Selected by the Miami Dolphins in the third round (72nd overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft…Signed by the Ney York Giants as an unrestricted free agent on March 10, 2016…Traded to the Cleveland Browns on March 13, 2019.
Played in 103 career games with 85 starts, collecting 318 tackles, 51 sacks, seven forced fumbles, a pair of fumble recoveries and passes defensed and an interception…Didn’t miss a single contest in his first five seasons (2012-16)…Became the first player in Dolphins history to win both AFC Defensive (Week 13, 2013) and Special Teams (Week 8, 2012) weekly honors…Transitioned from DE to LB in 2018…Raised awareness for the Jack McGovern Coats Disease Foundation during the NFL’s “My Cause My Cleats” initiative in Week 13 last season…Named after actor Sir Laurence Olivier.
Pro Bowl Selections (1): 2018
Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 13) after leading the Dolphins with 10 tackles and three sacks at the New York Jets in 2013…As a rookie in 2012, blocked a 35-yard field goal attempt by the Jets at New York and was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 8)…Earned second team All-Pro honors in 2016…Named to his first Pro Bowl after the 2018 season.
2018: Started all 11 games he played after transitioning from defensive end to outside linebacker…Was inactive for the first five games because of an ankle injury he suffered in the preseason…Led the team with 7.5 sacks and finished the season with 30 tackles (23 solo), one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…(10/11) vs. Phi.: Made his season debut, adding two tackles, including a seven-yard sack of Carson Wentz…(12/2) vs. Chi.: Totaled a season-high five solo tackles, including a pair of sacks…(12/9) at Was.: Contributed on defense with five tackles and 1.5 sacks…(12/30) vs. Dal.: Registered five tackles, including 2.5 sacks.
2017: Started all 12 games he played…Inactive with an ankle injury for four games, the first games he missed in his career…Finished second on the team with 6.5 sacks…Contributed 37 tackles (24 solo), two forced fumbles and one interception…(9/10) at Dal.: Tackled Dak Prescott for a five-yard loss for the Giants’ only sack of the game…(9/24) at Phi.: Had Five tackles and a one-yard sack of Carson Wentz.…(10/1) at TB: Suffered an ankle injury and did not play the following four weeks, ending his streak of consecutive games played at 84…(11/12 at SF: Returned to action with four tackles and picked up his first career interception when he batted C.J. Beathard’s pass to himself at the Giants’ 25-yard line…When Damon Harrison intercepted a pass the following week vs. Kansas City, it was the first time Giants defensive linemen intercepted passes in back-to-back games since 1952...(11/23) at Was.: Registered a season-high 1.5 sacks…Posted one sack in each of the season’s final the games – 12/17 vs. Phi., 12/24 at Ari. and 12/31 vs. Was.
2016: In his first season with the Giants, started all 16 games and the NFC Wild Card Game…Marked the third consecutive season he started every games…Earned second team All-Pro honors…Led the team with 8.5 sacks, the second-highest total of his career…Had at least one sack in five consecutive games, with a total of seven sacks in those contests…(9/11) at Dal.: Posted four tackles in his Giants debut…(10/23) vs. LAR: Recorded his first sack of the season and added five tackles…(11/6) vs. Phi. Tallied five tackles and began his streak of five straight games with a…(11/14) vs. Cin.: Posted a season-high 10 tackles and a sack…(11/20) vs. Chic.: Registered three tackles and a sack…Had 4 solo tackles and a season-high two sacks in each of the next two games (11/27 at Cle. and (12/4 at Pit.)…(12/18) vs. Det.: Added a half-sack among his five tackles…(1/8) at GB: Had one solo tackle during the NFC Wild Card Game in postseason debut.
2015: Started all 16 games and led the Dolphins with 7.5 sacks, four more than any other Miami defender…Totaled 61 tackles…(10/18) at Ten.: Posted four tackles, including a 12-yard sack of Marcus Mariota…(10/29) at NE: Sacked Tom Brady for a seven-yard loss…(11/8) at Buf.: Registered seven tackles…(12/6) vs. Bal.: Totaled a season-high 2.5 sacks among his six tackles…(12/20) at SD: Recorded a season-high 11 tackles and a half-sack.
