PRO: Athletic linebacker emerged as a valuable reserve and key special teams contributor in first season with the Silver and Black…Saw first NFL action last year since playing four years with Arizona (2005-07) and Cincinnati (2008)…Has played in 74 career games with seven starts…Career totals included 84 tackles (62 solo), four sacks, two forced fumbles and one pass defensed…
PRO: Athletic linebacker emerged as a valuable reserve and key special teams contributor in first season with the Silver and Black…Saw first NFL action last year since playing four years with Arizona (2005-07) and Cincinnati (2008)…Has played in 74 career games with seven starts…Career totals included 84 tackles (62 solo), four sacks, two forced fumbles and one pass defensed…
2011: Played in all 16 games with one start in first season with the Raiders…Led team with nine special teams tackles…Recorded 20 total tackles (15)…(9/12) @ DEN: Made Raiders debut on “Monday Night Football”…(9/18) @ BUF: Credited with a special teams tackle…(10/2) vs. NE: Posted a stop on special teams…(10/16) vs. CLE: Posted two special teams tackles…(10/23) vs. KC: Saw significant action at LB in a reserve role...Established a career high with six tackles (three)…(11/6) vs. DEN: Made first career start at MLB…Recorded five tackles (three) including one tackle for loss…(11/10) @ SD: Had one special teams tackle…(11/20) @ MIN: Credited with a special teams stop…(11/27) vs. CHI: Posted a tackle on special teams…(12/24) @ KC: Recorded a solo stop on special teams…(1/1/12) vs. SD: Made one tackle on special teams…
2010: Played with the Florida Tuskers in the United Football League (UFL)…
2009: In training camp with the Cincinnati Bengals…
2008: Played in 12 games with four starts with Cincinnati…Made one start at LB and three at DE…Recorded 20 tackles (10)…(9/14) vs. TEN: Started at LB…Recorded three tackles (two)…(12/7) @ IND: Started at DE…Registered a career-high five tackles (four)…
2007: Played in all 16 games in final season with Arizona…Recorded career-highs with 21 tackles (17) and three sacks…(9/16) vs. SEA: Forced a fumble…(10/7) vs. STL: Recorded a season-high four solo tackles…(11/11) vs. DET: Notched first career sack…Totaled two tackles (one)…(11/18) @ CIN: Posted a sack in second straight game…(12/2) vs. CLE: Registered third sack of the season…(12/30) vs. STL: Matched a season high with four tackles (two)…
2006: Played in 16 games with one start…Logged 11 total tackles…Recorded a pass defensed…(9/10) vs. SF: Recorded three solo tackles in season-opener…(10/22) @ OAK: Credited with first career pass defensed…(10/29) @ GB: Posted a season-high four solo tackles…
2005: Saw action in 14 games with one start as a rookie…(9/11) @ NYG: Made NFL debut…Recorded one tackle…(11/20) @ STL: Made first career start…Recorded four solo tackles including first career sack…Also credited with a forced fumble…Selected by the Cardinals in the third round (95th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft.
COLLEGE: Played three seasons at Virginia…Saw action in 39 games with 38 starts…Led the Atlantic Coast Conference in sacks (11) as a junior and was named second team All-ACC…Named Freshman Defensive Player of the Year in 2001 by College Football News…General Studies major.
PERSONAL: Attended Heritage (Newport News, Va.) High School…Logged 29 sacks as a senior, leading team to a 14-0 record and a state championship.
