Selected by Green Bay Packers in second round (60th overall) of 2008 NFL Draft, April 26, 2008…Signed first contract, July 28, 2008…Placed on reserve/injured (knee), Dec. 5, 2008…Placed on reserve/injured (knee), Sept. 5, 2009…Signed by Oakland Raiders as unrestricted free agent, March 27, 2012.
Selected by Green Bay Packers in second round (60th overall) of 2008 NFL Draft, April 26, 2008…Signed first contract, July 28, 2008…Placed on reserve/injured (knee), Dec. 5, 2008…Placed on reserve/injured (knee), Sept. 5, 2009…Signed by Oakland Raiders as unrestricted free agent, March 27, 2012.
CAREER: Special-teams standout and key reserve in secondary on successful Packers teams, joined Raiders after four seasons in Green Bay…Has played in 32 career games with one start…Career totals include 21 tackles (19 solo) and one pass defensed.
2011: Played in 16 games…Tied for team lead with 12 special-teams tackles…Recorded 10 tackles (nine solo) on defense…(11/14) vs. MIN: Credited with two solo tackles…(12/25) vs. CHI: Matched a season high with two solo stops…Postseason: (1/15/12) vs. NYG: Saw action on special teams in NFC Divisional playoff.
2010: Played in 11 games with one start…Posted nine tackles (eight solo) and returned 13 kickoffs for 265 yards (20.4 avg.)…(10/10) at WAS: Made first career start, at cornerback, and posted a career-high five tackles (four solo)…Also returned two kickoffs for 33 yards…(10/17) vs. MIA: Totaled two solo tackles…Returned four kickoffs for 81 yards (20.3 avg.)…(10/24) vs. MIN: Returned five kickoffs for 104 yards (20.8 avg.)…Had a career-long 30-yard return…Postseason: (1/9/11) at PHI: Posted two solo tackles in NFC Wild Card game…(1/15/11) at ATL: Saw action in NFC Divisional Playoff…(1/23/11) at CHI: Inactive due to hip injury for NFC Championship…(2/6/11) vs. PIT: Posted one tackle in Super Bowl XLV…Saw extensive action on special teams and 20 plays on defense, filling a major second-half void created by injuries to Charles Woodson and Sam Shields, in 31-25 victory…Returned two kickoffs for 44 yards.
2009: Missed season due to knee injury suffered in final preseason game…Placed on injured reserve on 9/5.
2008: Saw action in five games as a rookie…(9/28) at TB: Made NFL debut…(10/5) vs. ATL: Posted two solo tackles…Credited with first career pass defensed.
COLLEGE: Played in 49 career games with 22 starts at Auburn, helping Tigers to three wins in four straight bowls…Recorded 103 tackles and 23 passes defensed, including five interceptions, with two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery…Posted at least one tackle in each of the final 20 games of collegiate career…Also had 12 kick returns for 299 yards (24.9 avg.) …Played in 2008 Senior Bowl…Started all 13 games as a senior, earning second-team All-SEC honors from AP and Rivals.com…Led the team in passes defensed (12) and tied for the team lead with a career-high four interceptions …Returned 11 kickoffs for 284 yards (25.8 avg.)…Posted interceptions in back-to-back contests, the first LSU player to do so since 2004, at LSU and vs. Ole Miss …Played in all 13 games with four starts as a junior…Recorded 25 tackles and seven passes defensed…Returned one kickoff for 15 yards in Cotton Bowl against Nebraska…As a sophomore, saw action in 11 games, starting first five games of the season…In Georgia Tech game, made first career start …Played in 12 games as a redshirt freshman, finishing with 14 tackles, one for loss, and one pass defensed…Played in Sugar Bowl against Virginia Tech…Majored in criminology.
PERSONAL: Attended Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, Fla. …Started two seasons at safety…Finished senior season with 70 tackles, three interceptions, five passes defensed, two fumble recoveries and two blocked kicks…Returned one interception 75 yards for a touchdown, and also returned 14 kickoffs for 256 yards, including an 85-yard TD…Also competed in track, winning the state title in the long jump, and basketball, in which he earned three letters.