2014: Started all 16 games…Finished season with 46 tackles, 6.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and a blocked field goal…(9/7) vs. NE: Registered three tackles and one sack...(9/21) vs. KC: Recorded his second sack of the season…(10/12) vs. GB: Posted a nine-yard sack of Aaron Rodgers and a split sack with Cameron Wake…(10/26) at Jax.: Blocked a 48-yard field goal attempt and added four tackles on defense, one special teams tackle and pressured quarterback Blake Bortles on Louis Delmas’ 81-yard interception return for a touchdown…(11/2) vs. SD: Recorded a sack and forced a fumble…(12/7) VS. Bal.: Registered a sack.
2013: Played in all 16 games with 14 starts…Recorded 57 tackles and led the Dolphins with a career-high 11.5 sacks, which tied him for third in the AFC and tied for seventh in the NFL…(9/30) at NO: Posted five tackles, including a sack…(10/6) vs. Bal.: Registered a sack among his trio of tackles…(10/20) vs. Buf.: Contributed three tackles, including one sack...(10/27) at NE: Recorded a sack in his fourth consecutive game, among his six tackles...(11/17) vs. SD: Tied for the team lead with six tackles, including a sack… (11/24) vs. Car.: Posted four tackles with a pair of sacks in his first multi-sack game of the season and second of his career…(12/1) at NYJ: Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week after leading the Dolphins with 10 tackles and three sacks…(12/28) at Pit.: Had two tackles and a sack.
2012: in his rookie season, played in all 16 games...Recorded 22 tackles and 3.5 sacks…Finished tied for second on the team with seven special teams tackles…Blocked two field goals and added a punt recovery for a touchdown...(9/9) at Hou.: Made NFL debut…(9/23 vs. NYJ: Totaled three tackles, including a half-sack...(10/14) vs. StL. Recorded four tackles and two sacks for first career multi-sack game...(10/28 at NYJ: Scored his first career NFL touchdown, recovering a Robert Malone punt in the end zone that was blocked by Jimmy Wilson...Marked the sixth time in Dolphins history that a blocked punt was returned for a touchdown…Also blocked a 35-yard field goal attempt and was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance…(11/4) at Ind.: Blocked a 54-yard field goal attempt by Adam Vinatieri, his second straight game with a blocked field goal attempt...(12/23) vs. Buf.: Posted two tackles, including a sack.
Three-year letterman (2009-11) at Miami (Fla.)...Played in 30 career games with 16 starts…Recorded 81 tackles with nine sacks and 20.5 tackles for loss...Forced and recovered one fumble...Played in six games with three starts as a junior in 2011, recording 18 tackles (15 solo), 1.5 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss...In 2010, played in 13 games with 11 starts and recorded 39 tackles (25 solo), six sacks, and 10.5 tackles for losses...As a freshman in 2009, played in 11 games with two starts and contributed 24 tackles (11 solo), 1.5 sacks and 6.5 tackles for losses...Majored in criminology.
Native of Miami, Fla…Named after actor Sir Laurence Olivier…Mother is from Switzerland and his father is from Jamaica.
High School: Attended American High School (Miami, Fla.)…Posted 52 tackles with 12.5 sacks and 21 tackles for losses as a senior...Recorded 42 tackles with seven sacks as a sophomore...Lettered in track and field, as well as football.
Community Involvement: With the Giants, toured the Newark Police Headquarters, where he met command staff, participated in a ride-along with Newark PD Community Affairs personnel and stopped at Newark Central High School and Weequahic High School, where he spoke with teammates to the football team about being leaders in their school and community…Surprised the same program with a $10,000 equipment grant…During Salute to Service month, played video games at the training facility against military veterans through the Wounded Warrior Project, as well as led the veterans through a tour of the facility…Surprised the Weequahic High School football and cheer program at their end-of-year banquet to congratulate them on a successful season and to award head coach Brian Logan with a trip to Super Bowl LII in recognition of his service to the city of Newark…Raised awareness for the Jack McGovern Coats Disease Foundation during the NFL’s “My Cause My Cleats” initiative in Week 13… Engaged in conversation and listened to Martin Luther King III speak, in conjunction with RISE, about the importance of voting and civic engagement at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center…Spoke on a panel with Giants teammates at Rutgers Newark, along with the Newark Bronze Shields, to local high school student athletes and Rutgers Newark student athletes…Joined the Vera Institute for Justice for an all-day experiential learning visit and ride along with the Camden Police Department to learn about the improvements that Camden has made in local policing effort.
