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Bio: Lassiter signed with the St. Louis Rams on Sept. 21, 2004. He played the first eight seasons of his career with the Arizona Cardinals, working under Rams' defensive coordinator Larry Marmie much of that time, before playing last year for San Diego.
2003: Led team with nine tackles at Kansas City Sept. 7 ... scored touchdown on 38-yard interception return after picking off Tim Couch at Cleveland Oct. 19 ... named Defensive Player of Week by Pro Football Weekly following Browns game...was second career touchdown following interception ... added forced fumble, five stops and pass defensed against Browns ... tallied eight stops, including one for loss, at Chicago Nov. 2 ... counted tackle for loss among six tackles in win over Minnesota Nov. 9 ...placed on "Reserve-Injured" list after suffering season-ending knee injury at Denver Nov. 16...signed with Chargers June 10.
2002: Ranked third on Arizona's defense with 119 tackles ... tallied season-high 12 stops at Kansas City Dec. 1 ... turned in solid outing at Oakland Nov. 24 including fourth-quarter interception at Cardinals' seven-yard line to go along with 11 tackles ... sealed victory over Carolina Oct. 6 with interception near goal line as time expired in 16-13 win ... recorded forced fumble against Seattle's Maurice Morris at Cardinals' six-yard line to thwart scoring drive Sept. 15 ... totaled 10 tackles vs. Seattle Nov. 10, vs. St. Louis Nov. 3 and in season opener Sept. 8 at Washington.
2001: Selected as Pro Bowl alternate after breakout season that included career highs in interceptions (nine) and tackles (169) ... ranked second in NFC in interceptions behind Tampa Bay's Ronde Barber who led conference with 10 ... Lassiter was named NFC Defensive Player of Month in November after collecting four interceptions, 37 tackles, three passes defensed and one sack ... racked up at least 10 tackles in 10 of 16 games ... concluded Pro Bowl-caliber season by matching season high with 16 tackles at Washington Jan. 6 ... collected career-high ninth interception of season against Dallas Dec. 23 ... had 12 tackles at New York Giants Dec. 15 ... tallied season-high 16 tackles against Washington Dec. 9 ...tied career-best with eighth interception of season and accompanied 12 tackle effort at Oakland Dec. 2 ... had 13 tackles and forced fumble against LaDainian Tomlinson at San Diego Nov. 25 ... had hand in all three Cardinals turnovers in 45-38 win over Detroit Nov. 18 ... recorded two fourth-quarter interceptions and batted another pass in air that teammate Fred Wakefield gathered in for 20-yard interception return for touchdown ... intercepted pass off New York Giants quarterback Kerry Collins and later added fourth-down sack of Collins at Cardinals' one-yard line as Giants headed in for score Nov. 11 ... collected interception and 10 tackles against Philadelphia Nov. 4 ... had interception against Kansas City Oct. 21 ... marked third consecutive game with interception ... intercepted Jim Miller pass in fourth quarter to go along with 12 tackles at Chicago Oct. 14 ... recorded interception and 10 tackles at Philadelphia Oct. 7 ... tallied 12 stops in season opener at Denver Sept. 23.
2000: Finished third on team with 144 tackles ... racked up career-high and tied Cardinals' modern-day team record with 22 tackles at Cincinnati Dec. 3 ... recorded 14 tackles against Baltimore Dec. 17 and 12 tackles at Jacksonville Dec. 10 ... tallied 11 tackles in 16-15 win over Washington Nov. 5 ... recovered onside kick in fourth quarter at Dallas Oct. 22 ... had forced fumble and recovery against Green Bay Sept. 24 ... forced fumble against Dallas' Emmitt Smith Sept. 10 ... collected interception in season opener against New York Giants at Meadowlands Sept. 3.
1999: First full season as starter ... turned in 11-tackle efforts at Atlanta Dec. 26 and against Buffalo Dec. 19 ... had career-long 78-yard interception return for touchdown versus Philadelphia Dec. 5 ... equaled fifth-longest interception return in Cardinals history ... added 11 tackles against Eagles ... combined for 13 stops at New York Jets Nov. 7 and against Washington Oct. 17 ... 32-yard interception return in fourth quarter set table for game-winning field goal as time expired in 25-24 victory in season opener at Philadelphia Sept. 12.
