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COLLEGE:<br />
• Totaled 324 tackles, 11.0 sacks, 28.5 tackles for losses, four forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries, three<br />
interceptions and 16 breakups in 44 games played with 33 starts at Penn State.<br />
• Earned All-Big Ten Conference second-team honors and was an academic All-Big Ten choice after starting<br />
eight-of-10 games at left outside linebacker to post 86 tackles, 2.0 sacks and was second on the squad<br />
with 11 tackles for losses in his senior season.<br />
• Also recovered a fumble, notched an interception and deflected seven passes.<br />
• Tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a non-contact drill in an April 2008 practice and<br />
was sidelined for his senior season, taking a medical redshirt season. Still selected as an honorary captain<br />
by his teammates despite missing the entire season and traveled to every away game as one-of-70 allowable<br />
players to dress. Served as an undergraduate coach on the sidelines.<br />
• As a junior, extended his streak of starts to all 26 games over the past two seasons, ranking second in the<br />
Big Ten with 138 tackles, trailing only teammate Dan Connor (145), and giving Penn State just its third pair<br />
of century-busting tacklers since tackle records began being kept in 1969.<br />
• Was selected a first-team All-American by Pro Football Weekly, was a two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of<br />
the Week honoree in 2007, earned second-team all-conference honors and earned ESPN The Magazine<br />
Academic All-District honors.<br />
• His 138 tackles were fifth on the school season list, and he recorded double-figures in tackles in 10 of the<br />
last 11 games.<br />
• Started every game at outside linebacker as a sophomore to help Penn State defense rank in the top-15 nationally<br />
in rushing (87.5 yards-per-game, seventh), scoring defense (14.4 points-per-game, ninth), total defense<br />
(284.5 yards-per-game, 15th), pass efficiency defense (105.9 rating, 14th) and sacks (40.0, tied for sixth).<br />
• Recorded 90 tackles, good for third on the squad, with eight tackles for losses, 5.5 sacks, two fumble<br />
recoveries, two forced fumbles, one interception and two pass breakups.<br />
• Played in eight games as a freshman at left outside linebacker, recording 11 tackles.<br />
PERSONAL:<br />
• Was a first-team Associated Press Class AAAA all-state selection at Upper St. Clair High School in Pittsburg, Pa.<br />
• Was the 2005 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette High School Male Athlete of the Year and was honored at the prestigious<br />
Dapper Dan Dinner in 2006, and also was named to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Terrific 25 and<br />
played in the 2005 Big 33 Classic against Ohio.<br />
• Upper St. Clair combined to go 31-4 during his three years as a starter, including 11-1 as a senior.<br />
• Ran for 1,240 yards and 21 touchdowns on 187 carries for a superlative 6.6 average and posted 95 tackles<br />
and four interceptions at safety during his senior season.<br />
• Also excelled on the basketball court, leading the Panthers to a 75-12 record in three seasons as a starter.<br />
• Averaged 21.2 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists-per-game to lead USC to the Western Pennsylvania<br />
district AAAA title as a senior.<br />
• One of a select few athletes in the past 25 years to be selected to the Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 football<br />
team and the Fabulous Five basketball team.<br />
• Has an older brother, Conor, who was the placekicker for the University of Pittsburgh from 2005-08 and<br />
was the 2008 Big East Football Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year.<br />
• Graduated with a degree in finance at Penn State.<br />
COMMUNITY:<br />
• 2010 Dallas Cowboys Rookie Club.<br />
• 2010 Served an early Thanksgiving meal at The Salvation Army.<br />
• 2011 Super Bowl XLV youth football clinics.<br />
• 2011 Super Bowl XLV NFL Experience Kids Zone book reader.<br />
• 2011 Super Bowl XLV One World Super Huddle event for school kids.<br />
• 2011-12 Fuel Up to Play 60.<br />
• 2011-12 Guest Speaker at Ford High School Football Player Program.<br />
• 2012-14 Dallas Cowboys Draft Day/Fan Appreciation Party.<br />
• 2012 Fuel Up to Play 60 spokesperson.<br />
• 2012 Reliant Home Run Derby benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters.<br />
• 2012 Dallas Cowboys/Miller Fan Fest in San Antonio, Texas.<br />
• 2012 Dallas Cowboys Fitness Zone Dedication Event.<br />
• 2012 First Responders Game Presentation.<br />
• 2012 Jason Garrett Play It Smart Football Camp Coach/Speaker at Princeton University.<br />
• 2013 Reliant Home Run Derby benefitting The Salvation Army.<br />
• 2012-15 Dallas Cowboys U High School Camp Head Coach.<br />
• 2013 The Salvation Army YET Kaboom Playground Build.<br />
• 2013 Built Ford Tough High School Player of the Year Banquet/Guest Speaker.<br />
• 2013 Bank of America/North Texas Food Bank Holiday Hunger Relief at The Salvation Army.<br />
• 2014 Bank of America Volunteer of the Year Guest Speaker.<br />
• 2014 Albertson’s All Star Gala benefitting The Salvation Army and Muscular Dystrophy Association.<br />
• Annual Team Holiday Hospital Visits.<br />
• Salvation Army Angel Tree Christmas Program.<br />
• Dallas Cowboys Kickoff Luncheon and Cowboys Family Cookbook benefitting Happy Hill Farm.<br />
• Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Texas.<br />
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