Chris Laskowski | |
Number: | -- |
Position: | Safety |
Birth Date: | 12 September 1981 |
Birth Place: | Melbourne, Florida, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 9 |
Weight Lbs: | 210 |
High School: | Rockledge (Rockledge, Florida) |
College: | Florida Atlantic |
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Christopher Anthony Laskowski (born September 12, 1981) is a former American football linebacker turned safety, with the Indianapolis Colts. In August 2006, the Colts placed him on injured reserve with a sports hernia injury, then reached an injury settlement with him and released him from the team.[1] [2]
Laskowski attended Rockledge High School in Rockledge, Florida, and was a letterwinner in American football, wrestling and baseball. In football, he was an All-Conference honoree and an All-State honoree. In wrestling, he was twice a state qualifier. In baseball, he won All-Conference honors. Laskowski graduated from Rockledge High School in 2000.
As a freshman at Florida Atlantic University, he was a walk-on to the university's first football team in 2000. He was named the team Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2002, and co-MVP in his final two years, and was invited to the Hula Bowl as a senior. In 2005, the Colts signed him as an undrafted free agent, cut him during the pre-season, and re-signed him to their practice squad. In January 2006, Laskowski was re-signed as a safety and began training camp in July.