TRANSACTIONS: Selected by St. Louis Rams in the third round (81st overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft…Waived by Rams, Dec. 15, 2009…Claimed via waivers by Buffalo Bills, Dec. 17, 2009…Signed by Miami Dolphins as an unrestricted free agent, March 17, 2009…Signed by Bills as a free agent, Feb. 7, 2015…Released by Bills, May 21, 2018…Signed by Oakland Raiders as a free agent, May 28, 2019.
CAREER: Accomplished and durable veteran offensive lineman enters his first season with the Silver and Black after most recently spending three seasons (2015-17) with the Buffalo Bills…Also made stops with the Miami Dolphins (2010-13) and St. Louis Rams (2005-09) after being selected by the club in the third round (81st overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft…Four-time Pro Bowler who has started in all 150 appearances over his career…Was selected to the Pro Bowl in all three seasons with the Bills and made his first trip to the postseason in 2017 with the club…Earned his first Pro Bowl selection in 2012 with the Dolphins after starting in all 16 games for the second time in his career, while also being named as the co-winner of the Good Guy Award by the South Florida Chapter of the Pro Football Writers Association…Appeared in 44 games for the Rams after missing his rookie season due to injury.
2017 (with Buf.): Started all 16 games for the third consecutive year and helped lead the team to the sixth overall rushing attack in the league, tallying 2,017 yards on the ground while averaging 4.14 yards per carry…In the season finale, recorded his 150th career start en route to his third consecutive Pro Bowl selection with the Bills and fourth nod overall…Helped pave the way for RB LeSean McCoy to record his sixth 1,000-yard season...(9/10) vs. NYJ: Helped the offense tally 190 rushing yards, the second-highest total by the club on the season…Paved the way for a 110-yard performance by McCoy as he averaged five yards per carry on 22 rushing attempts…(10/1) at Atl.: Blocked for an offense that produced its second 100-yard rushing game of the season, as the team racked up 117 yards on 36 carries…(10/22) vs. TB: Helped the offense produce 173 rushing yards on 33 attempts, adding two rushing scores…(10/29) vs. Oak.: Blocked for an offense that racked up 166 rushing yards on 37 carries, adding two scores…Helped McCoy record his second-highest output of the season, totaling 156 yards on 32 carries (4.88 avg.), while adding one TD…(11/19) at LAC: Paved the way for 173 rushing yards on 22 carries (7.86 avg.), tying a season-high with two rushing TDs…Blocked for McCoy to earn his third 100-yard rushing performance of the season, as he tallied 114 yards and one score on just 13 rushing attempts (8.77 avg.)…(11/26) at KC: Helped the offense total its sixth 100-yard rushing performance of the season, tallying 104 yards on 37 carries…(12/3) vs. NE: Blocked for an offense that produced 183 rushing yards on 26 attempts (7.04 avg.)…(12/10) vs. Ind.: Helped the offensive line block for a season-best 227 rushing yards on 51 carries (4.45 avg.)…McCoy tallied a season-high 156 yards on 32 attempts (4.88 avg.), adding one score behind the maulers up front…(12/17) vs. Mia.: Helped the offense rush for 116 yards on 30 carries, the fifth consecutive contest that the team eclipsed the 100-yard barrier…(12/31) at Mia.: Helped the club record its 10th 100-yard rushing game of the season, as the offense tallied 126 yards on 32 attempts and added one TD…Postseason: (1/7/18) at Jac.: In his first postseason appearance of his career, blocked for an offense that totaled 130 rushing yards on 32 carries (4.06 avg.).
