LaMarr was selected by the Steelers in the second round (46th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft and played as a both a reserve linebacker and a contributor on special teams as a rookie.
2008: Earned GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Week honors during his first NFL start against the Texans in Week 1 when he made six tackles (four solo), had one sack, one interception and one fumble recovery...won GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Week again in a Week 7 victory over the Bengal's when he recorded five tackles (four solo), had a career-high (tied) two sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...scored his first NFL touchdown on a seven-yard fumble return against the Ravens on September 29...started all three postseason games... finished second on the team in the postseason with 19 tackles (13 solo)...led the team and the NFL with six postseason sacks...now has two sacks in each of his four postseason games, an NFL record...his forced fumble of Kurt Warner late in Super Bowl XLIII clinched the Steelers' victory...9/7 vs. Houston: Made his first career start at OLB...made six tackles (four solo)...had a sack of Matt Schaub in the first quarter for a loss of nine yards...registered his first career interception in the second quarter when he picked off Schaub and returned the ball six yards...recovered a Schaub fumble in the fourth quarter that was forced by James Harrison...finished second (tied) behind Brett Keisel with two QB pressures...9/14 at Cleveland: Made his second consecutive start at OLB...finished with six tackles (two solo)...also had one QB pressure...9/21 at Philadelphia: Made his third consecutive start at OLB...finished with three tackles (two solo) and one sack...tied Harrison for the team lead with three QB pressures...9/29 vs. Baltimore: Made his fourth consecutive start at OLB...finished with a career-high eight tackles (six solo)...had 1.5 sacks and forced one fumble...recovered a Joe Flacco fumble that was forced by Harrison and returned it seven yards for his first career touchdown...10/5 at Jacksonville: Made his fifth consecutive start at OLB...finished with seven tackles (six solo)...recorded his second multiple-sack game of the season with two sacks totaling 19 yards...had
two QB pressures...10/19 at Cincinnati: Started his sixth consecutive game at OLB...finished with five tackles (four solo)...tied his career high with two sacks of Ryan Fitzpatrick for a total loss of 12
yards...on the Bengalis next-to-last offensive possession he sacked Fitzpatrick, causing his second forced fumble of the season, which he recovered for his team-leading third recovery of the season...had one QB
pressure...10/26 vs. New York Giants: Started his seventh consecutive game at OLB...finished with five tackles (three solo)...had two QB pressures...11/3 at Washington: Made his eighth consecutive start at
OLB...finished with five tackles (three solo)...tied his career high with two sacks...11/9 vs. Indianapolis: Was inactive with a calf injury... 11/16 vs. San Diego: Returned to the lineup after missing the
previous game with a calf injury...finished with five tackles (three solo) and one pass defense... had two QB pressures...11/20 vs. Cincinnati: Made his 10th career start at OLB...finished with three
tackles (two solo)...recorded one sack for a loss of three yards, giving him 10.5 sacks for the season...11/30 at New England: Made his third consecutive start at OLB...had four solo tackles, two QB pressures, and
one sack... recovered his fourth fumble of the season...12/7 vs. Dallas: Made his fourth consecutive start at OLB... finished with six tackles (four solo) and three QB pressures... 12/14 at Baltimore: Made his fifth
consecutive start at OLB...finished with four tackles (three solo) and had two QB pressures...12/21 at Tennessee: Made his sixth consecutive start at OLB...finished with six tackles (four solo)...12/28 vs.
Cleveland: Made his seventh consecutive start at OLB...recorded five tackles (three solo)...AFC Divisional Game 1/11 vs. San Diego: Made his first career postseason start at OLB...finished with six tackles (five
solo) and two QB pressures...had two sacks, his second consecutive multiple-sack postseason performance...AFC Championship Game 1/18 vs. Baltimore: Made his second consecutive postseason start at
OLB...finished with a team-high nine tackles (five solo) and had two QB pressures...posted a four-yard sack in the third quarter and a five-yard sack in the fourth quarter...has six sacks in three career postseason
games, becoming the first player in NFL history to record three consecutive multiple-sack playoff games...Super Bowl XLIII 2/1 vs. Arizona: Made his third consecutive postseason start...recorded four
tackles (three solo), had one pass defense, one QB pressure and one forced fumble...recorded two sacks, extending his NFL record for consecutive multiple-sack playoff games to four.
