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Position: | Safety | ||||||
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Born: | St. Louis, Missouri , U.S. | September 28, 1964||||||
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High school: | Conway (Arkansas) | ||||||
College: | Arkansas | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1986 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53 | ||||||
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Gregory Cephus Lasker (born September 28, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for 3 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
Lasker was born in St. Louis, Missouri and played scholastically at Conway High School in Arkansas. [1] He played collegiately at Arkansas, [1] [2] where he earned third-team All-American honors as a senior. [3] He was named to the Arkansas 1980–1989 All-Decade Team. [4]
Lasker was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 1986 NFL Draft. [5] He was with the Giants for the 1986 and 1987 seasons, earning a Super Bowl ring as a rookie (Super Bowl XXI). [6] He was released midway through the 1988 season, and had a "cup of coffee" with the Chicago Bears and Phoenix Cardinals. [7]
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Safety Greg Lasker, waived twice by the Giants and once by Chicago, hopes he has found a home in the valley.