13JaxSeasonInReview
13JaxSeasonInReview
13JaxSeasonInReview
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DREW NOWAK / UCHE NWANERI<br />
GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 2012 (IR), 2013 (2/0)<br />
NFL TOTALS: 2 games, 0 starts<br />
POSTSEASON TOTALS: 0 games, 0 starts<br />
TRANSACTIONS: Originally signed as an undrafted rookie on 5/4/12 ... Waived<br />
by Jacksonville on 9/30/13 ... Signed by Jacksonville to the practice squad on<br />
9/1/13 ... Promoted to the 53-man active roster on 12/17/13.<br />
GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 2007 (9/1, 0/0), 2008 (16/15), 2009 (16/13),<br />
2010 (16/16), 2011 (16/16), 2012 (15/15), 2013 (16/16)<br />
NFL TOTALS: 104 games, 92 starts<br />
POSTSEASON TOTALS: 0 games, 0 starts<br />
TRANSACTIONS: Originally drafted in the fifth round (149th overall) of the<br />
2007 draft.<br />
PRO: Second-year pro has played in two career games … Was originally signed<br />
as a rookie free agent in 2012 from Western Michigan ... Made transition from<br />
DT to the offensive line during training camp ... Suffered a foot injury during<br />
the preseason as a rookie and missed the entire season ... Four-year letterman<br />
at Western Michigan ...<br />
2013: Saw his first NFL action, playing in two games ... Promoted to the active<br />
roster from Jacksonville’s practice squad on Dec. 17 ... 12/22 vs. TEN: Made<br />
NFL debut and saw action as extra lineman and on special teams ... 12/29 at<br />
IND: Saw action on special teams ...<br />
2012: Was placed on injured reserve on Aug. 27 with a foot injury.<br />
COLLEGE: Four-year letterman, playing in 47 games with 32 starts … Career<br />
totals included 180 tackles (105 solo), 30.5 tackles for loss, 11 sacks,<br />
five forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and four blocked kicks … Earned<br />
Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior …<br />
Led MAC with 8.5 sacks and ranked second with 20 tackles for loss … Totaled<br />
91 tackles and two fumble recoveries in final season … Majored in engineering.<br />
PERSONAL: Attended De Pere High School and was ranked No. 8 in Wisconsin<br />
by Scout.com … Served as team captain for two years and recorded 291 career<br />
tackles and 36 sacks … Twitter handle is @DNowak7092 ... Full name: Drew<br />
Nowak.<br />
PRO: Seventh-year pro has started 92 of 104 games (16 at LG, 76 at RG) since<br />
joining the club as a fifth-round pick in 2007 … Has played in all 16 games in<br />
five of seven seasons … Had streak of 60 straight starts snapped in 2012 as<br />
he missed the regular season finale with a concussion ... Can play both guard<br />
and center … Blocked for RB Maurice Jones-Drew who made three straight<br />
Pro Bowls … Moved into the starting lineup in 2008 and made 15 starts at<br />
LG, started 13 games at RG in 2009 and all 16 games at RG in 2010 and 2011<br />
… Played in nine games with one start as a rookie … Regarded as one of<br />
the sleepers of the 2007 draft … Joined LB Akin Ayodele (2002) as only two<br />
players drafted from Purdue by the Jaguars …<br />
2013: Started all 16 games and did not miss a snap, joining Brad Meester as<br />
the only players to accomplish the feat ... One of five players overall to start<br />
all 16 games ... 10/27 vs. SF: Part of an offensive line that did not allow a<br />
sack for the first time in a span of 51 games ... 11/24 at HOU: Started at RG<br />
and helped club rush for 118 yards ... 12/5 vs. HOU: Part of OL that helped<br />
club rush for 149 yards ... 12/15 vs. BUF: Helped pave the way for a season-high<br />
159 rushing yards ...<br />
2012: Started 15 games at RG … Was inactive (head) for the season-finale …<br />
Started at RG in season-opener on 9/9 at MIN and missed three snaps with an<br />
ankle injury … Sat out a series on 10/21 at OAK with a leg injury but returned<br />
to the game … Left the game in the second quarter on 12/23 vs. NE with a<br />
head injury and did not return …<br />
2011: Started all 16 games at RG for the second consecutive season …<br />
Marked fourth time in five seasons he played in every game … Started all 16<br />
games at RG for the third consecutive season and set franchise record for<br />
career games played (177) … Blocked for NFL rushing leader Maurice Jones-<br />
Drew who earned his third consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl … Jaguars ranked<br />
12th in the NFL in rushing with 123.1 yards per game … Part of an offensive<br />
line that helped club produce 14 100-yard rushing games … Paved the way<br />
for 163 rushing yards in season-opener on 9/11 vs. TEN … Set a franchise-record<br />
by playing in his 172nd career game on 11/27 vs. HOU, surpassing<br />
Jimmy Smith (171) … Part of offense that produced a season-high<br />
325 yards on 12/11 vs. TB … Helped Jones-Drew rush for a season-high 169<br />
yards on 1/1 vs. IND …<br />
2010: Started all 16 games at RG for the first time in his career … Paved<br />
the way for a ground attack that ranked third in the NFL with 149.7 rushing<br />
yards per game, the second-highest average in franchise history … Offense<br />
set a franchise-record with four 200-yard rushing games including a record<br />
three straight … Helped Maurice Jones-Drew earn second consecutive trip to<br />
the Pro Bowl … Protected David Garrard who set a single-season franchise<br />
record with 23 TD passes … Part of OL that helped offense rush for 216 yards<br />
on 10/10 at BUF … Offense totaled a season-high 491 yards of offense on<br />
11/14 vs. HOU, the fourth-most in team history … Paved way for 258 rushing<br />
yards on a franchise-record 53 carries on 12/5 at TEN, the second-most<br />
rushing yards in franchise history … On 12/12 vs. OAK, he helped offense<br />
produce two 100-yard rushers (Rashad Jennings, 109; Maurice Jones-Drew,<br />
101) for only the third time in franchise history …<br />
2009: Played in all 16 games for the second consecutive season with 13<br />
starts at RG … Saw limited action on 9/13 at IND and 9/20 vs. ARI … 9/27<br />
at HOU: Saw extensive action at RG after Maurice Williams moved to RT to<br />
replaced injured Eben Britton … 10/4 vs. TEN: Made first start of the season<br />
at RG and helped team to 442 yards of offense including 323 passing yards<br />
by David Garrard, the third-most of his career … 10/18 vs. STL: Started at<br />
RG and helped offense to season-high 492 yards, the fourth-most in team<br />
history … 11/1 at TEN: Paved the way for season-high 217 rushing yards on<br />
16 carries (13.6 avg.), the highest average per rush in the NFL since the 1970<br />
merger … 11/8 vs. KC: Offense produced 426 total yards including 173 on<br />
the ground …<br />
2008: Started 15 of 16 games and did not miss a snap in the last 14 games<br />
… Moved into starting role at LG after season-ending injury to Vince<br />
Manuwai on opening day … 9/7 at TEN: Replaced RG Maurice Williams who
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