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PRO: With inconsistent deep snaps through the first three games of 2005, the Dallas Cowboys signed Louis-Philippe Ladouceur (pronounced LA-doo-sahr) to help cure the special teams snapping woes. He stepped into the line-up and provided Dallas an immediate upgrade the final 13 weeks of the season. Ladouceur originally signed with the New Orleans Saints as a rookie free agent following the 2005 NFL Draft.
2005: Ladouceur made his NFL debut at Oakland (10/2) and provided clean snaps on five punts and two field goals. He continued to snap cleanly after arriving with the club in late September and finished the season with clean snaps on 70 punts, 25 field goals and 28 PATs. He finished the preseason with the Saints seeing limited time at defensive end and as the team's long snapper. He posted two tackles, one sack, a forced fumble and a special teams tackle but was released at the end of camp.
COLLEGE: As a senior, Ladouceur saw time in all 12 games as Cal's deep snapper and was a key piece to the Bears special teams units that did not allow a kick to be blocked for the second consecutive season. In 12 games as a junior, Ladouceur was the team's deep snapper. His work helped allow the Bears special teams units to not allow a kick or punt to be blocked. Ladouceur played in just two games for Cal as a sophomore, but did not record any statistics. As a redshirt freshman, Ladouceur appeared in three games for the Bears.
PERSONAL: Ladouceur was born in Montreal, Canada and played at Notre Dame High School and John Abbott College in Pointe-Claire, Montreal, Canada. The defensive lineman had 48 tackles, seven sacks, three blocked field goals, one blocked punt and a fumble recovery he returned 35 yards for a touchdown as a senior. He earned his bachelor's degree in earth and planetary science and his masters in education from Cal. Ladouceur also speaks fluent French. As a rookie last year, he was a member of the Cowboys 2005 Rookie Club - a program designed to introduce rookie team members to community service in the Dallas area which included work with The Salvation Army, Children's Medical Center Dallas and Meals on Wheels. | 