Georgia linebacker Leonard Floyd: 'I'm gone'
If Georgia linebacker Leonard Floyd was unsure about whether he would leave school early to declare for the NFL Draft, the school helped him reach a decision on Sunday.
After the school announced it was moving on from longtime head coach Mark Richt, Floyd told reporters he was following Richt out the door.
From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Leonard Floyd may have been turning pro anyway, but the news on Sunday hastened his departure.
Floyd, a junior outside linebacker and NFL prospect, was in a car leaving the athletic building’s parking lot on Sunday night when he yelled this out:
“I’m gone too, by the way!”
Floyd, a junior, then took to Twitter to share the same sentiment: he’s leaving Athens.
I'm leaving
— L8F4➰➰ (@Floyd_XXXking) November 30, 2015
Coach Richt probably was the only one that could of convinced me to stay just a sad day for me as a Dawg
— L8F4➰➰ (@Floyd_XXXking) November 30, 2015
Floyd led the Bulldogs with 10.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks this season and was second in total tackles with 68.
The 6-foot-4, 231-pound Floyd also totaled 55 tackles, six sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss in 2014 and 55 tackles, 6.5 sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss in 2013.
Georgia finished the regular season at 9-3 following Saturday’s 13-7 win over Georgia Tech.
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