INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE

GOSDER CHERILUS
Tackle 6-7 316 Boston College
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NFL Exp: 6 (1st Year With Colts)
How Acquired: UFA – 2013 (DET)
Born: 6/28/84
GP/GS (Postseason): 83/79 (1/1)
CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
• Signed by the Colts as an unrestricted free agent on March 13, 2013.
• Selected by the Detroit Lions in the first-round (17th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.
2013 (COLTS):
• Started his first contest in a Colts uniform at right tackle in the team’s season opener against Oakland (9/8). Created time for
quarterback Andrew Luck to complete 78.3 percent of his passes while throwing for two touchdowns and rushing for one in the victory.
• In the team’s Week 2 meeting against Miami (9/15), started at right tackle and provided time for quarterback Andrew Luck to throw for
321 yards and one touchdown. Also blocked for Ahmad Bradshaw to gain 65 yards on 15 carries in his first start as a member of the
Colts.
• Started at right tackle in the team’s Week 3 victory against San Francisco (9/22) and opened rushing lanes for the Colts to total 184
net yards. Blocked for quarterback Andrew Luck to throw for 159 yards on 17 completions while adding one rushing touchdown.
• Started at right tackle and was part of an offensive line that blocked for the Colts to rush for 157 net yards in a 37-3 victory at
Jacksonville (9/29). It marked the fourth consecutive game the team rushed for 100-plus yards. Also provided time for quarterback
Andrew Luck to throw for 257 yards and two touchdowns in the win.
• Provided time for quarterback Andrew Luck and the Colts offense to post 317 yards of net offense in a Week 5 victory against Seattle
(10/6). Opened rushing lanes for Indianapolis to top 100 rushing yards as a team for the fifth consecutive week.
• Assisted a Colts rushing attack that generated 74 yards while blocking for quarterback Andrew Luck who threw for 202 yards in a
Week 6 loss at San Diego (10/14).
• Blocked for quarterback Andrew Luck to throw for 228 yards and tie his single-game career-high in touchdowns with four (three
passing, one rushing) in a Week 7 win against Denver (10/20). Also provided rushing lanes for the Colts to total 121 rushing yards.
• In a Week 9 comeback victory at Houston (11/3), assisted Andrew Luck in throwing for 271 yards and three touchdowns, all of which
to wide receiver T.Y. Hilton.
2012 (LIONS):
• Played and started in all 16 games and helped pave the way for 17 rushing touchdowns and 4,967 yards passing from QB Matthew
Stafford.
• Part of a unit that ranked fourth in the NFL in sacks allowed per pass play.
• With the Lions starting lineup of Cherilus, LT-Jeff Backus, LG-Rob Sims, C-Dominic Raiola, and RG-Stephen Peterman in the team’s
season opener win against St. Louis (9/9), the offensive line became the unit that marked the first time a Lions team has started the
same offensive line combination for three consecutive years since 1980-82 (LT-Karl Baldischeiler, LG-Homer Elias, C-Amos Fowler,
RG-Russ Bolinger and RT-Keith Dorne). With starts by all five offensive linemen, they moved their collective total of regular season
starts with the Lions to 494, the most starts by an offensive line unit with one team in the NFL.
• Part of the Lions offensive line effort in Week 3 at Tennessee (9/23) that helped Detroit’s offense gain 583 yards against the Titans.
Detroit set a new all-time team single-game record with 583 total yards, breaking the previous record of 582 against the New York
Yanks on November 23, 1950. The offensive line opened holes and allowed the Lions to rush for 141 yards, which included 100 by
running back Mikel Leshoure (first 100-yard game by a Lions player in an NFL debut since RB-Billy Sims in 1980). The Lions
registered 11 first downs via the rush against Tennessee, tied for the most in a single game by Detroit since 2002.
• Was part of an offensive line that held the Eagles defense without a sack in the Lions comeback 26-23 overtime win at Philadelphia
(10/14). The Lions also gained 138 yards on the ground and allowed just three tackles for loss on rushing plays for a total of four
yards.
• The offensive line saw its best game of the season in Week 9 at Jacksonville (11/4), helping running backs Mikel Leshoure and
Joique Bell combine for four rushing touchdowns against the Jaguars and 149 yards on the ground in a 31-14 win.
• Helped the Lions ground game to two rushing touchdowns from running backs Mikel Leshoure and Joique Bell in Week 12 against
Houston on Thanksgiving Day (11/22).
• Contributed to an offensive line effort that allowed zero sacks against the Colts pass rush in Week 13 against Indianapolis (12/2).
2011 (LIONS):
• Started 15-of-16 games played at right tackle. The offense finished the season 10th in the NFL in sacks per pass play (5.1 pct.)
yielding 36.0 sacks on 702 pass plays.
• The season opener at Tampa Bay (9/11) marked the first time since 1981-82 that the Lions had started the same offensive line (same
personnel at same positions) in consecutive years on opening day.
• Helped anchor an offensive line that allowed the Lions to rush for 181 yards on 20 carries (9.1 avg.) and only 1.0 sack on 27 pass
plays during a 24-13 win over Chicago (10/10).
• Helped pave the way for 104 yards rushing against Atlanta (10/23) against a defense that ranked sixth in the league in rushing yards
per game. Maurice Morris finished with nine carries for 50 yards (5.6 avg.) and Keiland Williams finished with nine carries for 44 yards
(4.9 avg.).
• Helped protect Matthew Stafford as he set a new franchise record with 63 passing attempts against Chicago (11/13).
• Started at right tackle in the team’s Wild Card Playoff loss against New Orleans (1/7).
2010 (LIONS):
• Started all 12 games he appeared in at right tackle. Anchored the right side of the offensive line and helped the unit finish fifth in the
NFL in sacks allowed per pass play (4.09 pct.), giving up just 27.0 sacks on 660 pass plays.
• Part of an offensive line against Philadelphia (9/19) that helped team gain 115 yards rushing, including 78 and two touchdowns from
rookie running back Jahvid Best.
• Started at right tackle and was part of an offensive line that allowed just 1.0 sack on 33 pass plays in the Lions 44-6 win against St.
Louis.
• In a 37-25 victory over Washington (10/31), started at right tackle for an offensive line that allowed 1.0 sack on 46 pass plays.
• Placed on Injured Reserve on December 15, 2010.