PRO: Veteran defensive end and former first round draft pick was a valuable contributor…Has played in 53 league games with two starts over five seasons with the Denver Broncos and Raiders…Career totals include 48 tackles (34 solo), six sacks for 40.5 yards in losses, two passes defensed and one forced fumble…
PRO: Veteran defensive end and former first round draft pick was a valuable contributor…Has played in 53 league games with two starts over five seasons with the Denver Broncos and Raiders…Career totals include 48 tackles (34 solo), six sacks for 40.5 yards in losses, two passes defensed and one forced fumble…
2011: Saw action in 14 games with one start in first full season with the Silver and Black…Established a career high with 16 tackles (11 solo)…Added 1.5 sacks for 14.5 yards in losses and one pass defensed…(9/25) vs. NYJ: Made second career start at DE…Totaled 1.5 sacks for 14.5 yards in losses…Added a pass defensed…(10/9) @ HOU: Recorded four tackles (three)…(10/23) vs. KC: Posted two solo tackles…(12/11) @ GB: Recorded one solo stop…(1/1/12) vs. SD: Credited with two solo tackles…
2010: Saw action in 14 games with the Broncos (nine) and Raiders (five)…Posted eight total tackles (four) and one sack…Signed by Raiders on 11/24…(9/19) vs. SEA: Notched two tackles (one)…Had a tackle for loss…(10/10) @ BAL: Posted a special teams tackle…(11/14) vs. KC: Recorded two solo stops…(12/5) @ SD: Made Raiders debut, seeing action on special teams and at DE...(1/2/11) @ KC: Assisted on three tackles…Recorded a sack, dropping QB for a loss of six yards…
2009: Played in seven games…(11/22) vs. SD: Recorded first career pass defensed…
2008: Played in 12 games…Recorded 12 tackles (10) and 2.5 sacks for losses totaling 13 yards…(10/20) @ NE: Recorded three tackles (one)…Credited with a half-sack on “Monday Night Football”…(11/2) vs. MIA: Tied career high with four solo tackles and established career best with two sacks for losses totaling nine yards…
2007: Saw action in six games with one start as a rookie before being placed on Injured Reserve on 11/6…(9/9) @ BUF: Made NFL debut…Posted four tackles (three)…(9/16) vs. OAK: Recorded first career sack for a seven-yard loss…Had two solo tackles…Added a forced fumble…(9/23) vs. JAX: Recorded three tackles (two)…(9/30) @ IND: Made first career start at DT…Selected by the Broncos in the first round (17th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft.
COLLEGE: Played 26 career games with 13 starts at Florida…Totaled 87 tackles (64 solo), 15 sacks (114 yds.), six pass breakups, five forced fumbles and one fumble recovery...Started all 13 games played as a junior, totaling 7.5 sacks (60 yds.) and 56 tackles (42) for a Florida team that won the Southeastern Conference Championship Game and the BCS National Championship Game...Posted two sacks and one forced fumble in the Gators’ national championship win against Ohio State...Received SEC Player of the Week accolades in consecutive weeks for his defensive efforts against Vanderbilt and his work on special teams (two blocked kicks) against South Carolina as a junior...Named Florida’s Most Outstanding Defensive Lineman following his junior campaign...Led the Gators with 7.5 sacks (54 yds.) as a sophomore…Sociology major.
PERSONAL: A Parade All-American and a USA Today first-team All-American as a senior at Ryan (Denton, Texas) High School...Ranked as the top strongside defensive end in the nation, the No. 25 overall prospect in the nation and the No. 1 defensive player in Texas by Rivals.com... Received SuperPrep All-America honors as a senior and was named to its Elite 50 Team...Helped team to three consecutive Class 4A state championship games, winning titles as a junior and senior on teams that had combined for a 30-1 record...Registered 81 tackles (29 for losses) and 12 sacks as a senior despite missing seven games due to a pelvic injury...Had 122 tackles (52 for losses) and 28 sacks as a junior to help Ryan post the first perfect record (15-0) in school history.
