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PERSONAL: <strong>Home</strong>town is West Monroe, La. …<br />
At West Monroe High School, was rated by CNNSI.com<br />
as sixth-best offensive line prospect in the nation …<br />
Led West Monroe to three Class 5A state football titles,<br />
as a freshman, sophomore and senior … Graduated<br />
from LSU in December 2005 with a degree in general<br />
studies … Former junior tennis champion in Louisiana,<br />
and is also an excellent golfer … Married (wife<br />
Melissa) … Enjoys serving as a motivational speaker<br />
to youth groups, and has worked with the Fellowship of<br />
Christian Athletes.<br />
ANDREW WHITWORTH’S STATISTICS<br />
YEAR TEAM GAMES STARTS<br />
2006 <strong>Cincinnati</strong> ................................................16 12<br />
2007 <strong>Cincinnati</strong> ................................................16 16<br />
2008 <strong>Cincinnati</strong> ................................................10 10<br />
CAREER 42 38<br />
STAFF<br />
ROSTERS<br />
Tenth-year vet has been a stalwart at RG in his five<br />
seasons with <strong>Bengals</strong> … One of only fi ve <strong>Bengals</strong> to<br />
start every game during team’s injury-plagued 2008 …<br />
Selected by teammates as an ’08 captain … Played a<br />
major role in team records for fewest sacks allowed in a<br />
season, as mark was set in 2005 at 21 and re-set in ’07 at<br />
17 … From 2004-06, helped power HB Rudi Johnson’s<br />
total 4221 rushing yards and 36 rushing TDs, most ever<br />
in each category by a Bengal in a three-year span.<br />
DARN THAT APPENDIX: Since joining the <strong>Bengals</strong><br />
in 2004 as an unrestricted free agent, Williams has not<br />
missed a start for any football-related reason. He has<br />
started 78 of 81 possible games (including postseason),<br />
with his only three missed games caused by an emergency<br />
appendectomy in 2006.<br />
2008 HIGHLIGHTS: Had key block on Chris Perry’s<br />
25-yard TD run Sept. 21 at N.Y. Giants … Also at Giants,<br />
prevented turnover by recovering Carson Palmer fumble<br />
at <strong>Bengals</strong>’ nine-yard line fi rst quarter … On Nov. 2<br />
vs. Jacksonville, helped open hole for Cedric Benson’s<br />
seven-yard TD run, and was key as line paved way for<br />
159 rushing yards (5.5-yard avg.) … In win Dec. 14<br />
vs. Washington, helped line lead way for 310 net yards<br />
offense … On Dec. 21 at Cleveland, paved way for 191<br />
rushing yards, including 171 by HB Cedric Benson …<br />
Aided Benson’s 111-yard rushing game Dec. 28 vs. Kansas<br />
City and helped team post season highs for rushing yards<br />
(204) and possession time (37:39).<br />
PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2000—Drafted by Philadelphia<br />
in second round (61st overall) … Inactive for all<br />
regular-season and postseason games while making the<br />
transition from college OT to NFL guard. 2001—Inactive<br />
for Philadelphia in Games 1-15 … Made NFL debut<br />
BOBBIE WILLIAMS<br />
63<br />
Guard<br />
Ht: 6-4<br />
Wt: 345<br />
10th year in NFL<br />
College: Arkansas<br />
2008 Games-Starts: 16-16<br />
Career Games-Starts: 110-89<br />
— 103 —<br />
Acquired: UFA(Phil.)’04<br />
Born: 9-25-76<br />
as starting RG as Eagles won season fi nale Jan. 6 at<br />
Tampa Bay … Inactive for all three postseason games.<br />
2002—Played in all 16 Eagles games and both playoff<br />
contests on the FG and PAT teams. 2003—Broke into<br />
Eagles starting lineup as replacement for injured Jermane<br />
Mayberry, starting at RG in Games 5 and 7-16, as well<br />
as in both Philadelphia postseason games … Eagles<br />
scored at least one rushing TD in each of his 10 starts.<br />
2004—Signed March 26 with <strong>Bengals</strong> as unrestricted<br />
free agent … Part of starting line that fueled three consecutive<br />
games of 450-plus offensive yards (Games<br />
11-13), fi rst such streak in franchise history … Paved<br />
the way for Rudi Johnson’s club record (since broken)<br />
1454 rushing yards. 2005—Helped offense set team<br />
record low of 21 sacks allowed (since surpassed) and<br />
aided Rudi Johnson’s club-record 1458 rushing yards …<br />
Supported 324-yard offensive effort in crucial win Dec.<br />
4 at Pittsburgh, with Carson Palmer sacked just once<br />
… Paved way for offense’s 426 net yards in divisionclinching<br />
win Dec. 18 at Detroit … Supported offense’s<br />
327 yards in Wild Card playoff 1-8-06 vs. Pittsburgh.<br />
2006—Signed a long-term <strong>Bengals</strong> contract on April<br />
7, replacing his existing deal … Started Games 1-9 and<br />
13-16 at RG … Missed Games 10-12, due to rehab from<br />
appendectomy that he underwent on Nov. 15 … On Nov.<br />
12 vs. San Diego, helped offense produce season-high<br />
545 yards, and a career-high 440 yards passing from<br />
Carson Palmer … In first game back from appendectomy,<br />
Dec. 10 vs. Oakland, helped key line performance of no<br />
sacks allowed while supporting 117 rushing yards from<br />
Rudi Johnson, and had a key block on nine-yard Johnson<br />
TD run in fi rst quarter. 2007—Part of pass protection<br />
unit that ended season with three straight games of no<br />
sacks allowed … Team’s 17 sacks allowed on the season<br />
broke franchise record of 21 set in 2005 … <strong>Bengals</strong><br />
ranked second in NFL in ’07 in fewest sacks allowed,<br />
VETERANS<br />
<strong>2009</strong> DRAFT CHOICES<br />
COLLEGE FREE AGENTS<br />
2008 REVIEW<br />
HISTORY RECORDS STADIUM , NFL & MEDIA
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