NFL CAREER – Forrest Lamp enters his fifth NFL season and second with the Saints in 2022.  Originally selected by the L.A. Chargers in the second round (38th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft, Lamp has appeared in 26 career games with 18 starts at left guard for the Chargers. The Venice, Fla. native spent the 2021 off-season with Buffalo before signing to the Saints practice squad midway on Oct. 19 and appeared in the team's Week 17 win over division rival Carolina. Lamp will look to compete for roster spot in training camp.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Re-signed by the Saints to a one-year contract, 4/1/22; Released from the practice squad, 1/17/22; Signed by New Orleans to the practice squad, 10/19/21; Released by Buffalo, 8/26/21; Signed by the Buffalo Bills to a one–year contract, 3/17/21; Selected by the L.A. Chargers in the second round (38th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.
2021 – Appeared in one game for the Saints in 2021, participating in the team's Week 17 win over division rival Carolina. 2020 – Opened all 16 regular season games at left guard… Blocked for an offense that saw QB Justin Herbert win NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and set NFL rookie records for passing touchdowns (31), total touchdowns (36), pass completions (396), most 300-yard passing games (8) and most three-plus passing touchdown outings (6)…One of two offensive linemen to not miss a single offensive snap the entire season. 2019 – Saw action on offense in seven games, starting two at left guard before being placed on injured reserve on with a season-ending leg injury on Oct. 23…Vs. Indianapolis, Sept. 8, played two snaps on offense…at Detroit, Sept. 15, participated on a pair of offensive plays…Vs. Houston, Sept. 22, saw time on three plays on offense…At Miami, Sept. 29, appeared on 17 offensive plays…Vs. Denver, Oct. 6, played 45 snaps on offense…Vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 13, made the first start of his career, opening the game at left guard. Played all 62 offensive snaps, protecting Philip Rivers to record his fourth 300-yard contest of the season…At Tennessee, Oct. 20, started at left guard before exiting with a leg injury. Blocked for Philip Rivers to throw for 329 yards, his fifth such performance of the season. Protected Rivers to pass Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger and New York Giants QB Eli Manning for No. 6 on the all-time passing yards list. 2018 – Appeared in two games…Dressed but did not play in four contests and was inactive for 10 others…Inactive for both postseason contests…at Cleveland, Oct. 14, made his NFL debut, appearing on seven offensive plays in the fourth quarter in the first action of his career…At Denver, Dec. 30, participated on 10 plays on offense. 2017 – Suffered a season-ending knee injury in training camp and was placed on injured reserve on Sept. 2.
COLLEGE – Played four seasons (2013-16) at Western Kentucky, redshirting in 2012 where he started 51 games…Won three consecutive bowl championships while adding back-to-back Conference USA titles…As a senior in 2016, was recognized as second-team All-America by USA Today, becoming the first Western Kentucky player to be recognized as All-America from USA Today in the Football Bowl Subdivision era…Third-team All-American by The Associated Press as a senior, the second-ever Big Red player in the FBS era to be named All-America by AP…Named a Pro Football Focus All-American and first-team All-Conference USA in back-to-back seasons (2015-16)…As a senior in 2016, allowed just four pressures over 558 pass attempts…Did not allow a sack in either of his junior or senior seasons…Earned a degree with a double-major in business management and business informatics, while also minoring in finance
PERSONAL – Given name Forrest Noah Lamp…Born in Venice, Fla...In the 2020 offseason, participated in 'All Black Lives Matter' marches calling for police reform with teammates…Earned first-team All-State and first-team All-Area accolades following his senior season at Venice (Fla.) High…Played on the offensive and defensive lines his last two years, helping Venice achieve a 17-6 mark over those two seasons…Was a member of the South Team in the FACA North-South All-Star Game in 2011…Lettered in basketball, football and weightlifting…Partnered with Waymakers, a Laguna Beach non-profit, as part of the NFL's My Cause, My Cleats initiative to promote the foundation's efforts in substance abuse and alcoholism awareness. Waymakers has many programs — including battling substance abuse, providing resources for children with mental health issues and assisting youth that have unstable housing. The foundation also has a youth shelter program which aims to prevent homelessness and divert at-risk youth from entering the juvenile justice system while preventing school dropouts. Lamp wore his cleats when he dressed for the Week 14 win in 2018 against Cincinnati