two QB pressures...10/19 at Cincinnati: Started his sixth consecutive game at OLB...finished with five tackles (four solo)...tied his career high with two sacks of Ryan Fitzpatrick for a total loss of 12
yards...on the Bengalis next-to-last offensive possession he sacked Fitzpatrick, causing his second forced fumble of the season, which he recovered for his team-leading third recovery of the season...had one QB
pressure...10/26 vs. New York Giants: Started his seventh consecutive game at OLB...finished with five tackles (three solo)...had two QB pressures...11/3 at Washington: Made his eighth consecutive start at
OLB...finished with five tackles (three solo)...tied his career high with two sacks...11/9 vs. Indianapolis: Was inactive with a calf injury... 11/16 vs. San Diego: Returned to the lineup after missing the
previous game with a calf injury...finished with five tackles (three solo) and one pass defense... had two QB pressures...11/20 vs. Cincinnati: Made his 10th career start at OLB...finished with three
tackles (two solo)...recorded one sack for a loss of three yards, giving him 10.5 sacks for the season...11/30 at New England: Made his third consecutive start at OLB...had four solo tackles, two QB pressures, and
one sack... recovered his fourth fumble of the season...12/7 vs. Dallas: Made his fourth consecutive start at OLB... finished with six tackles (four solo) and three QB pressures... 12/14 at Baltimore: Made his fifth
consecutive start at OLB...finished with four tackles (three solo) and had two QB pressures...12/21 at Tennessee: Made his sixth consecutive start at OLB...finished with six tackles (four solo)...12/28 vs.
Cleveland: Made his seventh consecutive start at OLB...recorded five tackles (three solo)...AFC Divisional Game 1/11 vs. San Diego: Made his first career postseason start at OLB...finished with six tackles (five
solo) and two QB pressures...had two sacks, his second consecutive multiple-sack postseason performance...AFC Championship Game 1/18 vs. Baltimore: Made his second consecutive postseason start at
OLB...finished with a team-high nine tackles (five solo) and had two QB pressures...posted a four-yard sack in the third quarter and a five-yard sack in the fourth quarter...has six sacks in three career postseason
games, becoming the first player in NFL history to record three consecutive multiple-sack playoff games...Super Bowl XLIII 2/1 vs. Arizona: Made his third consecutive postseason start...recorded four
tackles (three solo), had one pass defense, one QB pressure and one forced fumble...recorded two sacks, extending his NFL record for consecutive multiple-sack playoff games to four.
2007 (13-0/1-0): Appeared in 13 games and the playoff loss to Jacksonville as a reserve OLB and special teams contributor…had one tackle in NFL debut, a Week 1 win over Cleveland…for the season he registered 13 tackles and four sacks, which tied for third on the team…had five QB pressures…forced a fumble in the Week 7 loss at Denver…had three tackles and two sacks in the playoff loss to Jacksonville...9/9 at Cleveland: Played in his first NFL game at OLB…logged his first career tackle...9/16 vs. Buffalo: Saw extensive action after James Harrison went down with an injury at the end of the first half…registered 36 snaps and logged two tackles (one solo) while also getting one sack for a loss of eight yards...9/23 vs. San Francisco: Saw action on eight defensive plays and still managed to log a sack for the second consecutive week for a loss of three yards...9/30 at Arizona: Saw his only action on special teams, but did not register a tackle...10/7 vs. Seattle: Saw extensive action on special teams and limited action on defense but did not register a tackle...10/21 at Denver: Saw eight defensive snaps and registered his third career sack for a loss of 11 yards…also forced his first career fumble when he sacked Jay Cutler...10/28 at Cincinnati: Saw action on special teams only but did not register a tackle…11/5 vs. Baltimore: Saw extensive action on special teams and registered one solo tackle…also saw defensive snaps on Baltimore’s last two possessions of the game but did not register a defensive tackle…11/11 vs. Cleveland: Saw his only action on special teams, but did not register a tackle…11/18 at N.Y. Jets: Was inactive...11/26 vs. Miami: Was inactive...12/2 vs. Cincinnati: Saw his only action on special teams...12/9 at New England: Was inactive...12/16 vs. Jacksonville: Played in his 11th game of the season and finished with one solo tackle...12/20 at St. Louis: Saw action on 27 defensive plays and finished the game with a team- high four quarterback pressures and three tackles (one solo)...12/30 at Baltimore: Saw action in his third consecutive game and finished with two solo tackles, including a sack for a loss of 14 yards...AFC WILD CARD 1/5/08 vs. Jacksonville: Saw extensive action on defense, while playing in his first career postseason game and finished with three solo tackles…posted his first postseason sack in the second quarter for a loss of 13 yards…added his second career postseason sack in the fourth quarter for a loss of six yards.