2016 (with Buf.): Started all 16 games for the second consecutive season as he also earned his second consecutive Pro Bowl honor with the team…Paved the way for a Bill’s rushing attack that led the league in rushing yards (2,630), rushing average per carry (5.35 avg.) and rushing TDs (29)…Helped RB LeSean McCoy finish fourth in the NFL with 13 rushing TDs and sixth in rushing yards (1,267)…RB Mike Gillislee also added eight TDs and led the league with a 5.71 rushing yards average, as McCoy’s average of 5.41 finished third…(9/11) at Bal.: Helped the offense record its first rushing TD of the season as McCoy tallied 58 yards on 16 rushing attempts and added one TD…(9/25) vs. Ari.: Paved the way for an offense that recorded one of its three 200-yard, three-TD performances of the season…The team finished with 208 yards on 32 carries (6.5 avg.)…McCoy tallied 17 carries for 110 yards and two scores, marking his first 100-yard day of the year…(10/2) at NE: Helped the offense record its second consecutive 100-yard performance of the season as the team ran for 134 yards on 32 carries (4.19 avg.)…(10/9) at LAR: Blocked for an offense that rushed for 193 yards on 27 carries (7.15 avg.) and one score…Assisted McCoy in his second 100-yard performance of the season…(10/16) vs. SF: Helped the offense rush for the fifth-highest total in franchise history, as they amassed 313 yards on 44 carries (7.11 avg.) and added a season-best four rushing TDs…Helped McCoy rush for over 100 yards for the second consecutive game, as he totaled 140 on 19 carries (7.37 avg.) and registered a season-high three scores…(10/30) vs. NE: Helped the offense rush for over 100 yards in five of its last six contests, totaling 167 yards on 26 carries (6.42 avg.) while adding three TDs…(11/7) at Sea.: Blocked for an offense that produced over 160 yards on the ground for the second contest in a row…The club tallied 162 yards on 38 carries (4.26 avg.) and tallied two scores…(11/20) at Cin.: Helped the offense record its third consecutive 150-plus yard performance, as the team logged 183 yards on 34 carries (5.38 avg.) and added one score…(11/27) vs. Jac.: Blocked for a rushing attack that surpassed 150 yards on the ground for sixth time in the last seven games…McCoy finished with 103 yards on 19 carries (5.42 avg.) and notched two rushing TDs…(12/4) at Oak.: Paved the way for an offense that posted 212 yards on 30 carries (7.07 avg.) and totaled three TDs…It marked the fifth consecutive contest with at least 150 yards on the ground and the second contest with at least 200 yards on the ground…(12/18) vs. Cle.: Blocked for a rushing attack that posted the second-highest rushing total of the season…Totaled 280 yards on 40 attempts (7.0 avg.), as the team notched at least three rushing TDs for the sixth time on the year…Also blocked for McCoy, who surpassed 150 yards on the ground for a second time on the year…(12/24) vs. Mia.: Paved the way for the offense’s fifth rushing performance of at least 200 yards, as the team amassed 272 yards on 49 carries (5.55 avg.) and added one TD.
2015 (with Buf.): Started all 16 games in his first season for the Bills, earning his first Pro Bowl honor with the team and second overall since 2012…Paved the way for a rushing attack that led the league in rushing yards (2,432), rushing average per carry (4.78 avg.) and tied for first overall with 19 scores on the ground…(9/13) vs. Ind.: In his Bills debut, helped the rushing attack run for 147 yards on 36 carries (4.08 avg.) while totaling two TDs…(9/20) vs. NE: Paved the way for another two-TD performance from the rushing attack, as the team totaled 160 yards on 27 carries (5.93 avg.)…(9/27) at Mia.: Blocked for an offense that surpassed 100 yards on the ground for the third consecutive game to begin the season and second in a row with at least 150 yards…The offense finished with 151 yards on 34 carries (4.44 avg.) and added one score…(10/11) at Ten.: Blocked for a rushing attack that logged 127 yards on 28 carries (4.54 avg.) and added one TD…(10/18) vs. Cin.: Paved the way for a second consecutive 100-yard performance by the rushing attack, as they also totaled two rushing TDs…(10/25) at Jac.: Helped the offense rush for 115 yards on 28 carries (4.11 avg.)…(11/8) vs. Mia: Following the Bye Week, helped the offense rush for a season-best 266 yards and three scores on 36 carries (7.39 avg.)…Blocked for McCoy to record his first 100-yard rushing performance of the season, as he totaled 112 yards on 16 carries (7.0 avg.) and added one score…(11/12) at NYJ: Was stout once again in the run game, allowing the offense to total its fifth consecutive 100-yard performance, as the team finished with 148 yards on 33 carries (4.48 avg.)…(11/29) at KC: Helped the team tally 129 rushing yards on 28 carries (4.61 avg.)…(12/6) vs. Hou.: Blocked for McCoy to earn his third 100-yard performance of the season…The rushing attack totaled 187 yards on 36 carries (5.19 avg.) and added one TD…(12/13) at Phi.: Blocked for an offense that surpassed 150 yards on the ground (152) on 32 carries (4.75 avg.) and tacked on one TD…(12/20) at Was.: Helped the team record 240 yards rushing on 31 attempts (7.74 avg.)…The team’s rushing average was a season best, as they also scored a TD on the ground…(12/27) vs. Dal.: Blocked for a rushing attack that tallied over 200 yards (236) for the second consecutive game and third overall on the year…Also helped the offense rush for two TDs…(1/3/16) vs. NYJ: Helped the offense tally its 14th 100-yard performance in the season’s finale.
