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Lawyer Milloy is a former safety out of Washington, selected by the New England Patriots with the 36th overall pick (round 2) in the 1996 NFL Draft. He played 234 regular-season games from 1996 to 2010. From 1999 on, he played for the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks. He was named to 4 Pro Bowls.
Draft Details
Lawyer Milloy Career Stats
- 4× Pro Bowl selection, 1× first-team All-Pro.
- Primary starter for 14 seasons.
- Ranks 4th in the 1996 draft class in solo tackles (1,033).
Career Totals
| Games | Solo Tkl | Sacks | Def INT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 234 | 1,033 | 21 | 25 |
Defense
| Season | Team | G | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | INT | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NE | 16 | 61 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | NE | 16 | 66 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 2001 | NE | 16 | 58 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | NE | 16 | 43 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2003 | BUF | 16 | 48 | 35 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2004 | BUF | 11 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 | BUF | 16 | 54 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | ATL | 16 | 59 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | ATL | 16 | 58 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | ATL | 15 | 55 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2009 | SEA | 12 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | SEA | 16 | 46 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Since 1999 | 182 | 591 | 306 | 11 | 17.5 | 21 | 14 | 61 | 9 |
G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.
Season-by-season detail is available from 1999 on; career totals above cover the full career.
Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026
Draft Class Context
Lawyer Milloy was the 1st of 3 Ss selected in the 1996 draft. The 36th overall pick has been used 59 times in draft history. Its most productive selection was Derek Carr in 2014, who played 170 games. Washington had 3 players drafted in 1996, among them Ernie Conwell and Leon Neal. Career statistics for him are not currently held in this database; coverage is thinner for earlier draft classes.
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