Derek Landri life and biography

Derek Landri is an American football defensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers of NFL.
Claimed off waivers by Carolina (12/4/09)...Waived by Jacksonville (12/3/09)...Selected by Jacksonville in the fifth round (166th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft (4/29/07).

CAREER
2009
Claimed off waivers by Carolina (12/4) and was inactive for the last five games...Played in the first seven games of the season and was inactive for the next four with Jacksonville before being waived (12/3)...Registered 15 tackles and one sack...At Seattle (10/11): Took down Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck for a five-yard sack.

2008
Played in 15 games for Jacksonville...Posted 23 tackles, two sacks, 15 quarterback pressures and one pass defensed...Inactive for the regular-season opener at Tennessee (9/7) with a quadriceps injury...At Detroit (11/9): Victimized Lions quarterback Drew Stanton for an 11-yard sack...Vs. Tennessee (11/16): Dropped Titans quarterback Kerry Collins for a sack.

2007
Drafted in the fifth third round (166th overall) by Jacksonville...Played in 13 games...Compiled 14 tackles and 14 quarterback pressures...Inactive at Kansas City (10/7), at Tampa Bay (10/28) and at New Orleans (11/4)...POSTSEASON: Appeared in both games...Recorded four tackles, one sack, one fumble recovery and one interception...AFC Wild Card at Pittsburgh (1/5): Sacked Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for a three-yard loss in the second quarter...Intercepted Roethlisberger at the Jaguars' 25-yard line with 57 seconds left in the first half...Recovered a fumble by Roethlisberger on the Steelers' final offensive play of the game to clinch 31-29 win.

COLLEGE
Played in 47 games with 38 starts at Notre Dame...Totaled 161 tackles, 34.5 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries...2006 (Sr.): Started 13 games...Produced 65 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks...Set a school single-season record with four blocked kicks...2005 (Jr.): Started 12 games...Registered 43 tackles, eight tackles for loss and three sacks...2004 (So.): Started 12 games...Notched 40 tackles, seven tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...2003 (Fr.): Played in 10 games with one start...Collected 13 tackles, four tackles for loss and one fumble recovery...2002: Redshirted after suffering a shoulder injury.

PERSONAL
Attended De La Salle H.S. in Concord, Calif....Graduated with a degree in history and computer applications from Notre Dame.

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