Leonard Floyd, the Buffalo Bills Defensive End
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Leonard Floyd

Defensive End (DE) #56 Buffalo Bills
Birthday September 8, 1992
Age 31 years
Height 6' 5''
Weight 240 lbs
College Georgia
Draft Year 2016
Draft Info 2016: Rd 1, Pk 9 (CHI)

Leonard Floyd, born Leonard Cornilus Floyd is a football defensive end (DE) for the Buffalo Bills. Selected by the Chicago Bears in the 2016 NFL Draft, Floyd also played for the LA Rams before joining the Bills in 2023.

He played football and ran track in the Dodge County High School. In his high school career, he played defensive end and tight end. After high school, Floyd committed to the University of Georgia in April 2011. Before joining the university, he attended Hargrave Military Academy for a year to take classes that met NCAA requirements.

Talking about his romantic life, Floyd has been in a long-time relationship with Rachel Taylor. The lovebirds met in high school around December 2009. The duo hit it off soon and started dating right away.

Although Floyd and Rachel have yet to tie the knot, they have already extended their family. They welcomed their first child, a son Carter Floyd on September 17, 2014. Their second son, Aden Floyd was born on June 18, 2016, and their third son, Bryson Floyd was born in 2019.

Career Highlights

  • Floyd was selected by the Chicago Bears in the first round, with the ninth overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft.
  • He signed a four-year, $15.78 million contract, that included a signing bonus of $9.67 million on May 27, 2016.
  • The defensive end made his NFL debut in the Bear’s season opener against the Houston Texans.
  • He finished his rookie season with 33 tackles (23 solo), seven sacks, and one touchdown from 12 games.
  • Floyd recorded 34 combined tackles (24 solo), 4.5 sacks, and a safety in the 2017 season.
  • Bears picked up the fifth-year option on Floyd’s contract on May 1, 2019.
  • After four seasons with the Bears, he was released on March 17, 2020. Subsequently, on April 24, 2020, he signed a one-year contract with the LA Rams.
  • He won the first Super Bowl of his career in 2021 in the Super Bowl LVI defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20. Floyd recorded five tackles and one sack in the final.
  • After the 2022 season, the Rams released Floyd on March 10. On June 5, 2023, he signed with the Bills.

Career Stats

SEASON TEAM GP GS TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
2016 Chicago Bears 12 12 23 10 33 22 7 1 2 1
2017 Chicago Bears 10 10 24 10 34 24 4.5 1 2 0 1
2018 Chicago Bears 16 16 34 13 47 31 4 0 4 1 19 19 19 1 0 1
2019 Chicago Bears 16 16 27 13 40 27 3 0 1 0
2020 Los Angeles Rams 16 16 31 24 55 26 10.5 0 1 1 2
2021 Los Angeles Rams 17 17 37 33 70 30 9.5 0 3 1 11 11 11 0 1 1
2022 Los Angeles Rams 17 17 31 28 59 25 9 0 0 0 1
2023 Buffalo Bills 17 16 21 11 32 15 10.5 0 1 1
TOTAL 121 120 228 142 370 200 58 2 14 2 30 15 19 1 4 6
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