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Career receptions, 241
Career receiving yards, 3,360
Single season touchdowns, 10 (2017)
Consecutive games with a reception, 48
Consecutive 100-yard receiving games, 4
100-yard receiving games, 12

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Lazard received an invitation to take part in the 2018 Senior Bowl.[46]

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Lazard signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2018.[49] He was waived on September 1, 2018, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[50][51]

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On December 18, 2018, Lazard was signed by the Green Bay Packers off the Jaguars' practice squad.[52]

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Lazard was waived on August 31, 2019, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on September 4, 2019.[53] Lazard recorded his first professional touchdown, a 35-yard reception from Aaron Rodgers, during a Week 6 win over the Detroit Lions on October 14, 2019.[54] He had a breakout performance on December 1, 2019, in a 31–13 Week 13 victory over the New York Giants, posting three catches for 103 yards and a touchdown.[55] Overall, Lazard finished the 2019 season with 35 receptions for 477 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns, while also adding one rushing attempt for 21 yards.[56]

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On March 17, 2020, the Packers tendered Lazard as an exclusive-rights free agent.[57] He signed the one-year tender on April 27, 2020.[58] In the season-opener against the Minnesota Vikings, Lazard caught four passes for 63 yards and his first touchdown of the season during the 43–34 road victory.[59] During Sunday Night Football against the New Orleans Saints in Week 3, Lazard finished with six receptions for 146 yards and a touchdown in the 37–30 road victory.[60] He was placed on injured reserve on October 3, 2020, after undergoing core muscle surgery.[61] Lazard was activated on November 17, 2020.[62] In Week 12, in his second game off of injured reserve, Lazard caught his third touchdown of the season in a 41–25 victory over the Chicago Bears, along with 23 receiving yards. Lazard finished the season with 33 receptions for 451 yards and three touchdowns, nearly matching his previous year total despite playing in six fewer games.[63]

In the Divisional Round of the playoffs against the Los Angeles Rams, Lazard recorded four catches for 96 yards, including a 58-yard touchdown, during the 32–18 win.[64] In the NFC Championship against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Lazard recorded three catches for 62 yards during the 31–26 loss.[65]

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On July 28, 2021, Lazard signed his exclusive rights tender, keeping him in Green Bay for the 2021 season.[66] Lazard's season started off slowly, having 15 catches for 184 yards through the first eight games of the season. On October 26, ahead of the Packers' Week 9 game against the Arizona Cardinals, fellow wide receiver Davante Adams tested positive for COVID-19. Lazard, who was unvaccinated, was placed on the COVID-19/Reserve list due to being a close contact.[67] He was activated off the COVID-19/Reserve list on November 1, 2021.[68] Lazard was fined $14,650 for violating NFL COVID-19 protocols along with quarterback Aaron Rodgers.[69]

Lazard was the recipient of backup quarterback Jordan Love's first NFL touchdown in a Week 9 13–7 road loss to the Kansas City Chiefs[70] Lazard picked up the pace through the second half of the season. In Week 14, Lazard had six receptions for 75 yards and a touchdown in a 45–30 win over the Bears. In Week 16, in a Christmas Day showdown with the Cleveland Browns, Lazard caught Rodgers' 443rd career touchdown pass with the Packers, breaking the previous record of 442, held by Brett Favre.[71] The following week, he caught all six of his targets for 72 yards and a touchdown as the Packers won 37–10 against the Vikings to clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. In the regular-season finale, Lazard played just one half as the Packers rested their starters in the second half against the Detroit Lions; despite that, Lazard matched a season-high 75 receiving yards and notched a career-high two touchdowns in a single game as the Packers lost on the road by a score of 37–30.[72]

Lazard finished the 2021 season with 40 receptions for 513 yards and eight touchdowns, all career highs. His five touchdowns over the final five weeks of the season were tied for second most in the NFL over that time span, second only to teammate Davante Adams.[73][74][75]

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On March 15, 2022, the Packers placed a second-round restricted free agent tender on Lazard.[76] It was signed on June 13, 2022.[77] In Week 4, against the New England Patriots, Lazard had six receptions for 116 receiving yards in the 27–24 overtime victory.[78] In the 2022 season, Lazard appeared in and started 15 games. He finished with 60 receptions for 788 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns.[79]

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On March 17, 2023, Lazard signed a four-year, $44 million contract with the New York Jets, preceding Rodgers' trade to New York from the Packers.[80] In 14 games in the 2023 season, he finished with 23 receptions for 311 yards and one touchdown,[81] playing without Rodgers under center for the vast majority of the season as the latter suffered a season-ending Achilles injury in week 1.[82] With his signing seen by many as an "appeasement" move to get Rodgers to agree to the trade, Lazard was deactivated when Rodgers was ruled out the last two games of the season.[83] He finished the 2023 season with 23 receptions for 311 yards and a touchdown.[84]

The following season, Lazard caught Rodgers' first touchdown pass as a Jet during week 1. Despite dropping a crucial pass during the game's opening drive, Lazard finished with two touchdowns during the 32–19 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.[85] In the first six games of 2024 alone, Lazard surpassed his total receptions and yards from the previous season and caught five touchdowns. On October 31, 2024, Lazard was placed on injured reserve due to a chest injury.[86] He was activated on December 7.[87] He finished the 2024 season with 37 receptions for 530 yards and six touchdowns.[88]