DT Dexter Larimore (official thread)

[Buckskin86]

Dexter Larimore ran a 5.10 and a 5.16 while sporting a very healthy and impressive beard. He felt he did very well on the day. He hasn't gotten any feedback yet because the NFL is so secretive, but said people view him as a slower, heavier defensive tackle, and he felt that his performance went a long way towards disproving some of those notions. He got 32 reps up on the bench press, which he felt was respectable considering his multiple years with elbow problems.Oh, and how long is he going to keep his beard?

?That's a good question," he said. "I'm not positive yet, but I think Cam (Heyward) is having another pro day on the 30th, so I might keep it until then.?

The thought of doing this all over again in a couple of weeks doesn't bother him at all, and for good reason.

?Any time I can get in front of scouts, I'm there,? he said

?It's been my dream since I was a kid. The teacher said, 'Hey, why don't you draw what you want to be when you grow up', and people are doing firemen and those kind of things, and I would draw myself as an NFL football player. That's what I've always wanted to be since I was four-years old. As a person and as an individual, I want to be able to say that I accomplished my lifelong dream.?

And when he was drawing himself as an NFL player, was it as a defensive tackle?

?I don't think I did draw myself as a defensive tackle, but that kind of got filled in as I grew. I think I was a running back, but that became unrealistic at about seven.?

Well, did the running back that he drew at least have a beard?

?No, I don't think so,? he laughed.

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[Buckskin86]

OSU's Larimore hopes his name will be called on draft day
By Al Hamnik [email protected]
Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2011

Ohio State defensive tackle Dexter Larimore, right, played in 48 of 52 games during his college career in Columbus, Ohio.

College: Ohio State

Position: Nose tackle

Size: 6-3, 319

Pro Day numbers: 5.11 40-yard dash, 29 1/2 inch vertical, 4.57 in short shuttle, 7.41 in 3-cone drill, 32 reps in the bench press.

Will someone grab the remote control and hit the fast-forward button? Next week's NFL draft can't get here quick enough for Dexter Larimore.

It's the moment he's dreamed of since those childhood days of playing tackle football in the front yard of his Merrillville home. Seven rounds, three days, 32 teams and 254 selections, including compensatory picks.

"I'll just have my fingers crossed," Larimore said.

The standout nose tackle was not invited to February's NFL combine in Indianapolis, but he impressed scouts and coaches at both the Ohio State Pro Day and later as a participant at the workout of his teammate, defensive end Cameron Heyward.

"I thought my position work was good and crisp and pretty polished," Larimore said.

He also auditioned during three visits to teams he is not allowed to identify because of the heavy secrecy that surrounds each draft.

"They're allowed to invite 30 players to their facilities," Larimore said. "They fly you out, give you a hotel room for the night, then send you home the next day. You meet the coaches, the GMs, have a one-on-one with your position coach, watch some film, and see if you're fit for their program.

"There's been some good feedback about my numbers on Pro Day. I played in 48 out of the 52 (college) games I was eligible for, so I really only missed four games out of my entire career at Ohio State, which is not an easy place to play."

At the OSU Pro Day, Larimore's efforts included a 5.11 40-yard dash, 7.41 in the three-cone drill, a 29 1/2-inch vertical and 32 reps in the bench press.

"And he probably got himself drafted with these numbers," said Gil Brandt of NFL.com. "I could see him as a fourth-rounder or below."

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[Buckskin86]

Dexter Larimore

Larimore pumped out 32 reps of 225 pounds at his Pro Day.

Just four defensive linemen at the NFL Combine put up better numbers in that area. Larimore wasn't invited to the scouting combine.

The Northwest Indiana Times reported Larimore has met with three NFL teams, though Larimore would not specify which ones. Former Dallas Cowboys director of player personnel and current NFL.com analyst Gil Brandt said he was impressed with Larimore's Pro Day and that he thinks Larimore could go as high as the fourth round in the draft.

http://www.thelantern.com/sports/outlook-for-buckeyes-entering-nfl-draft-1.2212545?pagereq=2

 

[Buckskin86]

NFL draft hopefuls Larimore, Abdulai turn to Plan B
By Al Hamnik [email protected], (219) 933-4154 nwitimes.com | Posted: Saturday, April 30, 2011

You're an established Division I football player and figure you've got a legitimate shot at being drafted after your senior season.