1998: Tied NFL single-game record with four interceptions against Chargers in 1998 season finale ... 16-13 win over San Diego propelled Cardinals into NFC playoffs for first time in full NFL season since 1975 ... named NFC Defensive Player of Week following game ... first player since Kansas City's Deron Cherry in 1985 to rack up four interceptions in game ... third Cardinals player to achieve feat ... totaled 14 tackles in divisional playoff game at Minnesota Jan. 10 ... had 11 stops at Philadelphia Dec. 13 ... season-high 12 tackles against New York Giants Dec. 6 and at Kansas City Nov. 29 ... provided two big plays in 45-42 win at Washington Nov. 22 ... forced fumble against Redskins punt returner Brian Mitchell and recorded game-clinching interception with 62 seconds left in fourth quarter ... intercepted pass off Detroit and forced fumble on punt return in 17-15 Nov. 1 win at Silverdome ... tallied interception and 26-yard return to set up touchdown against Oakland Oct. 4 ... intercepted Bobby Hoying pass in 17-3 win over Philadelphia Sept. 20.
1997: Given starting nod against Washington Dec. 7 after free safety Brent Alexander spent night with wife in hospital...Lassiter suffered compound fracture of left ring finger on first play from scrimmage ... went to sidelines to have injury reduced, X-rayed, sutured and taped, and then returned to game in second quarter ... finished courageous effort with nine tackles ... intercepted pass off Philadelphia's Rodney Peete and later added fourth-quarter sack on Oct. 19 ... recorded first-career NFL sack against New York Giants quarterback Danny Kanell Oct. 12. 1996: Chalked up first-career interception in 37-34 overtime win at Washington Nov. 10. 1995: Suffered season-ending broken ankle during practice leading up to Oct. 8 game at New York Giants ... made all six tackles as reserve for injured cornerback Aeneas Williams at Dallas Sept. 24 ... signed with Arizona as rookie free agent.
College: Earned second team All-Big Eight Conference honors as senior ... seven career interceptions ranked ninth in Jayhawks history ... granted extra year of eligibility by NCAA after suffering broken collarbone in second game of 1993 season ... named Sports Illustrated's Defensive Player of Week after game against Oklahoma State of junior season that included two interceptions and 11 tackles ... played first two collegiate seasons at Butler County Community College in Kansas from 1989-1990 ... earned second team junior college All-America honors as sophomore in 1990...played at Kansas from 1991-94... earned degree in communications from Kansas.
Personal: Born Dec. 3, 1969 in Hampton, Virginia ... attended Menchville High School in Newport News, Va. ... married, Ericka...has son Kwamie II, twin sons Kwinton and Kwincy, and adopted nephew Eric ... has homes in San Diego and Phoenix.
Kwamie Lassiter's Career NFL Stats
Defensive
Year Team Games Tackles Solo Assists Sacks Int. Yds. Avg. Long TD Pass Def.
1995 Arizona 5 12 10 2 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1996 Arizona 14 20 15 5 0 1 20 20.0 20 0 1
1997 Arizona 16 52 36 16 3 1 10 10.0 10 0 1
1998 Arizona 16 69 50 19 0 8 80 10.0 29 0 4
1999 Arizona 16 114 79 35 0 2 110 55.5 78 1 5
2000 Arizona 16 100 66 34 0 1 11 11.0 11 0 1
2001 Arizona 16 112 83 29 1 9 80 8.9 25 0 5
2002 Arizona 16 95 64 31 0 2 7 3.5 7 0 7
2003 San Diego 10 58 50 8 0 1 38 38.0 38 1 0
Career 125 632 453 179 4 25 356 14.2 78 2 24
Additional stats: Two forced fumbles in 1998, and one forced fumble in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003. Two fumble recoveries in 1999, one fumble recovery in 1998, 2000 and 2002.
— Courtesy of nfl.com.
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