INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE - Nfl
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE - Nfl
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GOSDER CHERILUS<br />
Tackle 6-7 316 Boston College<br />
78<br />
NFL Exp: 6 (1st Year With Colts)<br />
How Acquired: UFA – 2013 (DET)<br />
Born: 6/28/84<br />
GP/GS (Postseason): 80/76 (1/1)<br />
CAREER TRANSACTIONS:<br />
• Signed by the Colts as an unrestricted free agent on March 13, 2013.<br />
• Selected by the Detroit Lions in the first-round (17th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.<br />
2013 (<strong>COLTS</strong>):<br />
• Started his first contest in a Colts uniform at right tackle in the team’s season opener against Oakland (9/8). Created time for<br />
quarterback Andrew Luck to complete 78.3 percent of his passes while throwing for two touchdowns and rushing for one in the victory.<br />
• 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<br />
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<br />
Colts.<br />
• 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<br />
net yards. Blocked for quarterback Andrew Luck to throw for 159 yards on 17 completions while adding one rushing touchdown.<br />
• 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<br />
Jacksonville (9/29). It marked the fourth consecutive game the team rushed for 100-plus yards. Also provided time for quarterback<br />
Andrew Luck to throw for 257 yards and two touchdowns in the win.<br />
• Provided time for quarterback Andrew Luck and the Colts offense to post 317 yards of net offense in a Week 5 victory against Seattle<br />
(10/6). Opened rushing lanes for Indianapolis to top 100 rushing yards as a team for the fifth consecutive week.<br />
2012 (LIONS):<br />
• Played and started in all 16 games and helped pave the way for 17 rushing touchdowns and 4,967 yards passing from QB Matthew<br />
Stafford.<br />
• Part of a unit that ranked fourth in the NFL in sacks allowed per pass play.<br />
• With the Lions starting lineup of Cherilus, LT-Jeff Backus, LG-Rob Sims, C-Dominic Raiola, and RG-Stephen Peterman in the team’s<br />
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<br />
same offensive line combination for three consecutive years since 1980-82 (LT-Karl Baldischeiler, LG-Homer Elias, C-Amos Fowler,<br />
RG-Russ Bolinger and RT-Keith Dorne). With starts by all five offensive linemen, they moved their collective total of regular season<br />
starts with the Lions to 494, the most starts by an offensive line unit with one team in the NFL.<br />
• 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.<br />
Detroit set a new all-time team single-game record with 583 total yards, breaking the previous record of 582 against the New York<br />
Yanks on November 23, 1950. The offensive line opened holes and allowed the Lions to rush for 141 yards, which included 100 by<br />
running back Mikel Leshoure (first 100-yard game by a Lions player in an NFL debut since RB-Billy Sims in 1980). The Lions<br />
registered 11 first downs via the rush against Tennessee, tied for the most in a single game by Detroit since 2002.<br />
• Was part of an offensive line that held the Eagles defense without a sack in the Lions comeback 26-23 overtime win at Philadelphia<br />
(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<br />
yards.<br />
• The offensive line saw its best game of the season in Week 9 at Jacksonville (11/4), helping running backs Mikel Leshoure and<br />
Joique Bell combine for four rushing touchdowns against the Jaguars and 149 yards on the ground in a 31-14 win.<br />
• Helped the Lions ground game to two rushing touchdowns from running backs Mikel Leshoure and Joique Bell in Week 12 against<br />
Houston on Thanksgiving Day (11/22).<br />
• Contributed to an offensive line effort that allowed zero sacks against the Colts pass rush in Week 13 against Indianapolis (12/2).<br />
2011 (LIONS):<br />
• 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.)<br />
yielding 36.0 sacks on 702 pass plays.<br />
• 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<br />
personnel at same positions) in consecutive years on opening day.<br />
• 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<br />
plays during a 24-13 win over Chicago (10/10).<br />
• Helped pave the way for 104 yards rushing against Atlanta (10/23) against a defense that ranked sixth in the league in rushing yards<br />
per game. Maurice Morris finished with nine carries for 50 yards (5.6 avg.) and Keiland Williams finished with nine carries for 44 yards<br />
(4.9 avg.).<br />
• Helped protect Matthew Stafford as he set a new franchise record with 63 passing attempts against Chicago (11/13).<br />
• Started at right tackle in the team’s Wild Card Playoff loss against New Orleans (1/7).<br />
2010 (LIONS):<br />
• 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<br />
NFL in sacks allowed per pass play (4.09 pct.), giving up just 27.0 sacks on 660 pass plays.<br />
• Part of an offensive line against Philadelphia (9/19) that helped team gain 115 yards rushing, including 78 and two touchdowns from<br />
rookie running back Jahvid Best.<br />
• 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.<br />
Louis.<br />
• 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.<br />
• Placed on Injured Reserve on December 15, 2010.<br />
2009 (LIONS):<br />
• Was the team’s starting right tackle, starting in 15 games and was inactive for one contest.<br />
• Started at right tackle in the season opener at New Orleans (9/13).<br />
• Started at right tackle and helped the ground game produce 129 yards on 34 carries against Minnesota (9/20).<br />
• Started at right tackle against Washington (9/27) and was part of an offensive line that allowed for 154 yards on the ground, including