Selected by Kansas City Chiefs in the second round (55th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft, April 29, 2011…Signed by Oakland Raiders as an unrestricted free agent, March 11, 2015.
CAREER:Accomplished center enters his first season with the Raiders after signing with the team as an unrestricted free agent this offseason…Has played in 51 games with 35 starts at center and guard over four seasons…Has started 31 of the last 32 games…Started at center in all 16 games for the first time in his career in 2014…Originally entered the NFL as a second-round draft pick of the Chiefs in 2011.
2014 (with KC): Started at center in all 16 games for the first time in his career, helping the Chiefs finish 10th in the NFL with 119.9 rushing yards per game…(9/29) vs. NE: Helped protect QB Alex Smith, allowing him to post a season-best 144.4 quarterback rating and three TDs…Helped pave the way for RB Jamaal Charles to record 108 total yards (92 rushing, 16 receiving) and three total TDs (one rushing, two receiving)…(10/5) at SF: Part of a line that did not allow a sack…(10/19) at SD: Helped lead the way for Charles to rush for 95 yards with one TD…(11/2) vs. NYJ: Helped protect Smith and allow him to throw for two TDs and post a 106.8 passer rating…(11/9) at Buf.: Helped pave the way for Charles to post 118 total yards (98 rushing, 20 receiving) in the victory…(11/16) vs. Sea.: Part of a line that held the Seahawks without a sack…Helped lead the way for Charles to post a season-high 159 rushing yards and two TDs in the victory…(12/21) at Pit.: Helped block for Smith as he threw for a season-high 311 yards.
2013 (with KC): Played in all 16 games and started 15 at center…Helped RB Jamaal Charles finish second in the league with 1,980 total yards…(9/19) at Phi.: Helped Charles post 172 total yards and one TD…(10/6) at Ten.: Helped pave the way for Charles to post his first 100-yard rushing effort of the year, finishing with 108 yards and one TD…(11/24) vs. SD: Helped QB Alex Smith post a 106.7 quarterback rating and three TDs…Blocked for Charles, who rushed for 115 yards and two scores…(12/1) vs. Den.: Part of a line that did not allow a sack…(12/8) at Was.: Part of a line that did not allow a sack…Helped Charles rush for a season-high 150 yards…(12/15) at Oak.: Helped pave the way for Charles to record a career-high 195 receiving yards and five total TDs…Smith threw five TDs and posted a 158.3 quarterback rating…Postseason: (1/4/14) at Ind.: Blocked for Smith as he threw for a season-high 378 yards and four TDs.
2012 (with KC): Started the first three games of the season before suffering a season-ending leg injury…Placed on the reserve/injured list on Sept. 26…(9/23) at NO: Helped RB Jamaal Charles rush for a career-high 233 rushing yards in the victory.
2011 (with KC): Played in all 16 games, starting one a left guard...Saw action primarily on special teams…(11/27) vs. Pit.: Started at left guard.
COLLEGE: Played in 53 games with 50 starts at Florida State, including starts in 48 straight contests…Earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors all four years…Played both guard and center…Set the conference career record for being named ACC Player of the Week nine times…Was the 11th player in league history to win the Jacobs Blocking Award twice in a career (2009-10), awarded annually to the player voted the most outstanding blocker in the ACC by a poll of head coaches and defensive coordinators...Became the Seminoles’ first unanimous first-team All-American since T Alex Barron in 2004...Started all 14 games at left guard as a senior in 2010…Paved the way for an offensive unit that averaged 381.3 total yards, 171.4 rushing yards and 209.9 passing yards per game…Was penalized only once on 904 offensive snaps…Was the only member of the Seminoles offensive line to not allow a sack…Earned ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week three times...Only offensive lineman in the conference to receive votes for ACC Player of the Year honors…Earned first-team All-ACC accolades for the third straight year, becoming the seventh player in history to earn All-ACC honors all four years…Unanimous first-team All-American selection…Finalist for the Outland Trophy as the best interior lineman in college football...Started all 13 games as a junior in 2009…Did not allow a quarterback sack or pressure in 715 offensive snaps…Led the way for an offense that averaged 149.5 rushing yards, 271.9 passing yards and 421.4 yards of total offense per game…Named ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week twice...Became the fifth member of the Seminoles to win the Jacobs Blocking Award…Selected first-team All-ACC for the second straight year…Earned first-team All-American honors from the NFL Draft Report and the Football Writers Association…Earned second-team All-American honors from the Associated Press...Started all 13 games at left guard as a sophomore in 2008…Named ACC Offensive Lineman of the week three times…Chosen first-team Sophomore All-American by the NFL Draft Report…Selected to the All-ACC First Team...Named Florida State’s sophomore class academic award winner…Saw action in 13 games (10 starts) as a true freshman in 2007…Played at both left guard and left tackle…Named a consensus first-team Freshman All-American selection and received second-team All-ACC honors...Majored in recreation and leisure.
PERSONAL: Attended Ben C Rain High School in Mobile, Ala. …Played as a two-way lineman…Earned first-team all-state honors as a junior and senior…Recorded 47 pancake blocks as an offensive lineman and 55 tackles as a nose guard during his senior season.
