Happy Birthday to Jamari Lattimore!
Packers LB Jamari Lattimore celebrates his birthday on October 6th. See photos and facts from his career. Photos by Jim Biever and Matt Becker, Packers.com.
Lattimore has evolved into one of the club's core players on special teams, having played in 29 games from 2012-13 and posted 15 coverage tackles, two onside kick recoveries and a blocked punt over that span.
Lattimore appeared in a career-high 15 games in 2013 and posted the first defensive statistics of his career, finishing with 38 tackles (31 solo), two sacks and a forced fumble.
Lattimore has started in four of the Packers' first five games of the 2014 season, posting 28 total tackles over that span. Lattimore recorded his first career interception last week when the Packers hosted the Vikings.
Lattimore was born in Miami, Fla., and attended Middle Tennessee State University.
Lattimore was named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2010 after posting a career-high 68 tackles (15 for loss), 11½ sacks, two forced fumbles, two blocked kicks and a fumble recovery.
He finished No. 2 all-time in Middle Tennessee State school history with 20½ career sacks despite only playing three seasons, a mark that trailed only former Packers teammate Erik Walden's career total of 22½.
Lattimore enjoys playing video games, naming "Call of Duty" as his favorite.
He lists LeBron James as his favorite athlete, Family Guy as his favorite TV show and Transformers as his favorite movie. Lattimore also enjoys listening to Rick Ross, T.I. and Jay-Z.
