Larry Tripplett

Larry Christopher Jermaine Tripplett (born January 18, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft. Tripplett also played for the Buffalo Bills.

Early life Tripplett attended Westchester High School in Los Angeles, California.

College career Tripplett played college football for the Washington Huskies from 1997 to 2001. He was redshirted in 1997. He majored in geography at Washington.

Professional career

Tripplett was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft. He officially signed with the team on July 26, 2002. He played in 13 games, starting 10, during his rookie season in 2002, recording 24 solo tackles and seven assisted tackles. Tripplett started all 16 games for the Colts in 2003, totaling 31 solo tackles, 19 assisted tackles, one sack and one forced fumble. He appeared in all 16 games (no starts) during the 2004 season, accumulating 26 solo tackles, three assisted tackles and one forced fumble. He played in 15 games, starting four, for the Colts in 2005, recording 29 solo tackles, seven assisted tackles, a career-high four sacks, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries (one of which was returned for a touchdown) and two pass breakups. Tripplett became a free agent after the 2005 season.

On March 13, 2006, Tripplett signed a five-year, $18 million deal ($5.5 million signing bonus) with the Buffalo Bills. He started all 16 games for the Bills in 2006, totaling 19 solo tackles, 14 assisted tackles, 2.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and three pass breakups. He started all 16 games for the second straight season in 2007, accumulating 18 solo tackles, 17 assisted tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and five pass breakups. Tripplett was released by the Bills on February 29, 2008. He was released on August 30, 2008.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2002 IND 13 10 31 24 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003 IND 16 16 50 31 19 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2004 IND 16 0 29 26 3 0.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2005 IND 15 4 36 29 7 4.0 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 60 1 2006 BUF 16 16 33 19 14 2.5 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 2007 BUF 16 16 35 18 17 1.0 3 1 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 Total 92 62 214 147 67 8.5 17 1 0 0 0 10 5 4 60 1

Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2002 IND 1 1 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003 IND 3 3 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004 IND 2 0 5 5 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2005 IND 1 0 1 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 7 4 12 11 1 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0