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LaPorta Cleared for Camp; Pro Bowl Honors
Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta has been fully cleared for training camp after back surgery, with plans to participate fully and serve as a key pass-catching cog this season. He finished 2025 with 40 receptions for 489 yards and three touchdowns in nine games and is entering the final year of his rookie contract as he heads toward free agency.
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About Sam LaPorta
Samuel Joseph LaPorta is an American professional football tight end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes with whom he was named the Big Ten Tight End of the Year in 2022.
Everything about Sam LaPorta →- Occupation
- American football player
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- January 12, 2001