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STADIUM , NFL & MEDIA RECORDS HISTORY 2008 REVIEW COLLEGE FREE AGENTS <strong>2009</strong> DRAFT CHOICES VETERANS ROSTERS STAFF<br />
—— WHITE’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVE STATISTICS ——<br />
DATE OPPONENT ST AT TT SKS-YDS INT-YDS PD FF FR-YDS<br />
9-7 at Baltimore 6 3 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0<br />
9-14 TENNESSEE 5 6 11 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0<br />
9-21 at N.Y. Giants 5 2 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0<br />
9-28 CLEVELAND 6 0 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0<br />
10-5 at Dallas 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0<br />
10-12 at N.Y. Jets 4 3 7 0-0 1-0 1 0 0-0<br />
10-19 PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0<br />
10-26 at Houston 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0<br />
11-2 JACKSONVILLE 5 3 8 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0<br />
11-9 —BYE—<br />
11-16 PHILADELPHIA 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0<br />
11-20 at Pittsburgh 9 2 11 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0<br />
11-30 BALTIMORE 5 5 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0<br />
12-7 at Indianapolis RESERVE / INJURED<br />
12-14 WASHINGTON RESERVE / INJURED<br />
12-21 at Cleveland RESERVE / INJURED<br />
12-28 KANSAS CITY RESERVE / INJURED<br />
TOTALS 53 28 81 0-0 1-0 4 0 0-0<br />
A key player on <strong>Bengals</strong> line since his rookie season<br />
… Started Games 1-10 at LG in ’08, but missed the last<br />
six contests due to ankle injury … Has started at OT as<br />
well as G, and opens ’09 as No. 1 LOT on depth chart …<br />
Had played all 42 games of his <strong>Bengals</strong> career before the<br />
ankle injury, making 38 starts … Started every game in<br />
’07 and was a key cog in team-record performance for<br />
fewest sacks allowed (17).<br />
2008 RECAP: Started Games 1-10 at LG, but suffered<br />
ankle injury in third quarter of Game 10, Nov. 16<br />
vs. Philadelphia … Game-day inactive for Game 11, and<br />
was placed on Reserve/Injured list on Nov. 28 … Helped<br />
line pave the way for 159 rushing yards (5.5 avg.) in<br />
win Nov. 2 vs. Jacksonville… Ejected from Jacksonville<br />
game after third-quarter altercation with Jaguars DT John<br />
Henderson, who also was ejected … Moved from LG to<br />
LOT Nov. 16 vs. Philadelphia, replacing Levi Jones (leg<br />
soreness) in first quarter, but was sidelined by ankle injury<br />
in third quarter.<br />
PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2006—Drafted by <strong>Bengals</strong><br />
in second round (55th overall) … Signed July 29 … Veterans’<br />
injuries opened the door for him to make 12 starts<br />
among his 16 games played … Made 10 of his 12 starts<br />
at LOT, replacing Levi Jones … Started at LG in his second<br />
game, Sept. 17 vs. Cleveland, as part of a line shuffle that<br />
saw LG Eric Steinbach replace injured Levi Jones at LOT<br />
… On Nov. 12 vs. San Diego, helped offense produce<br />
season-high 545 yards and career-high 440 yards passing<br />
ANDREW WHITWORTH<br />
77<br />
Offensive Tackle Ht: 6-7<br />
Wt: 335<br />
4th year in NFL<br />
College: Louisiana State<br />
2008 Games-Starts: 10-10<br />
Career Games-Starts: 42-38<br />
— 102 —<br />
Acquired: D2’06<br />
(55th overall)<br />
Born: 12-12-81<br />
from Carson Palmer, and had a key block on Rudi Johnson<br />
seven-yard TD run in first quarter. 2007—Played 1041<br />
of team’s 1047 offensive snaps (99.4 percent) … Started<br />
at LOT in Games 1-3, replacing injured Levi Jones …<br />
When injured ROT Willie Anderson left the starting lineup<br />
in Game 4, LG Stacy Andrews replaced Anderson, and<br />
Whitworth replaced Andrews at LG, starting Games 4-16<br />
… Mainstay in pass protection that ended season with<br />
three straight games of no sacks allowed … <strong>Bengals</strong><br />
ranked second in NFL in ’07 in fewest sacks allowed (17),<br />
behind only New Orleans (16) … Whitworth also had a<br />
fumble recovery, preserving a FG drive in victory Nov. 11<br />
at Baltimore when he corralled a Carson Palmer fumble<br />
at Ravens’ 17 … Aided offensive output of 531 yards on<br />
Sept. 16 at Cleveland … On Dec. 9 vs. St. Louis, aided<br />
in season-high rushing output of 192 yards and only one<br />
sack of Carson Palmer.<br />
COLLEGE: A pillar of the LSU line from 2002-05,<br />
Whitworth never missed a game or a practice due to injury<br />
… Closed career with the second-most starts (52) in NCAA<br />
Division I annals … Played primarily LOT and was credited<br />
with no sacks allowed as a senior and only one as a junior<br />
… Earned All-SEC first-team honors as both a junior and<br />
senior, including consensus nod as a senior … Secondteam<br />
All-America choice by Walter Camp Foundation as a<br />
senior, and third-team All-America by Associated Press …<br />
Started every game as a sophomore in 2003 as LSU won<br />
BCS national championship with 13-1 mark … Spent five<br />
years at LSU, including 2001 redshirt season.
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