Lamont Rockarius Gaillard (born February 8, 1996) is an American professional

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for the

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of the United Football League (UFL). He played

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, and was selected by the

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in the sixth round of the

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Early life

Gaillard was born and grew up in

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, and attended Pine Forest High School. He played

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for the Trojans and was named first-team All-Mid-South 4-A Conference as a junior after making 100 tackles with four sacks. He was rated a four-star prospect by most recruiting services and committed to play

going into his senior year. As a senior Gaillard participated in the 2014

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College career

Gaillard spent five total seasons as a member of the

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team, redshirting his true freshman season. He was moved from

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during his redshirt year and appeared in two games at right guard in his first season of play. He started all 13 of the Bulldogs games as a redshirt sophomore before moving to

before the 2017 season. He started every game for Georgia at center in each of his final two seasons. After the end of his redshirt senior season, Gaillard was invited to play in the

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Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

Gaillard was selected by the

in the sixth round (179th overall) in the

. The Cardinals acquired this selection from the

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in exchange for the rights to head coach

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. He signed a rookie contract with the team on May 9, 2019. Gaillard spent his rookie season on the 53-man roster but did not appear in any regular season games. Gaillard made his NFL debut on September 13, 2020 in the season opener against the

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when he took over at center following an injury to starter

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. Gaillard made his first career start the following week against the

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on September 20, 2020. He took a leave of absence from the Cardinals after the birth of his daughter, and the team received a roster exemption for him on December 21, 2020; he returned to the team on December 28. He was waived on July 21, 2021.

Cincinnati Bengals

On July 22, 2021, Lamont was claimed off waivers by the

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. He was waived on August 22, 2021. He re-signed with the team's

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on September 21, 2021. On February 15, 2022, Lamont signed a reserve/future contract. He was waived on August 30, 2022.

Miami Dolphins

On November 2, 2022, Gaillard was signed to the

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practice squad. He was released on December 20.

DC Defenders

On December 18, 2023, Gaillard was signed by the

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of the XFL. He was placed on Injured reserve on May 28, 2024. On April 1, 2025, Gaillard was released by the Defenders.

San Antonio Brahmas

On May 6, 2025, Gaillard was claimed by the

References

External links

Georgia Bulldogs bio
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