Jamari Lattimore

Jamari Lattimore (born October 6, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, and signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2011.

Early life Lattimore was born in Miami, Florida and attended Hialeah - Miami Lakes High School. While attending the high school he lettered in both track and football where he played Defensive Back, Linebacker, Tackle, Tight End and Wide Receiver. During his time there he earned 64-4A All-Dade honorable mention honors.

College career

Dodge City Community College Lattimore spent the first season of his college career at Dodge City Community College, where he had 60 tackles, a team-high nine sacks and an interception. At the end of the year, he received honorable mention all-conference recognition.

After a single season in community college, Lattimore drew little attention with only Middle Tennessee State, University of North Carolina, and Toledo actively recruiting him, but only receiving a scholarship offer from Middle Tennessee State.

Middle Tennessee State Lattimore ultimately decided to play for the Blue Raiders. He started out as a linebacker but was then moved to defensive end. During his first season with the team he played in all twelve games and made his first career start against Florida Atlantic University. During his first ever college game he registered his first career tackle against Troy.

In the final year of his college career, Lattimore played in all 13 games, but only started 12 of them. During another game against Louisiana, he broke the team-record for sacks in the game that he tied the previous year with four. Additionally, he was named to the All-Sunbelt first-team.

Professional career

Green Bay Packers Lattimore went undrafted and signed with the Green Bay Packers. He was converted from defensive end back into a linebacker and mainly served on special teams for his first two years. He played in 15 games as a backup and special teams player.

Buffalo Bills Lattimore was signed by the Buffalo Bills on May 31, 2016. Lattimore suffered a broken nose during a freak accident while the team was in a non-contact walk-through practice. Despite making the initial 53 player roster, on September 4, 2016, he was released when the Bills claimed Dan Vitale off waivers.

Statistics Source:

Season Team Games Tackles GP GS Total Solo Ast Sck Int 2011 Green Bay Packers 9 0 4 4 0 0.0 0 2012 Green Bay Packers 14 0 7 6 1 0.0 0 2013 Green Bay Packers 15 4 35 24 11 2.0 0 2014 Green Bay Packers 11 5 38 23 16 0.0 1 2015 New York Jets 15 0 13 9 4 0.0 0 Total 64 9 98 66 32 2.0 1