Signed by Green Bay as a non-drafted free agent on May 7, 2012…Played in 44 games with 14 starts over a four-year career with the Gophers…Caught 51 passes for 706 yards (13.8 avg.) and three TDs during his career…Appeared in 12 games with three starts as a senior and caught 11 passes for 168 yards (15.3 avg.)…Contributed two receptions for 30 yards (15.0 avg.) at Southern California (Sept. 3)…Tallied two catches for a season-high 55 yards (27.5 avg.) in a victory vs. Miami (Ohio) (Sept. 17)…Recorded two catches for 41 yards (20.5 avg.) and a touchdown vs. North Dakota State (Sept. 24)…Posted a 19-yard reception at Purdue (Oct. 8)…Appeared in 12 games with 11 starts as a junior…Set career highs in catches (39), receiving yards (526) and receiving TDs (two)…Hauled in seven passes for 94 yards (13.4 avg.), including a career-long 44-yard reception, vs. Northern Illinois (Sept. 25)…Caught the first two TDs of his career in a three-reception, 75-yard (25.0 avg.) effort vs. Northwestern (Oct. 2)…Tallied four receptions for 78 yards (19.5 avg.) at Wisconsin (Oct. 9)…Contributed five receptions for 42 yards (8.4 avg.) at Purdue (Oct. 16)…Recorded four catches for 59 yards (14.8 avg.) and also gained 9 yards on a fake punt at Michigan State (Nov. 6)…Hauled in three passes for 38 yards (12.7 avg.) in a win at Illinois (Nov. 13)…Appeared in eight games as a sophomore…Had an 8-yard rush on a tight-end reverse vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 3)…Recorded one catch for 12 yards in the Insight Bowl vs. Iowa State (Dec. 31)…Appeared in 12 games as a true freshman, seeing time primarily on special teams…Majored in youth studies…Started three years at Lamar (Texas) High and also played a year of basketball and track…Earned second-team all-state honors from Prep Ticket in 2007 after tallying 11 receptions for 233 yards (21.2 avg.) and five TDs…Helped lead Lamar to the district 20-5A title as a senior…Caught 27 passes for 427 yards (15.8 avg.) and three TDs as a junior…College teammate of Packers non-drafted free-agent signee Du’ane Bennett…Volunteered at the Brian Coyle Center for youths in Minneapolis…Coached the JV football team at De La Salle High in Minneapolis…Enjoys freestyle rapping in his spare time…Biggest influence is his cousin, Jonas Buckles, who played safety at North Texas, because seeing him play college football gave him the confidence to do the same…Lists his favorite television shows as The Game and First Take…Enjoys the movie Contraband, musical artist Drake and book Curious George…Single, lives in Houston…Given name Eric Keith Lair; nickname is “E-Lair”…Born in Houston.
Signed by Green Bay as a non-drafted free agent on May 7, 2012…Played in 44 games with 14 starts over a four-year career with the Gophers…Caught 51 passes for 706 yards (13.8 avg.) and three TDs during his career…Appeared in 12 games with three starts as a senior and caught 11 passes for 168 yards (15.3 avg.)…Contributed two receptions for 30 yards (15.0 avg.) at Southern California (Sept. 3)…Tallied two catches for a season-high 55 yards (27.5 avg.) in a victory vs. Miami (Ohio) (Sept. 17)…Recorded two catches for 41 yards (20.5 avg.) and a touchdown vs. North Dakota State (Sept. 24)…Posted a 19-yard reception at Purdue (Oct. 8)…Appeared in 12 games with 11 starts as a junior…Set career highs in catches (39), receiving yards (526) and receiving TDs (two)…Hauled in seven passes for 94 yards (13.4 avg.), including a career-long 44-yard reception, vs. Northern Illinois (Sept. 25)…Caught the first two TDs of his career in a three-reception, 75-yard (25.0 avg.) effort vs. Northwestern (Oct. 2)…Tallied four receptions for 78 yards (19.5 avg.) at Wisconsin (Oct. 9)…Contributed five receptions for 42 yards (8.4 avg.) at Purdue (Oct. 16)…Recorded four catches for 59 yards (14.8 avg.) and also gained 9 yards on a fake punt at Michigan State (Nov. 6)…Hauled in three passes for 38 yards (12.7 avg.) in a win at Illinois (Nov. 13)…Appeared in eight games as a sophomore…Had an 8-yard rush on a tight-end reverse vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 3)…Recorded one catch for 12 yards in the Insight Bowl vs. Iowa State (Dec. 31)…Appeared in 12 games as a true freshman, seeing time primarily on special teams…Majored in youth studies…Started three years at Lamar (Texas) High and also played a year of basketball and track…Earned second-team all-state honors from Prep Ticket in 2007 after tallying 11 receptions for 233 yards (21.2 avg.) and five TDs…Helped lead Lamar to the district 20-5A title as a senior…Caught 27 passes for 427 yards (15.8 avg.) and three TDs as a junior…College teammate of Packers non-drafted free-agent signee Du’ane Bennett…Volunteered at the Brian Coyle Center for youths in Minneapolis…Coached the JV football team at De La Salle High in Minneapolis…Enjoys freestyle rapping in his spare time…Biggest influence is his cousin, Jonas Buckles, who played safety at North Texas, because seeing him play college football gave him the confidence to do the same…Lists his favorite television shows as The Game and First Take…Enjoys the movie Contraband, musical artist Drake and book Curious George…Single, lives in Houston…Given name Eric Keith Lair; nickname is “E-Lair”…Born in Houston.
