Shawn Lauvao

Shawn Lauvao
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Lauvao with the Washington Redskins in 2015
No. 66, 77
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1987-10-26) October 26, 1987 (age 37)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:308 lb (140 kg)
Career information
High school:Farrington (Honolulu)
College:Arizona State
NFL draft:2010 / round: 3 / pick: 92
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:99
Games started:90
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Shawn Sisifo Lauvao (born October 26, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2010 NFL draft. He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils.

College career

Lauvao started his last 33 games at Arizona State—17 at left guard, 12 at left tackle and four at right tackle. He earned Second Team All-Pac-10 honors during his junior and senior years.

Professional career

Pre-draft

Although playing the left tackle spot in college, Lauvao projected as a guard in the NFL. He drew comparisons to Kynan Forney.[1]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+7⁄8 in
(1.90 m) 		315 lb
(143 kg) 		33 in
(0.84 m) 		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 5.29 s 4.51 s 7.56 s 33 in
(0.84 m)		 8 ft 4 in
(2.54 m)		 33 reps
All values from NFL Combine.[2]

Cleveland Browns

Lauvao was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the third round (92nd overall) of the 2010 NFL draft.[3][4] Lauvao became a starter his second season, starting all 16 games the next two seasons.

Washington Redskins

On March 11, 2014, Lauvao signed a four-year, $17 million contract with the Washington Redskins.[5] He took over the starting left guard position in the Redskins' offensive line after the previous starter, Kory Lichtensteiger, switched to center.[6][7]

In Week 3 of the 2015 season, Lauvao exited the game early with an ankle injury. On September 29, 2015, he was placed on injured reserve.[8]

On November 21, 2017, Lauvao was placed on injured reserve after dealing with a stinger injury that sidelined him for a few weeks prior.[9]

On May 4, 2018, Lauvao re-signed with the Redskins.[10] On November 5, he was placed on injured reserve after suffering a torn ACL in Week 9.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Shawn Lauvao Draft Profile", CBSSports.com
  2. ^ NFL Combine Profile
  3. ^ "2010 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "Lauvao brings physicality, toughness". ClevelandBrowns.com. April 23, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  5. ^ Jones, Mike (March 11, 2014). "Redskins sign guard Shawn Lauvao". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  6. ^ Clarke, Liz (August 6, 2014). "Gruden: Kory Lichtensteiger a pleasant surprise at center". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. ^ El-Bashir, Tarik (July 30, 2014). "Jay Gruden talks read option, Shawn Lauvao, Pierre Garon and more". CSNWashington.com. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. ^ Czarda, Stephen (September 29, 2015). "Redskins Sign Dunbar, Foster; Lauvao, Rogers Placed On IR". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  9. ^ Czarda, Stephen (November 21, 2017). "Redskins Place Four On Injured Reserve, Sign Four To Active Roster". Redskins.com.
  10. ^ Gantt, Darin (May 4, 2018). "Washington brings back guard Shawn Lauvao". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  11. ^ Shook, Nick (November 5, 2018). "Roundup: Scherff, Lauvao, Richardson out for year". NFL.com.
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