Cincinnati Bengals 2009 Media Guide.indb - Bengals Home

STADIUM , NFL & MEDIA RECORDS HISTORY 2008 REVIEW COLLEGE FREE AGENTS 2009 DRAFT CHOICES VETERANS ROSTERS STAFF
NATE LIVINGS
Livings saw his fi rst NFL regular-season action in
’08, and did so as starting LG in the final six games as an
injury replacement … Helped club average 167.0 rushing
yards over fi nal three games, including totals of 171 and
111 yards for HB Cedric Benson in final two contests … A
Bengals college free agent signee in 2006, he spent most
of ’06 and ’07 on Cincinnati’s practice squad.
2008 RECAP: Played in all four Bengals preseason
games … Waived Aug. 30, and signed Aug. 31 to Bengals
practice squad … On practice squad for Games 1-10 …
Signed Nov. 17 to Bengals active roster, and started Games
11-16 … Made NFL debut Nov. 20 at Pittsburgh … In win
Dec. 14 vs. Washington, helped line lead the way for 310
net yards offense … On Dec. 21 at Cleveland, aided rushing
effort of 191 yards and contributed to first no-sack pass
protection effort of the year … Contributed to season-best
204 rushing yards in Dec. 28 win vs. Kansas City.
PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2006—Signed with
Bengals May 5 as college free agent … Played in all
four preseason games … Waived Sept. 2, and signed to
Bengals practice squad Sept. 4 … On practice squad for
Games 1-16. 2007—Played in all four preseason games
… Waived Sept. 1, and signed Sept. 2 to Cincinnati
practice squad, where he remained through Game 15 …
Signed to Bengals 53-player roster on Dec. 26, and was
62
Guard
Ht: 6-5
Wt: 330
2nd year in NFL
College: Louisiana State
2008 Games-Starts: 6-6
Career Games-Starts: 6-6
COREY LYNCH
A sixth-round Bengals draft selection in ’08, Lynch
played in Games 2-8 but missed season’s second half
due to knee injury … Swiped a Brett Favre pass for his
first pro INT … Earned national headlines in college as
a key player in Appalachian State’s landmark 2007 win
at Michigan.
2008 RECAP: Drafted by Bengals in sixth round
(177th overall) … Signed July 27 … Played in all four
— 68 —
on inactive list on Dec. 30 at Miami.
Acquired: CFA’06
Born: 3-16-82
COLLEGE: Four-year LSU letterman (2002-05)
started 34 games and aided capture of 2003 BCS national
title … Started all 13 games as a senior (12 at LG and one
at LOT), and was credited with 109 knockdown blocks and
14 “pins” … Flagged for only one penalty as a senior …
As a junior, started eight games at ROT and three games
at RG … Made 10 starts at LG in 2003, helping LSU claim
BCS national title.
PERSONAL: Hometown is Lake Charles, La. …
Attended Washington-Marion High School, where as a
senior in 1999, he was a member of New Orleans Times-
Picayune Top 16 Blue Chip List … Pursued independent
studies in 2000 and ’01, and enrolled in 2002 at LSU,
where he was a general studies major.
NATE LIVINGS’ STATISTICS
YEAR TEAM GAMES STARTS
2006 Cincinnati ...................................................DID NOT PLAY*
2007 Cincinnati ...................................................DID NOT PLAY*
2008 Cincinnati ..................................................6 6
CAREER 6 6
NOTE: In 2006, Livings was on the practice squad for 16 games with
Cincinnati. In 2007, he was on the practice for 15 games and was
inactive for one game with Cincinnati.
47
Safety
Ht: 6-0
Wt: 206
2nd year in NFL
College: Appalachian State
2008 Games-Starts: 7-0
Career Games-Starts: 7-0
Acquired: D6a’08
(177th overall)
Born: 5-7-85
preseason games, with seven tackles, one INT, one
fumble recovery and tied-for-team-leading fi ve passes
defensed … Game-day inactive for regular-season
opener, but played in the next seven games … Logged
one defensive tackle and two special teams tackles Sept.
21 at N.Y. Giants … Two tackles on defense Sept. 28 vs.
Cleveland, plus one tackle on special teams … Claimed
his first NFL interception on Oct. 12 at N.Y. Jets, grabbing
defl ected Brett Favre pass at Bengals’ two and returning