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**Larry Birdine**
	No. 62 Tennessee Titans
	Defensive end
Personal information
	Date of birth: October 6, 1983 (age 26)
	Place of birth: Lawton, Oklahoma
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Weight: 265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
	College: Oklahoma
	Undrafted in 2007
	No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
	As player:; Green Bay Packers (2007); Tennessee Titans (2007); Denver Broncos (2007); San Francisco 49ers (2008); Tennessee Titans (2009–present); Offseason and/or practice squad member only
	Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
	No notable achievements;
Stats at NFL.com

Larry Birdine (born October 6, 1983 in Lawton, Oklahoma) is an American football defensive end for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Oklahoma.

Birdine has also been a member of the Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers.

[edit] Early years

Birdine was a two-sport letterwinner at Eisenhower High School in Lawton, Okla., Birdine competed in football and track during his prep career and received consensus All-state honors as a senior and totaled 147 tackles, eight sacks and 24 tackles for losses in his final two seasons.. He compiled 81 tackles, 14 stops for losses, four sacks, three fumble recoveries and one blocked punt as a senior. He competed in shot put and discus on the school’s track team.

[edit] College career

Birdine played 41 career games (14 starts) at the University of Oklahoma, where he totaled 103 tackles (61 solo), 14.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one interception and seven pass breakups. He was a part of Oklahoma’s 2003 and ‘04 teams that played in the BCS National Championship Game (Sugar Bowl) in 2003 vs. LSU and (Orange Bowl in 2004 vs. USC). He achieved notoriety prior to the 2005 Orange Bowl by opining that USC's offense (which was to score 55 points in the game) was merely "average". He played 14 games (13 starts) as a senior, posting 39 tackles, 3.5 sacks, one forced fumble and two pass breakups. Me missed the 2005 regular season due to a torn left biceps muscle but returned to play in the Holiday Bowl against Oregon. He played all 13 games (0 starts) as a sophomore and registered career highs in tackles (40), tackles for losses (11), sacks (7), pass breakups (4) and forced fumbles (2) to go along with a fumble recovery. As a redshirt freshman, he played all 14 games (1 start), totaling 24 tackles (15 solo), four sacks, one forced fumble and his only career interception.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Pre-draft

Birdine measured 6-3½, 261 pounds, and ran a 4.76 40-yard dash, did 21 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press. At his Pro day he did the 20-yard Shuttle in 4.52 seconds and the Three-Cone drill in 7.47 seconds.

[edit] Tennessee Titans

Birdine, who entered the NFL with Green Bay as a college free agent on May 4, 2007, he was waived by Green Bay 9/1/07; Signed by Tennessee (practice squad) 9/4/07 then signed by Denver 11/6/07. We later resigned by the Titans for the 2009 season,

[edit] Personal

Birdine is the step brother of former NFL linebacker Jason Gildon.

[edit] External links

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