2013 (with Mia.): Started in eight contests…Was suspended for the remainder of the season by the club…(9/15) at Ind.: Helped the team record its first 100-yard rushing performance of the campaign, as the team finished with 101 yards and two TDs on 27 carries…(9/30) at NO: Paved the way for the team’s second 100-yard rushing performance of the season, as the offense rushed 19 times for 115 yards (6.05 avg.) and one TD…(10/20) vs. Buf.: Blocked for an offense that rushed for 120 yards on 25 carries (4.8 avg.)…(10/27) at NE: Helped the offense rush for 156 yards on 31 carries (5.03 avg.)…(10/31) vs. Cin.: Blocked for a rushing attack that rushed for over 100 yards for the third consecutive game…The offense finished with 157 yards on 30 attempts (5.23 avg.) and added one TD.
2012 (with Mia.): Started all 16 games at guard and earned his first Pro Bowl selection…Also named as the co-winner (along with RB Reggie Bush) of the Good Guy Award by the South Florida Chapter of the Pro Football Writers Association…Also helped Bush run for 986 yards, the third-highest single-season total of his career…(9/16) vs. Oak.: Helped the rushing attack amass a season-high 263 yards on the ground, along with a season-high four rushing scores…The offense averaged 6.12 yards per rush on 43 carries…(9/23) vs. NYJ: Paved the way for another explosive day on the ground, as the offense rushed 43 times for 185 yards (4.3 avg.) and two TDs…(11/25) vs. Sea.: Blocked for an offense that compiled 189 yards rushing on 28 carries (6.75 avg.) and two TDs…(12/16) vs. Jac.: Helped the offense rush for 180 yards on 36 attempts (5.0 avg.)…(12/23) vs. Buf.: Helped the rushing attack amass at least 180 yards (182) for the fourth time on the year, adding one rushing TD.
2011 (with Mia.): Started all 15 games at guard…In his first season with the team, helped RB Reggie Bush tally his first 100-yard season…Missed the contest on Oct. 30 due to an ankle injury…(9/18) vs. Hou.: Part of an offensive line that rushed for 153 yards on 28 carries (5.46 avg.)…(9/25) at Cle.: Paved the way for the team’s second consecutive 100-yard rushing performance (138)…(11/6) at KC: Helped the team rush for its second consecutive 100-yard rushing performance, as the team totaled 107 yards on 24 carries (4.46 avg.) and added one TD…(11/13) vs. Was.: Blocked for a rushing attack that totaled 103 yards and added two rushing TDs…It marked the third consecutive game the team rushed for at least 100 yards…(12/4) vs. Oak.: Part of an offensive line that rushed for over 200 yards (209) on 44 carries (4.75 avg.) and tallied two scores…(12/18) at Buf.: Helped Bush set a single-game career high with 203 yards on 25 carries (8.12 avg.) while adding one score, as the offense as a whole tallied a season-best 254 yards.
2010 (with Mia.): Started all 16 games for the second time in his career, making 15 at left guard and one at center due to injuries on the offensive line…(9/12) at Buf.: In his Dolphins debut, helped the team rush for 132 yards on 36 carries, while adding one rushing score…(10/17) at GB: Paved the way for the team’s first 150-yard rushing effort of the season…(11/28) at Oak.: Was part of an offensive line that helped the team rush for a season-high 186 yards on 49 carries, while adding one TD…(12/26) vs. Det.: Started at center due to injuries on the offensive line and helped the team rush for 154 yards and two scores.
