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eer-high two starts after joining the team as a free agent on October 27.
• Posted 31 tackles (19 solo), 3.0 sacks and a pass defensed, while adding four tackles on special teams.
• Started the first three postseason contests before being sidelined with an ankle injury for Super Bowl XLV against Pittsburgh.
• Posted 15 tackles (nine solo), 1.0 sack and a forced fumble in the playoffs.
• Spent training camp with the Dolphins but was waived on September 4. Was re-signed on September 13 and played in two games.
• Registered two solo tackles at Detroit (12/12).
• Earned his first career start at New England (12/19) and led the team with nine tackles (four solo).
• Led the team with career highs in sacks (3.0) and tackles (16) on his way to earning NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors
against Chicago (1/2/11). Became the first NFL player to have his first career sack come as part of a 3.0-sack game since Cleveland
linebacker Andra Davis (4.0 sacks, at Kansas City, 11/9/03).
• Started and registered a team-high eight tackles (five solo), 1.0 sack and a forced fumble in an NFC Wild Card Playoff game at
Philadelphia (1/9/11).
• Started and recorded four tackles (two solo), three quarterback hits and a pair of quarterback pressures in an NFC Divisional Playoff
game at Atlanta (1/15/11).
• Got the start and registered three tackles (two solo) and two quarterback hits before leaving with an ankle injury in the third quarter of
the NFC Championship game at Chicago (1/23/11).
• Was inactive in Super Bowl XLV against Pittsburgh (2/6/11).
2009 (DOLPHINS):
• Played in 11 games for the Dolphins and recorded eight special teams tackles.
• Was inactive for five contests.
• Registered a season-high three tackles on special teams against Buffalo (10/4).
2008 (CHIEFS/DOLPHINS):
• Joined the Cowboys as a sixth-round draft pick in April but was released in the final roster reduction on August 30. Claimed off waivers
the next day by Kansas City and played in nine games for the Chiefs.
• Recorded 10 special teams tackles in Kansas City, tied for second on the team at the time he was released on November 18. Was
claimed off waivers by Miami the next day.
• Played in six games for the Dolphins and posted five special teams stops.
• Made his NFL playoff debut with the Dolphins in an AFC Wild Card Playoff game against Baltimore (1/4/09).
COLLEGE:
• A two-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection at defensive end at Middle Tennessee State who finished his career as the school’s alltime
sack leader with 22.5.
• Played in 44 games with 34 starts and posted 152 tackles, including 40 for loss, one interception, five forced fumbles, two fumble
recoveries and four passes defensed.
• Voted a First Team All-Sun Belt selection by the league’s coaches and media as a senior.
• Played in 10 games with nine starts, missing two contests with a toe injury, and recorded 46 tackles, including 8.5 tackles for loss, 2.0
sacks, an interception, one forced fumble, two passes defensed and a safety.
• Named First Team All-Sun Belt, starting 13 games and setting a single-season school record with 11.5 sacks as a junior. The sack
total ranked No. 10 nationally.
• Totaled a career-high 48 tackles, including 14.5 for loss, plus three forced fumbles and a recovery.
• Played in 11 games with starts at two different positions (five at defensive end, three at linebacker) as a sophomore.
• Posted 33 tackles, including 8.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, two passes defensed and a forced fumble.
• Played in 10 games with four starts, leading the team with 6.0 sacks and tying for the team lead with 8.5 tackles for loss as a
freshman.
• Had 25 tackles and one forced fumble.
PERSONAL:
• Named an Associated Press first-team choice as a senior after leading Dublin (Ga.) High School to a 14-1 record in 2002 and a berth
in the state title game.
• Was a Macon Telegraph First Team All-Middle Georgia selection and the Courier-Herald Heart of Georgia Defensive Player of the Year.
• Had 97 tackles and a school-record 19.0 sacks as a senior, plus 11 additional tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and an
interception.
• Also played running back, posting 837 yards of total offense, averaging 6.6 yards per carry and scoring 12 touchdowns (eight rushing,
four receiving).
• Lettered in football, basketball and track, and was an all-state selection on the hardwood following both his junior and senior seasons.
• Participated in the Donald Driver Celebrity Softball Game and also attended the Edgar Bennett Bowl-A-Thon benefiting the Angel
Fund in June of 2012.
• Earned his degree in physical education.
• A native of Dublin, Ga.