Shawn Loiseau
| No. 50 Hudson Valley Fort | |||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 10, 1989 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 239 lb (108 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Shrewsbury (MA) | ||||||
| College: | Merrimack | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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| Player stats at ArenaFan.com | |||||||
Shawn Loiseau (/loʊˈiːsoʊ/ loh-EE-soh; born October 10, 1989) is an American football linebacker for the Hudson Valley Fort of the Fall Experimental Football League (FXFL). He is one of the most decorated student-athletes in Merrimack College history, and became the first Merrimack Warrior ever to sign a NFL deal.[1]
Early years
A native of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, Loiseau attended Shrewsbury High School,[2] where he set team record with 136 tackles as a senior in 2007. He was named Massachusetts Defensive Player of the Year and helped his team to a state championship, but was ignored by Division I schools because of an assault and battery conviction in his junior year.[3]
He played college football at Merrimack College. Loiseau finished his career with 382 tackles, including 377 in his final three seasons, ranking him first all-time in school history. He broke the school record for tackles in a season with 133 in 2010 and was named 2nd team All-American. Loiseau was twice named Northeast-10 Conference Defensive Player of the Year, marking the first time a Merrimack player earned that award on two occasions.[1]
Professional career
2012 NFL Draft
Projected as a seventh-round selection, Loiseau was listed as the No. 9 inside linebacker available in the 2012 NFL Draft.[4] Sports Illustrated described him as a "tough-run defending linebacker who is best in the box", who, however, "struggles at playing football."[5]
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
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| 6 ft ½ in | 244 lb | 4.81 s | 1.75 s | 2.85 s | 4.21 s | 7.31 s | 33 in | 9 ft 2 in | |||||||||||
| All values from pre-draft workout at Boston College[6] | |||||||||||||||||||
Houston Texans
Loiseau was signed by the Houston Texans on May 14, 2012 after going undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft.[7] The Texans released Loiseau on September 1, 2012.[8]
Indianapolis Colts
On January 7, 2013, the Indianapolis Colts signed Loiseau to a Reserve/Future contract. On April 30, 2013, he was waived by the Colts. On August 8, 2013, he was re-signed by the Colts.[9] He was released again on September 6, 2013.
Los Angeles KISS
On June 24, 2014, Loiseau was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS of the Arena Football League (AFL).
References
- 1 2 Former Warrior Shawn Loiseau Signed To The Indianapolis Colts Practice Squad
- ↑ Garven, Rich (December 20, 2014). "Shawn Loiseau makes every minute count". Worcester Telegram. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ 10 Things you Didn’t Know About Texans Rookie ILB Shawn Loiseau
- ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/draft-2012/breakdowns/by_position/ILB.html/
- ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/draft-2012/players/91313.html
- ↑ http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=104036&draftyear=2012&genpos=ILB
- ↑ "Houston Texans: Shawn Loiseau". Houston Texans. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
- ↑ "Jacques Cesaire, 3 other locals, NFL cuts". Worcester, Massachusetts Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
- ↑ Chappell, Mike (August 8, 2013). "Indianapolis Colts TE Dwayne Allen misses morning walk-through with foot soreness". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved August 9, 2013.