2015 SCHEDULE

ut retired before the start of training camp and did not play in 2013. He looks to return in full health for 2015
and team with Sean Lee and Anthony Hitchens to form a physical, ball-hawking linebacker corps.
TRANSACTION SUMMARY:
4/2/15: Signed a one-year contract with Dallas through 2015.
7/1/14: Traded to Dallas from Baltimore and reinstated from the Reserve/Retired list.
4/23/14: Retired from the NFL.
4/17/14: Reinstated from the Reserve/Retired list and placed on Baltimore’s active roster.
5/15/13: Retired from the NFL.
4/12/13: Signed a one-year contract with Baltimore through 2013.
4/5/13: Released by Oakland.
4/22/10: Drafted in the first round (eighth overall) by Oakland.
2014:
• Finished second on the defense with a career-high 108 tackles, along with career-bests for tackles for losses
(nine) and interceptions (two), one sack, five pressures and breakups and a forced fumble.
• Made his Cowboys debut, starting at middle linebacker, in the opener against San Francisco (9/7) and led
the team with 12 tackles (tied for second in his career) with a pressure.
• Led the defense with his second straight double-digit tackle game (10) while adding his first sack of the
season, a tackle for a loss, one breakup and his second career interception at Tennessee (9/14).
• Missed the win at St. Louis (9/21) with a groin injury, but returned against New Orleans (9/28) with six tackles
and forced a fumble that was recovered by J.J. Wilcox in the third quarter. Had his 300th career tackle.
• Started the overtime win over Houston (10/5) and posted seven tackles and two pressures before leaving
with a groin injury late in the fourth quarter.
• Had eight tackles, one stop for a loss and a breakup on an interception that sealed the win in Seattle
(10/12).
• Had seven tackles and a tackle for a loss in the win over the N.Y. Giants (10/19).
• Posted eight tackles, a tackle for a loss, one pressure and a breakup in the overtime loss to Washington
(10/27).
• Posted 10 tackles against Arizona (11/2) and was active but did not play (knee/groin) at Jacksonville (11/9).
• In the comeback win at the N.Y. Giants (11/23), played in his 50th career game and was second on the
team with 11 tackles - a career-high 11 solos - with two stops for losses. Also made the game-sealing tackle
on fourth-and-two in the final quarter.
• Established career-bests in solo tackles (13) and total (15) with one stop for a loss in the Thursday night
win at Chicago (12/4). Also topped 100 tackles on the season for the first time in his career.
• Had six tackles in the Wild Card Playoff Game against Detroit (1/4/15) before he was sidelined through the
second half with illness/dehydration.
• Started the Divisional Playoff Game at Green Bay (1/11/15) but suffered a head injury early in the first quarter,
finishing with one assist.
2013 (Baltimore):
• Was placed on the Reserve/Retired list and was out of football for the 2013 season.
2012 (Oakland):
• Started nine-of-11 games played, tallying 90 tackles, one sack, three pass breakups and one forced fumble
for the Raiders defense.
• Posted a career-best 13 tackles in the win against Pittsburgh (9/23).
• Recorded six tackles, one tackle for loss and a pass deflection at Atlanta (10/14).
• Registered a sack and forced his first career fumble at Kansas City (10/28).
2011 (Oakland):
• Played in 15 games with 14 starts, ranking second on the team with 99 tackles, 77 solo, and set a careerhigh
with five sacks while also recording 14 passes defensed and a safety.
• Racked up 10 tackles and established a career-high with three passes defensed at Buffalo (9/18).
• Set a then career-high with 12 tackles in 34-24 win against the N.Y. Jets (9/25).
• Recorded his first career multiple-sack game, including a safety in the fourth quarter, at Green Bay (12/11),
sacking both Aaron Rodgers and backup Matt Flynn in the contest.
2010 (Oakland):
• Started 15 games in his first NFL season and was named to The Sporting News All-Rookie Team after he
finished second on the team and fifth among NFL rookies with 85 tackles while also recording one interception,
a half sack and six passes defensed.
• Combined with Trevor Scott to sack Kyle Orton for a nine-yard loss at Denver (10/24), his first career sack.
• Recorded first career interception against Miami (11/28), picking off Chad Henne’s second quarter pass at
the Raiders one-yard line.
• Set a then career-high with nine total tackles at Kansas City (1/2/11).
COLLEGE:
• Started 37-of-41 games in three seasons at Alabama, totaling 275 tackles (139 solo), eight sacks, two fumble
recoveries, five interceptions and 31.5 career tackles for loss, fourth in program history.
• Won the Butkus Award as the top linebacker in the nation after his junior season, his final campaign at
Alabama, when he led the Crimson Tide to the 2009 National Championship after starting all 14 games and
recording 105 tackles (53 solo) to lead the team, with two interceptions.
• Unanimous first-team All-America selection as a junior and a semifinalist for the Lombardi and Bednarik
awards as the anchor for a unit that ranked fourth nationally in total defense (242.2 yards-per-game) and
second in run defense (68.2).
• As a sophomore in 2008, was a finalist for the Butkus Award, garnering third-team All-America honors from
the Associated Press, as well as first-team All-SEC recognition, starting all 14 games and posting a teamhigh
95 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, six passes defensed, an interception and two fumble recoveries.
• Earned academic All-SEC honors as a sophomore.
• Played in all 13 games with eight starts as a freshman in 2007 and was named Freshman All-America by
The Sporting News after he finished fourth on the team with 75 tackles and had five tackles for loss, one
sack, four passes defensed, three hurries and two interceptions.
PERSONAL:
• One of the nation’s top prep linebackers at Decatur, Ala., High School, tallying 106 tackles and 13 stops for
loss as a senior while also earning all-state honors as a tight end, and All-Region 8 accolades at linebacker.
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