COLLEGE: Helped the Wolverines led the nation in rush defense his senior season, allowing just 43.38 yards per game and ranked fourth nationally with an average of 3.23 quarterback sacks per game…his 50.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage rank second in school history behind Mark Messner (70, 1985-88)…His 16.5 tackles for loss in 2006 were the most by Michigan player since Larry Foote's 26 in 2001…His 25 quarterback sacks rank behind Mark Messner's 36 on the school's all-time record list…Holds the Michigan career-record with 10 forced fumbles…His four forced fumbles in 2006 tied the school season record that was set by Mike Taylor in 1971…Became the first ever Michigan player to capture the prestigious Lombardi Trophy as the nation's top college football lineman, and he is the ninth player from the Big Ten Conference to receive the honor…was also the first player in school annals to win the Ted Hendricks Award (nation's premier defensive end). 2006: Consensus All-American first-team selection…Unanimous All-Big Ten Conference first-team choice…Named National Defensive Player of the Year by Rivals.com…Also chosen Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year by the league's coaches and media…Recipient of the Richard Katcher Award, given to U-M's top defensive lineman/outside linebacker, for the second time in his career…Shared David Brandon Leadership Award honors with offensive tackle Jake Long…Elected team co-captain, starting all 13 games at Rush defensive end…Recorded 36 tackles (28 solos) and led the team for the second straight year with 12 sacks for minus 119 yards and 16.5 stops for losses totaling 131 yards…His 119 sack yards are the most ever by a Michigan player in a season…Also recovered four fumbles, returning one 54 yards for a touchdown…Tied the school season-record with four forced fumbles. 2005: Earned All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention from the league's coaches and media…Started eight games and played in 11 contests at "rush" linebacker, missing the Northwestern game and most of the Ohio State tilt with an arm injury...Finished fifth on the team with 48 (28 solos)...Led the squad with seven sacks for minus 57 yards and 14 stops for losses of 67 yards…Caused three fumbles and recovered another…Also deflected one pass. 2004: All-Big Ten Conference second-team selection by the league's coaches, earning honorable mention from the media…Recipient of the Richard Katcher Award, as Michigan's top out-side linebacker...Played in all 12 games and started 10 contests at right outside linebacker, leading the team with 16 stops for losses of 72 yards…Finished second on the squad with 70 tackles (58 solos) and four sacks for minus 40 yards…Was named Rose Bowl Defensive Player of the Game after collecting a game-high 11 tackles (9 solos) and four stops for losses of 7 yards vs. Texas (his four stops behind the line of scrimmage vs. the Longhorns matched a Michigan Bowl record and tied for the seventh-best single-game mark in school history). 2003: College Football News and Rivals.com Freshman All-American honorable mention...The Sporting News Freshman All-Big Ten Conference pick…Played in all 13 games and made two starts at defensive end (Illinois and Purdue)...Registered 23 tackles (15 solos), two sacks for minus 12 yards and four stops for losses totaling 16 yards.
PERSONAL: Attended Saginaw (Mich.) High School, playing football for head coach Don Durrett…USA Today, Parade, CNN/Sports Illustrated, G&W Recruiting Report and Super Prep All-American first-team choice and named Michigan's Gatorade Player of the Year…Prep Football Report, Super Prep and Max Emfinger's Blue Chip Recruiting rated him the nation's second-best linebacker…Super Prep rated him the second-best player in the Midwest…G&W Recruiting Report ranked Woodley the fourth-best defensive player in the country, while both Rivals.com and College Football News rated him the nation's third-best inside linebacker…Member of Prep Star's Dream Team Top 100 list and listed as the best player in Michigan on The Detroit News Blue Chip list and by the Detroit Free Press…A four-year starter on defense and three-year starter on offense, Woodley collected 192 career tackles at linebacker…Also recovered six career fumbles…Recorded 80 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior and also blocked one punt that he returned 30 yards for a score…Made 120 tackles, 12 sacks, eight pass break-ups and five fumble recoveries in his junior season…Also lettered three years in basketball, averaging 13 points and 13 rebounds as a senior, in addition to participating in track, finishing third in the state in the shot put during his junior season…Nicknamed "Wood"…Born LaMarr Dewayne Woodley on 11/03/84...Resides in Saginaw, Mich.