Chris Laskowski
Personal information | |
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Born: | Melbourne, Florida, U.S. | September 12, 1981
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Rockledge (Rockledge, Florida) |
College: | Florida Atlantic |
Position: | Safety |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Christopher Anthony Laskowski (born September 12, 1981) is a former American football linebacker turned safety, with the Indianapolis Colts. In August 2006, the Colts placed him on injured reserve with a sports hernia injury, then reached an injury settlement with him and released him from the team.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Laskowski attended Rockledge High School in Rockledge, Florida, and was a letterwinner in American football, wrestling and baseball. In football, he was an All-Conference honoree and an All-State honoree. In wrestling, he was twice a state qualifier. In baseball, he won All-Conference honors. Laskowski graduated from Rockledge High School in 2000.
College career
[edit]As a freshman at Florida Atlantic University, he was a walk-on to the university's first football team in 2000. He was named the team Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2002, and co-MVP in his final two years, and was invited to the Hula Bowl as a senior. In 2005, the Colts signed him as an undrafted free agent, cut him during the pre-season, and re-signed him to their practice squad. In January 2006, Laskowski was re-signed as a safety and began training camp in July.
References
[edit]- ^ "Scout.com: Colts Release Two More". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
- ^ "Chris Laskowski NFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- Ed Thompson, "Laskowski's Out To Prove That He's Special", Scout.com, June 27, 2005
- Ed Thompson, "Breaking News: Colts Shuffle Practice Squad", Scout.com, December 6, 2005
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Melbourne, Florida
- Players of American football from Brevard County, Florida
- American football linebackers
- American football safeties
- Florida Atlantic Owls football players
- Indianapolis Colts players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American football linebacker, 1980s birth stubs