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Tre Lamar

Tre Lamar

American football player (born 1997)

Tre Lamar (born October 8, 1997) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Clemson.

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College career

As a 4-star high school recruit, Lamar signed with Clemson on national signing day.[1] As a freshman, Lamar played in all 15 games spending some time on special teams. During his sophomore year, Lamar played in 10 games starting 8 as linebacker. Due to a shoulder injury he received against Florida State on November 11, Lamar missed the last 5 games of the 2017 season, including the 2017 ACC Championship and the 2018 Sugar Bowl.[2] Going into Spring training, it was reported that Lamar was healthy again.[3] Despite this, Lamar was listed as the backup middle linebacker going into 2018 spring training behind Kendall Joseph.[4][5] It was later announced by defensive coordinator Brent Venables that this was a mistake, and he meant to indicate that Lamar and Joseph were co-starters.[6] During the 2018 season, Lamar was named a semi-finalist for the Butkus Award.[7] On January 9, 2019, Lamar announced that he would forgo his final year of eligibility and declare for the 2019 NFL Draft.[8]

Professional career

Lamar signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 draft.[9] He was waived/injured on August 11, 2019, and placed on injured reserve the next day.[10] He was waived from injured reserve on September 10.

Personal life

Parents George Jr and Ilysse Lamar. His Sister Chesslyn Lamar played division 1 Lacrosse at Kennesaw State University.

References

  1. [1]
    Goodison, Brian (February 3, 2016). "2016 National Signing Day: Clemson Early Enrollee Tre Lamar". Shakin the Southland. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Clemson starting LB Tre Lamar (shoulder) to miss ACC title game". ESPN. November 30, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  3. [3]
    Connolly, Matt (March 13, 2018). "Clemson linebacker Tre Lamar is finally healthy, poised for a big year". The State. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  4. [4]
    McElhaney, John (May 24, 2018). "Breaking Down Clemson's Post-Spring Depth Chart". Shakin the Southland. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  5. [5]
    Connolly, Matt (May 23, 2018). "Clemson's first depth chart for 2018 features a few surprises". The State. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  6. [6]
    Spencer, Shawn (July 18, 2018). "Clemson Football: Summer Depth Chart had typo, according to Venables". rubbingtherock.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  7. [7]
    "Tre Lamar named semi-finalist for National Award". Tigernet.com. October 29, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  8. [8]
    Adelson, Andrea (January 9, 2019). "Clemson's Dexter Lawrence, Trayvon Mullen, Tre Lamar declare for NFL draft". ESPN. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  9. [9]
    "Lions sign 13 undrafted rookie free agents". DetroitLions.com. May 10, 2019.
  10. [10]
    "Detroit Lions sign WR Deontez Alexander, waive-injured LB Tre Lamar". Pride of Detroit. August 11, 2019.
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