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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1974-01-31)January 31, 1974 (age 51) Sharon, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Farrell (PA) | ||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1995: 3rd round, 77th pick | ||||||||
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Lorenzo Cavelle Styles (born January 31, 1974) is an American former professionalfootball player who was alinebacker for six seasons with theAtlanta Falcons andSt. Louis Rams of theNational Football League (NFL). He spent half a season as the head coach of theMarion Blue Racers. His sons are Lorenzo, Sonny, and Spencer Helms.
As a prep star at Farrell High School inFarrell, Pennsylvania from 1990 and 1991, Styles was inducted into theMercer County Hall of Fame. He also attendedIndependence High School inColumbus, Ohio
Styles played three seasons at linebacker forOhio State. He forsook his senior season as a Buckeye to enter the1995 NFL draft.
Styles was selected in the third round of the 1995 NFL Draft by theAtlanta Falcons.[1] He played for two seasons with the Falcons as linebacker and onspecial teams.
Styles was traded to theSt. Louis Rams in 1996, where he would play the final four seasons of his NFL career as a linebacker and special teams player. Styles was a member of the Rams team that wonSuper Bowl XXXIV.
In 2009 and 2010, Styles was the linebackers' coach for theOhio Dominican University Panthers.[2]
In 2010, Styles was named the defensive line coach for theMarion Mayhem, anindoor football team in theContinental Indoor Football League. There he worked with league sack record holder,Thomas McKenzie. The Mayhem lacked financial stability and were unable to finish the season. McKenzie went on to play for theFort Wayne FireHawks, and was named 1st Team All-CIFL.
In 2011, Styles became the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach for theDayton Silverbacks, also of the CIFL. The Silverbacks went on to the playoffs as the 3rd best team in the league.Chris Respress won the Defensive Player of the Year after playing under Styles.[3]
On August 17, 2011, Styles was named theHead Coach for theMarion Blue Racers for the 2012 season. He led the Blue Racers into their first year as a member of theUnited Indoor Football League.[4]
In 2012, Styles became outside linebacker coach for thePickerington Central Tigers, ahigh school football team in theOCC (Ohio Capital Conference), and was on staff as the Tigers won Division I state championships in 2017[5] and 2019.[6] In the 2019 state championship game, Styles' son Lorenzo Jr., who later signed with Notre Dame, caught the game-winning touchdown pass.[6]