INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE

2009 (LIONS):
• Was the team’s starting right tackle, starting in 15 games and was inactive for one contest.
• Started at right tackle in the season opener at New Orleans (9/13).
• Started at right tackle and helped the ground game produce 129 yards on 34 carries against Minnesota (9/20).
• Started at right tackle against Washington (9/27) and was part of an offensive line that allowed for 154 yards on the ground, including
Kevin Smith’s 101 rushing yards.
2008 (LIONS):
• Played in all 16 games with 13 starts.
• Saw the first game action of his professional career at Atlanta (9/7), and got playing time at right tackle in the home opener against
Green Bay (9/14).
• The first start of his pro career occurred at San Francisco (9/21).
• Anchored the right side of an offensive line that led the way for the team’s season-high 130 yards rushing on the ground and rookie
running back Kevin Smith’s first career 100-yard game (112 yards) at Carolina (11/16).
• Matched up through the game at Indianapolis (12/14) against defensive end Robert Mathis and helped the offensive line protect
quarterback Dan Orlovsky as it allowed zero sacks on the day.
COLLEGE:
• After starting 37 consecutive games at right tackle for Boston College, Cherilus moved to the demanding left tackle position his senior
year becoming an instrumental part of an offense that ranked seventh in the nation with an average of 323.9 aerial yards per game.
• As a senior in 2007, played one season with current Colts teammate Anthony Castonzo, who was a freshman at the time.
• As the recipient of the team’s Unsung Hero Award in 2007, he also garnered All-Atlantic Coast Conference second-team honors and
served as a team captain.
• Started all 13 games at right tackle as a sophomore and delivered 53 knockdown blocks and helped the Eagles lead the ACC in total
offense, averaging 387.8 yards per game.
• Was the only redshirt freshman to start on Boston College’s offensive line in 2004, helping the team average 385.4 yards per game in
total offense.
• Closed out his career with 51 consecutive starts for the Eagles, setting a school record.
PERSONAL:
• Attended Somerville (Mass.) High School where he was a Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic selection as a senior.
• Played tackle on both sides of the ball.
• Named to Tom Lemming’s All-America team in 2002, the same season that he captured Massachusetts State Coaches Association
All-State accolades.
• Excelled on Somerville’s basketball team as a power forward and center.
• Performed in the shot put for the track team.
• A communications major, who graduated in the spring of 2007 from the College of Arts & Sciences.
• Came to the United States from Haiti at age 14 and became a U.S. citizen shortly thereafter.
• Born Gosder Cherilus on June 28, 1984, in Haiti and resides in Somerville, Mass.
CAREER GP/GS (POSTSEASON):
2013 IND: 8/8
2012 DET: 16/16
2011 DET: 16/15 (1/1)
2010 DET: 12/12
2009 DET: 15/15
2008 DET: 16/13
TOTAL: 83/79 (1/1)