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Since he will not graduate from Auburn until May, it has been decided that Tigers defensive end Carl Lawson will not be eligible for the Senior Bowl on Jan. 28.
Senior Bowl Executive Director Phil Savage released a statement on the unfortunate news Thursday morning, two days after Lawson accepted the invitation to participate:
Statement from Executive Director @SeniorBowlPhil Savage on status of @FootballAU DE Carl Lawson, who accepted an invitation on Tuesday: pic.twitter.com/Rfzj5TwhDf
— Reese's Senior Bowl (@seniorbowl) January 12, 2017
The Senior Bowl does not accept any players who have not already graduated.
Lawson finished with 30 tackles (14 for loss) and 9.5 sacks as a junior in 2016. A former five-star prospect, he’s expected to be selected somewhere between the first and second round of the upcoming NFL draft.
Tyler Waddell is a member of the Saturday Down South news team. He brings over five years of professional journalism experience and is closing in on a Bachelor's in sports management. Follow him on Twitter (@Tyler_Waddell).
