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it six yards … Had one special teams tackle Oct. 26 at<br />
Houston, but suffered knee injury and was placed on<br />
Reserve/Injured list on Oct. 27, ending his season.<br />
COLLEGE: Played fi ve seasons (2003-07) at Appalachian<br />
State, including a redshirt ’04 season when an<br />
injury limited him to two games … Established himself as<br />
a virtually unparalleled playmaker during his last three seasons,<br />
as he led Mountaineers to three straight national titles<br />
in NCAA Division I-AA/FCS ranks … Became nationally<br />
known from ASU’s 2007 win at Michigan, when he blocked<br />
a field goal attempt to seal a 34-32 decision in what many<br />
have called the greatest upset in NCAA football history …<br />
COREY LYNCH’S STATISTICS<br />
Defense Interceptions Scoring<br />
SKS- FR- TD TD<br />
YEAR TEAM G-S ST AT TT YDS PD FF YDS NO YDS AVG LG TD TD IntRt FRRt S PTS<br />
2008 <strong>Cincinnati</strong> 7-0 3 0 3 0-0 1 0 0-0 1 6 6.0 6 0 — — — — —<br />
CAREER 7-0 3 0 3 0-0 1 0 0-0 1 6 6.0 6 0 — — — — —<br />
Special Teams Kickoff Returns Punt Returns<br />
FR-<br />
YEAR TEAM ST AT TT FF YDS BP BFG BXP NO YDS AVG FC LG TD NO YDS AVG FC LG TD<br />
2008 <strong>Cincinnati</strong> 3 2 5 0 0-0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — —<br />
CAREER 3 2 5 0 0-0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — —<br />
EVAN MATHIS<br />
Fifth-year pro with 33 career games played, Mathis<br />
is in his first full <strong>Bengals</strong> season … Was on <strong>Cincinnati</strong><br />
roster for final five games last season and saw action in one<br />
contest … Played in seven games for Miami in ’08 prior to<br />
signing with <strong>Cincinnati</strong> … Entered NFL as a third-round<br />
draft choice of Carolina in 2005, and played in 25 games<br />
with 15 starts for the Panthers over 2005-07.<br />
2008 RECAP: Opened training camp with Carolina<br />
… Waived on Aug. 30, and signed Sept. 9 with Miami<br />
… Played for Dolphins in Games 2-8, and waived by<br />
Miami on Nov. 7 … Signed by <strong>Cincinnati</strong> on Nov. 24 …<br />
Made <strong>Bengals</strong> debut Dec. 7 at Indianapolis … Game-day<br />
inactive for Games 12 and 14-16.<br />
PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2005—Drafted by Carolina<br />
in third round (79th overall) … Played on special<br />
teams in Games 1-9 for Panthers club that went 11-5 in<br />
regular season and advanced to NFC Championship Game<br />
… Game-day inactive for Games 10-16, and inactive for<br />
all three Panthers postseason games. 2006—Started 15<br />
games for Carolina at RG, contributing to offensive line<br />
66<br />
Guard Offensive Tackle<br />
Ht: 6-5<br />
Wt: 295<br />
5th year in NFL<br />
— 69 —<br />
His 24 INTs established a Southern Conference record, and<br />
his 52 passes defense established an FCS mark … Became<br />
ASU’s first three-time All-American since LB Dexter Coakley,<br />
who went on to play 10 seasons in NFL.<br />
PERSONAL: <strong>Home</strong>town is Cape Coral, Fla. …<br />
Played DB and RB under his father (head coach Brian<br />
Lynch) at Evangelical Christian High School in Fort Myers,<br />
Fla., and was twice named to Class A all-state teams …<br />
Was a National Honor Society member in high school,<br />
and majored in applied physics at Appalachian State …<br />
Married to the former Sissy Graham, granddaughter of<br />
evangelist Billy Graham.<br />
College: Alabama<br />
2008 Games-Starts: 8-0<br />
Career Games-Starts: 33-15<br />
Acquired: FA’08<br />
Born: 11-1-81<br />
that helped Panthers rank 10th in NFL in fewest sacks<br />
allowed per pass play … Aided four 100-yard rushing<br />
games by Panthers backs … Helped offense churn out<br />
team-record 242 rushing yards on Nov. 19 vs. St. Louis<br />
… Contributor to offense’s 41:47 possession time on Dec.<br />
24 at Atlanta, as Panthers rushed a team-record 52 times<br />
(for 183 yards). 2007—On Carolina’s roster for the full<br />
season, but played in only one game, seeing action on<br />
special teams on Dec. 30 at Tampa Bay.<br />
COLLEGE: Played four seasons (2001-04) at<br />
Alabama, starting 38 games over his fi nal three seasons<br />
… Played G as a senior and earned fi rst-team All-SEC<br />
honors from Associated Press after aiding league’s second-ranked<br />
rushing offense … Played 13 games at ROT<br />
as a junior, battling through pain from stress fractures<br />
in both legs … Contributed as a junior to ball-control<br />
offense that ran a school-record 413 plays.<br />
PERSONAL: <strong>Home</strong>town is <strong>Home</strong>wood, Ala. …<br />
Attended <strong>Home</strong>wood High School … Marketing major<br />
at Alabama … Enjoys offseason travel.<br />
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STAFF<br />
ROSTERS<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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