Shawn Loiseau
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| No. 50 – Massachusetts Pirates | |||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
| Roster status | File:Injury icon 2.svg Injured reserve | ||||||||
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| Born | October 10, 1989 Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Shrewsbury (MA) | ||||||||
| College | Merrimack | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2012: undrafted | ||||||||
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Shawn Loiseau (/loʊˈiːsoʊ/ loh-EE-soh; born October 10, 1989) is an American professional football linebacker for the Massachusetts Pirates of the National Arena League (NAL). He is one of the most decorated student-athletes in Merrimack College history, and became the first Merrimack Warrior ever to sign an NFL deal.[1]
Early life
[edit | edit source]A native of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, Loiseau attended Shrewsbury High School,[2] where he set team record with 136 tackles as a senior in 2007.[citation needed] He was named Massachusetts Defensive Player of the Year and helped his team to a Central Massachusetts Division 1A championship, but was ignored by Division I schools because of an assault and battery conviction in his junior year after he slammed a kid to the ground.[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
[edit | edit source]2012 NFL draft
[edit | edit source]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]
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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| 6 ft 1⁄2 in (1.84 m) |
244 lb (111 kg) |
4.81 s | 1.75 s | 2.85 s | 4.21 s | 7.31 s | 33 in (0.84 m) |
9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) | ||||
| All values from pre-draft workout at Boston College[6] | ||||||||||||
Houston Texans
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]On June 24, 2014, Loiseau was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS of the Arena Football League (AFL).
Sioux Falls Storm
[edit | edit source]On September 1, 2016, Loiseau signed with the Sioux Falls Storm of the Indoor Football League (IFL). On December 13, 2016, Loiseau was released by the Storm.
Nebraska Danger
[edit | edit source]On January 3, 2017, Loiseau signed with the Nebraska Danger. He was released on February 9, 2017. On May 23, 2017, Loiseau was re-signed by the Danger.
Massachusetts Pirates
In 2018 Loiseau signed with the Massachusetts Pirates. Who he still plays with for to this day.
References
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External links
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- Indianapolis Colts bio
- Merrimack Warriors bio
- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
- Players of American football from Worcester County, Massachusetts
- American football linebackers
- Merrimack Warriors football players
- Indianapolis Colts players
- Los Angeles Kiss players
- Hudson Valley Fort players
- Sioux Falls Storm players
- Nebraska Danger players
- Massachusetts Pirates players