That's 32 NFL teams, seven rounds, three days, 254 picks. Those are pretty good odds, right?

So forgive Ohio State nose tackle Dexter Larimore and Arkansas Pine Bluff defensive lineman Ibrahim Abdulai if they're feeling a bit overlooked after the draft ended Saturday without their phones ringing.

With the current NFL player lockout and free agency once again put on ice, undrafted players are particularly vulnerable at the moment.

"You just look at free agency and see what happens," said Larimore, a Merrillville grad. "Basically, we don't know when they'll be able to call everyone and say: 'Hey, checking back,' so we're just here, waiting."

The 6-foot-3, 319-pounder was rated 32nd at his position by NFL Draft Scout. TF North grad Abdulai, at 6-2 and 301 pounds, was 31st.

"There's a couple teams we've been looking at. They called before the draft, so we'll just go from there," Larimore said. "It's hard to say when that will be because we don't know what's going to happen with the whole lockout deal.

"I did as good as I could do (at OSU's Pro Day) and obviously that wasn't good enough so I'll just train harder and wait to see what happens in the future."

Larimore admitted not being invited to the NFL Combine in Indianapolis hurt his draft chances.

http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/foot...cle_e27e34ac-454e-52d4-af52-5ad2336bb57c.html

NFL: With lockout, undrafted players are out of luck
Sunday, May 1, 2011
By Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

School is over and the scholarship checks have quit coming. Thirty-two NFL teams have bypassed you in the draft, and thanks to a lockout, nobody can sign you to a free-agent contract.

Cue the country music song, because it's a tough time to be an undrafted former college player.

"It's an uncertain situation right now," Dexter Larimore, a former Ohio State defensive tackle, said last night. "It's a grayer situation than normal free agency, which was a gray area anyway."

Larimore is in the same boat as former teammates who went undrafted, such as Dane Sanzenbacher, Brandon Saine, Justin Boren, Devon Torrence and Bryant Browning.

The NFL's lockout was briefly lifted on Friday, in time for a few first-round draft picks to visit their new teams and perhaps get a playbook. They were the lucky ones, because once an appeals court sided with the league's owners that night, all contact with players was once again forbidden.

The case is expected to be heard in courts again early this week.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten...ndrafted-players-are-out-of-luck.html?sid=101

 

[Buckskin86]

Ohio State parents still support Tressel
By Josh Weinfuss
Posted: Saturday, June 4, 2011

Dexter Larimore, a senior defensive lineman for Ohio State, poses with coach Jim Tressel.

It had been months since Jeff Larimore last talked to Jim Tressel.

The Ohio State coach was in the Larimore's Merrillville living room in 2005 recruiting Dexter, a 6-foot-2, 310-pound defensive lineman for the Pirates. Tressel won over the Larimores with his football and spiritual beliefs, leading Dexter to make the trip to Columbus, Ohio, to play for the Buckeyes.

He redshirted his freshman season in 2006, but it didn't matter. The families of all the Buckeyes were invited to Ohio State's senior banquet. After the ceremony, which Tressel presided over, Jeff Larimore approached Tressel and asked for a picture. The coach invited the father on stage, turned to his wife, Ellen, and said, "This is Jeff Larimore."

He then went on to tell Ellen about Lairmore's other son, Riley, who played football at Ball State, and how Ball State had Michigan on the ropes late in the game that season.

"He could remember that whole story that he was told a year ago," Jeff Larimore said. "He's an amazing, intelligent individual, and very spiritual. A very well-rounded man."

Like the rest of the world, Jeff Larimore found out about Tressel's resignation on Memorial Day, when the coach's job succumbed to allegations that he covered up a scandal in which players traded gear for tattoos, and received deals on cars, among other improper benefits, against NCAA rules.

Tressel, Larimore said, told all the players still in Columbus, before going public with his announcement.

But Jeff Larimore, who was the president of the parents association when Dexter was a junior, said he and the other parents still support Tressel.

