Cordarro Law

Cordarro Law
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Law with the Calgary Stampeders in 2019
No. 32
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1988-10-15) October 15, 1988 (age 36)
Whitfield, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:262 lb (119 kg)
Career information
College:Southern Mississippi
Undrafted:2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:21
Sacks:1.0
Pass deflections:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Stats at CFL.ca

Cordarro Law (born October 15, 1988) is an American former professional football defensive lineman. He played college football for Southern Mississippi. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He was also a member of the Calgary Stampeders, San Diego Chargers, and Toronto Argonauts.

College career

Law played four seasons with the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles.[1] For his career, he recorded 191 tackles, including 54 tackles for loss, and 27.5 sacks. Law set a school record with 14 career forced fumbles. He was a first-team all-Conference USA selection in 2011 and a second-team selection in 2010.

College statistics

Cordarro Law
Year School Conf Class Pos G Solo Ast Tot Loss Sk PD FR FF
2008 Southern Miss CUSA FR DB 13 17 4 21 6.0 5.0 0 0 2
2009 Southern Miss CUSA SO DL 13 29 30 59 14.5 7.5 2 0 4
2010 Southern Miss CUSA JR DL 13 28 20 48 11.5 6.0 0 2 4
2011 Southern Miss CUSA SR DL 14 36 28 64 22.0 9.5 4 0 4
Career Southern Miss 53 110 82 192 54.0 28.0 6 2 14

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

After going undrafted in the 2012 NFL draft, Law signed as a free agent by the Seattle Seahawks but was later released prior to the start of the regular season.[2]

Calgary Stampeders (first stint)

Law signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on October 1, 2012; nearing the end of the 2012 CFL season.[3] He played in 3 games that season and recorded 2 quarterback sacks. The following year proved to be a breakout season for Law, as he played in 16 of the 18 regular season games, tallying 41 tackles and 14 sacks.[4]

As a pending free agent, Law had a workout with the Baltimore Ravens (NFL) in December 2014.[5]

San Diego Chargers

Law with the Toronto Argonauts in 2021

He signed with the San Diego Chargers on February 14, 2014.[6] He was released on August 30, 2014, but signed to the Chargers' practice squad a day later. On September 23, 2014, Cordarro Law was promoted to the active roster due to injuries at the outside linebacker position.[7] Law debuted against the Jacksonville Jaguars recording a sack, a pass defense, and 2 tackles.[8] Cordarro Law ended his first NFL season with the Chargers with 9 tackles, 1 sack, and a pass defense.[9] During his first preseason game in the 2015 season against the Dallas Cowboys, he had a sack and 2 tackle for losses. He played in 14 games in 2015 and recorded 12 tackles.[10]

Calgary Stampeders (second stint)

Signed as a free agent with the Stampeders on September 28, 2016. During his first season back in the CFL Law played four games and had nine tackles including a tackle for a loss and three sacks and added one fumble recovery. He started in the Western Final and had two sacks and also started in the Grey Cup recorded one tackle and one knockdown. Following the season he was re-signed by be the Stampeders to a contract extension, preventing him from becoming a free agent in February 2017.[11] Law sustained a lower-body injury in the Stamps second preseason game of 2017. On June 13, 2017, it was announced that an MRI had revealed Law sustained a broken ankle and ligament damage. He missed the entire 2017 season as a result of the injury.[12] He played in nine regular season games in 2018 and both post-season games as he became a Grey Cup champion following the Stampeders' 106th Grey Cup win.

Toronto Argonauts

As a pending free agent entering the 2021 CFL season, Law's playing rights were traded to the Toronto Argonauts on January 31, 2021.[13] On February 4, 2021, the Argonauts announced that they had signed Law.[14] He became a free agent after the 2021 season.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Cordarro Law College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Cordarro Law Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Cameron, Allen. "Stamps' Baggs inches closer to debut". www.calgaryherald.com. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  4. ^ Stamps defensive lineman laying down the Law on CFL quarterbacks
  5. ^ Sun, Baltimore. "Ravens try out DE Cordarro Law, LB Craig Wilkins, source says". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  6. ^ Williams, Eric D. (February 14, 2014). "Chargers sign OLB Cordarro Law". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "CHARGERS NOTES: Wright to get MRI on knee today". Press Enterprise. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  8. ^ "Chargers Defense Comes Through in Big Way". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  9. ^ "2014 San Diego Chargers Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  10. ^ "2015 San Diego Chargers Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  11. ^ "Stampeders re-sign veteran DL Law - Article - TSN". TSN. December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  12. ^ "MRI reveals Stamps' Law has broken ankle - Article - TSN". TSN. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  13. ^ "Argos acquire rights to three, including Rogers, in trade with Stamps". Canadian Football League. January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  14. ^ "Argos get deal done with Law". argonauts.ca. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  15. ^ "2022 CFL free agent rankings: defensive linemen". 3downnation.com. February 4, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
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