2009 (with StL. and Buf.): Started a total of 12 games with St. Louis and Buffalo…Opened nine games at right guard with St. Louis (Games 1-7 and 12-13)…Was declared inactive for Games 8-11…Released by Rams on Dec. 15…Claimed by Bills via waivers on Dec. 17…Started the final three games of season at right guard for the Bills…(9/20) at Was.: Helped the rushing attack tally its first 100-yard performance (126) of the season…(10/25) vs. Ind.: Paved the way for the team’s best rushing performance of the season, as they amassed 155 yards on 30 carries (5.17 avg.)…(1/3/10) vs. Ind.: Helped block for Bills RB Fred Jackson’s 212-yard rushing performance, the team’s first 200-plus yard rusher since Thurman Thomas on Sept. 24, 1990…Also was a part of an offensive line that held the Colts’ defense to zero sacks in season finale.
2008 (with StL.): Started each of the season’s first 15 games before being declared inactive for the season finale…Part of an offensive line that surrendered 45 sacks, the fewest allowed by the team since 2003…(9/28) vs. Buf.: Helped the team record its first 100-yard performance of the season, as they totaled 167 yards on 29 carries (5.76 avg.) and two TDs…(10/19) vs. Dal.: Blocked for RB Steven Jackson’s 160-rushing yard and three-touchdown performance, which earned Jackson NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors...(12/28) at Atl.: Part of an offensive line that helped post a season-best 202 yards rushing on 37 carries (5.46 avg.), adding two rushing scores…It was also the team’s third consecutive 125-plus yard rushing performance.
2007 (with StL.): Played and started four games…Was inactive for the first four weeks of the season…Saw his first action of season in Week 5 and appeared in the next three contests before being placed on the Reserve/Injured List on Nov. 14 with a right knee injury and missing remainder of season.
2006 (with StL.): Started all 16 games at three different positions on the offensive line…Joined T Alex Barron as one of only two offensive linemen to start each game…Blocking efforts helped QB Marc Bulger throw for a career-high 4,301 yards and 24 TDs along with RB Steven Jackson producing 1,528 rushing yards and 13 scores...Blocked for an offense which produced a 4,000-yard passer, a 1,500-yard rusher, and two 1,000-yard receivers, one of only four offenses in NFL history to accomplish the feat at the time…(9/10) vs. Den: Made NFL debut, starting at left guard…(9/17) at SF: Moved and started at center…(10/8) at GB: Part of an offensive line that helped produce its fourth 100-yard rushing performance (118) in the first five games of the season…(12/17) vs. Oak.: Started at his third position of the season when he started at right guard…Helped the team compile 148 rushing yards and two TDs…(12/24) vs. Was.: Blocked for a rushing attack that posted a season-high 197 rushing yards and added one score…(12/31) at Min.: Helped the team finish with its sixth consecutive 100-yard rushing performance (168) and 13th overall on the year.
2005 (with StL.): Placed on Reserve/Unsigned List until Week 3 and was then placed on the Non-Football Injury List for the remainder of the season with a knee injury suffered at the Scouting Combine.
COLLEGE: Three-year starter (2002-04) at Nebraska…Started 13 games at left tackle as a junior…Named first-team All-Big 12 selection by the Associated Press…Posted 171 pancake blocks, the second-highest single-season total in Husker history…Played in all 14 games with 13 starts as a redshirt freshman in 2002…Became the first Husker freshman offensive lineman to start in a season opener and just the third rookie lineman to earn any start in his first year of competition…Named first-team Freshman All-American by FWAA, The Sporting News and Rivals.com as well as first-team Freshman All-Big 12 by The Sporting News…Redshirted as a freshman in 2001.
PERSONAL: Attended Mountain Ridge (Ari.) High School…Played on both sides of the ball, also serving as the squad’s long snapper…Earned All-American honors as a senior and named to Prep Star’s 120-man Dream Team…Also named second-team honoree on the Long Branch Press-Telegram’s Best in the West list and finalist for Arizona Player of the Year Award…Winner of the Brian Murray Award, which goes to the best lineman in state, and Frank Kush Award, representing best offensive lineman in Arizona.