"The parents, as a group, stand behind Coach Tressel in full support," Larimore said. "He's been a true leader for our kids in pretty much every phase of life, and it's been a great experience having Dexter at Ohio State.

"It's unfortunate that it had to unravel like this because of the actions of a few kids who thought they were privileged to accept some extra benefits. All of us were pretty much in shock the way it went down."

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http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/football/college/article_0281970f-a3fd-5539-a0ae-f75dcf260793.html

 

[CleveBucks]

Twitter is saying Dex to New Orleans

 

[TDunk]

Twitter is saying Dex to New Orleans

Heard the same. Good luck Dex.

 

[Buckskin86]

New Orleans Saints pick up Ohio State DT as mad, undrafted free agent scramble continues
Published: Monday, July 25, 2011
By James Varney, The Times-Picayune

Continuing to push the undrafted free agent pedal to the metal, the Saints made Ohio State defensive tackle Dexter Larimore the second such addition to their roster Monday night.

Larimore first drifted on to the radar of NFL scouts when he notched 20 tackles in the Buckeyes 2010 Rose Bowl victory over Oregon, butdespite being a four-year contributor in Columbus he was not invited to the NFL Combine.

Consequently, his biggest splash came at Ohio State's Pro Day last spring. There the 6-feet-3, 319, lineman hoisted the 225 pounds an eye-popping 32 times in the bench press, and then added a 5.18 40-yard dash along with a 29 1/2" vertical leap and an 8' 04" broad jump. Afterward, Gil Brandt of NFL.com declared Larimore might have just put himself into the fourth round with that performance. Most scouts listed Larimore as No. 32 out of 150 defensive tackles in the draft.

http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2011/07/new_orleans_saints_pick_up_ohi.html

 

[Buckskin86]

New Orleans Saints get their man in Merrillville's Larimore
By Al Hamnik
Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Defensive lineman Dexter Larimore was part of some pretty fierce pass rushes at Ohio State.

But the undrafted free agent from Merrillville seldom, if ever, experienced the chaos he's gone through since signing a contract with the New Orleans Saints on Monday night.

"It's been real crazy," Larimore said Tuesday. "I didn't know if this (lockout) was gonna end or not. And then all of a sudden, you get a call and you're packing up all your stuff.

"I knew there were teams out there that were interested. I just kept the faith that once the lockout ended, I'd be on a team and get back to football."

Larimore was a four-year starter for the Buckeyes. He first caught the Saints' attention with his 20-tackle effort in the Buckeyes' 2010 Rose Bowl victory against Oregon.

Despite being a solid contributor at talent-rich OSU, the 6-foot-3, 319-pound nose tackle was not invited to the NFL Combine in Indianapolis.

He did raise plenty of eyebrows last spring at Ohio State's Pro Day, where he bench pressed 225 pounds 32 times. Larimore then topped that with a 5.18-second 40-yard dash, a 29 1/2-inch vertical leap and a broad jump of 8 feet, 4 inches.

"I had a real good feeling that (New Orleans) wanted me," he said. "They called me as soon as the lockout was lifted. It's a good situation as far as how many defensive tackles they have."

"I have a real good feeling this could be a very good fit for me and their organization."

Said Larimore's father, Jeff: "I'm pretty pumped up right now. We've spent a little time in New Orleans in the last couple of years and really liked it (last) January with the Sugar Bowl."

For Big Dex, as they call him, hooking up with the Saints softens the blow of not being drafted.

You're talking seven rounds, 254 picks.

"Yeah, obviously it is motivation to continually get better," Larimore said. "The bottom line is, you can only play as hard as you can and do as much as you can.

"That's what I've always done and will continue to do at the next level and hopefully it works out for me."

Prior to the draft, many scouts listed him No. 32 of the top 150 defensive tackles.

"I'm a guy with the attitude of not stopping, of giving all you've got, and going after everything all out," Larimore said.

"I've always played with a lot of heart. I may not have been the biggest guy or the fastest guy, but usually I find a way to get the job done."

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[Buckskin86]

Placed on waivers: WR Montez Billings; DT Dexter Larimore; TE Tyler Lorenzen; LB Dwight Roberson.

http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2011/09/new_orleans_saints_put_chris_i.html