unassisted tackles; AT - assisted tackles; TT - total tackles; T/L - tackles for a loss; Sacks - ; FF – Forced fumble ; FR – Fumbles recovered; PD - passes deflected; Int - interceptions {{Cite web |title=CSTV.com |url=http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/english_larry00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428172251/http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/english_larry00.html |archive-date=April 28, 2009 |access-date=March 6, 2009}}

Professional career

=Pre-draft=

{{nfl predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 2+1/8

| weight = 255

| dash = 4.64

| ten split = 1.59

| twenty split = 2.70

| shuttle = 4.38

| cone drill = 7.26

| vertical = 36

| broad ft = 9

| broad in = 7

| bench = 24

| wonderlic = 34

| arm span =

| hand span =

| note = 40-yd dash (and splits) and broad jump from Northern Illinois Pro Day. All others from NFL Combine.{{cite web | url=http://www.redandblackattack.com/2009/3/27/813060/larry-english-pro-day-resu | title=Larry English Pro Day Results | work=Red And Black Attack }}{{Cite web |date=March 25, 2009 |title=Larry English |url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=13803&draftyear=2009&genpos=OLB |access-date=April 16, 2009 |website=NFL Draft Scout.com}}{{Cite web |last=Nawrocki |first=Nolan |date=April 21, 2009 |title=The Way We Hear It — draft edition |url=http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/NFLDraft/Draft+Extras/2009/wwhi042109.htm |access-date=April 25, 2009 |website=Pro Football Weeklywebsite}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

}}

English scored a 34 on the aptitude assessment Wonderlic Test at the 2009 NFL Draft Combine, one of the highest scores ever recorded for his position, outside linebacker, and the 9th highest score of the 2009 NFL Draft Class. With comparison to IQ, a Wonderlic Score of 34 suggests English has an IQ of 128, twenty-eight points above average.{{cite web | url=http://www.redandblackattack.com/2009/3/27/813060/larry-english-pro-day-resu | title=Larry English Pro Day Results | work=Red And Black Attack }}http://draftboardinsider.com/blog/?p=16 Picked 16th overall in the 2009 NFL Draft, English is the highest drafted player out of Northern Illinois.{{Cite web |title=San Diego Chargers Make NIU's Larry English 16th Pick in NFL Draft - Northern Illinois Official Athletic Site |url=http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042509aaf.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519035703/http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042509aaf.html |archive-date=May 19, 2012 |access-date=January 2, 2012}}

=San Diego Chargers=

English was selected by the Chargers first round, 16th overall, in the 2009 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2009 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2009/draft.htm |access-date=February 25, 2019 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} English was a defensive end in college, however, the Chargers indicated he will be an outside linebacker in the NFL."The more I learned about the 3-4 scheme and my abilities, the type of football player I am ... I think I will fit perfectly in it," said English.Acee, Kevin (April 25, 2009).[http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/apr/25/chargers-draft-pick-larry-english8987324/?chargers San Diego Union Tribune] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428063912/http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/apr/25/chargers-draft-pick-larry-english8987324/?chargers |date=April 28, 2009 }} Retrieved April 25, 2009. English had 23 tackles as a rookie, but suffered a foot fracture in the 2010 training camp and started just four games in total going into the 2013 season for the Chargers.[http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/Sep/05/larry-english-chargers-john-pagano/ Will Larry English's health pay off? - San Diego Union Tribune] English continued to struggle with injuries and poor play, missing 21 games and accumulating just 6 combined sacks between 2011 and 2013. He was released by the Chargers on July 22, 2014.

=Tampa Bay Buccaneers=

English was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on August 14, 2014,{{Cite web |last=Patra |first=Kevin |title=Larry English signed by Tampa Bay Buccaneers |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/larry-english-signed-by-tampa-bay-buccaneers-0ap3000000377900 |access-date=August 15, 2014 |website=NFL.com}} He was cut by the team on August 29 and later re-signed again on September 9, 2014.{{Cite web |date=September 9, 2014 |title=Buccaneers transactions |url=http://www.buccaneers.com/team-and-stats/transactions.html |access-date=September 9, 2014 |publisher=Tampa Bay Buccaneers}}

=NFL statistics=

Year	Team	{{tooltip\|GP\|Games played}}	{{tooltip\|COMB\|Combined tackles}}	{{tooltip\|TOTAL\|Total tackles}}	{{tooltip\|AST\|Assisted tackles}}	{{tooltip\|SACK\|Sacks}}	{{tooltip\|FF\|Forced fumbles}}	{{tooltip\|FR\|Fumble recoveries}}	{{tooltip\|FR YDS\|Fumble return yards}}	{{tooltip\|INT\|Interceptions}}	{{tooltip\|IR YDS\|Interception return yards}}	{{tooltip\|AVG IR\|Average interception return}}	{{tooltip\|LNG\|Longest interception return}}	{{tooltip\|TD\|Interceptions returned for touchdown}}	{{tooltip\|PD\|Passes defensed}}
class="wikitable sortable"
2009	SD	16	36	26	10	2.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2010	SD	8	17	12	5	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	SD	5	7	5	2	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012	SD	14	13	7	6	1.5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2013	SD	9	18	12	6	2.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2014	TB	12	12	7	5	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
class="sortbottom" \| Career		64	103	69	34	12.0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

{{Cite web |title=Larry English Stats |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/12434/larry-english |access-date=May 13, 2015 |website=ESPN |publisher=ESPN Internet Ventrues}}

Personal life

English served as the honorary chairman of the American Lung Association inaugural Fight For Air Climb in San Diego on February 27, 2011. English, who has struggled with asthma since he was a child, stated: "As an individual living with asthma, I truly understand the challenges this disease presents."

On May 19, 2017, English married model Nicole Williams, with whom he appeared on WAGS, a reality series about the romantic partners of athletes. In July 2022 the couple announced they were expecting their first child,{{Cite web |last=McLellan |first=Dsn |date=February 14, 2011 |title=San Diego Charger Larry English Leads Fight Against Lung Disease |url=http://www.sandiego.com/sports/san-diego-charger-larry-english-leads-fight-against-lung-disease |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213215045/http://www.sandiego.com/sports/san-diego-charger-larry-english-leads-fight-against-lung-disease |archive-date=February 13, 2011 |access-date=February 14, 2011 |website=SanDiego.com |df=mdy-all}} and later welcomed a daughter, India Moon English.

English plays a cameo role in the 2017 video game Madden NFL 18{{'s}} "Longshot" story mode.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Joel |date=August 22, 2017 |title=MADDEN NFL 18 Madden NFL 18's Longshot Proves to Be a Real Touchdown |url=https://www.operationsports.com/madden-nfl-18s-longshot-proves-real-touchdown/ |access-date=August 27, 2017 |publisher=Operation Sports}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20120928004705/http://www.chargers.com/team/roster/Larry-English/1c23ab69-ee15-4f31-b162-63e14c229c17 San Diego Chargers bio]

Category:1986 births

Category:Living people

Category:Players of American football from Aurora, Illinois

Category:American football linebackers

Category:American football defensive ends

Category:Northern Illinois Huskies football players

Category:San Diego Chargers players

Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players