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• Registered two solo tackles at Detroit (12/12).<br />
• Earned his first career start at New England (12/19) and led the team with nine tackles (four solo).<br />
• 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<br />
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<br />
linebacker Andra Davis (4.0 sacks, at Kansas City, 11/9/03).<br />
• 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<br />
Philadelphia (1/9/11).<br />
• Started and recorded four tackles (two solo), three quarterback hits and a pair of quarterback pressures in an NFC Divisional Playoff<br />
game at Atlanta (1/15/11).<br />
• Got the start and registered three tackles (two solo) and two quarterback hits before leaving with an ankle injury in the third quarter of<br />
the NFC Championship game at Chicago (1/23/11).<br />
• Was inactive in Super Bowl XLV against Pittsburgh (2/6/11).<br />
2009 (DOLPHINS):<br />
• Played in 11 games for the Dolphins and recorded eight special teams tackles.<br />
• Was inactive for five contests.<br />
• Registered a season-high three tackles on special teams against Buffalo (10/4).<br />
2008 (CHIEFS/DOLPHINS):<br />
• 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<br />
the next day by Kansas City and played in nine games for the Chiefs.<br />
• Recorded 10 special teams tackles in Kansas City, tied for second on the team at the time he was released on November 18. Was<br />
claimed off waivers by Miami the next day.<br />
• Played in six games for the Dolphins and posted five special teams stops.<br />
• Made his NFL playoff debut with the Dolphins in an AFC Wild Card Playoff game against Baltimore (1/4/09).<br />
COLLEGE:<br />
• A two-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection at defensive end at Middle Tennessee State who finished his career as the school’s alltime<br />
sack leader with 22.5.<br />
• Played in 44 games with 34 starts and posted 152 tackles, including 40 for loss, one interception, five forced fumbles, two fumble<br />
recoveries and four passes defensed.<br />
• Voted a First Team All-Sun Belt selection by the league’s coaches and media as a senior.<br />
• 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<br />
sacks, an interception, one forced fumble, two passes defensed and a safety.<br />
• 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<br />
total ranked No. 10 nationally.<br />
• Totaled a career-high 48 tackles, including 14.5 for loss, plus three forced fumbles and a recovery.<br />
• Played in 11 games with starts at two different positions (five at defensive end, three at linebacker) as a sophomore.<br />
• Posted 33 tackles, including 8.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, two passes defensed and a forced fumble.<br />
• 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<br />
freshman.<br />
• Had 25 tackles and one forced fumble.<br />
PERSONAL:<br />
• 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<br />
in the state title game.<br />
• Was a Macon Telegraph First Team All-Middle Georgia selection and the Courier-Herald Heart of Georgia Defensive Player of the Year.<br />
• Had 97 tackles and a school-record 19.0 sacks as a senior, plus 11 additional tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and an<br />
interception.<br />
• Also played running back, posting 837 yards of total offense, averaging 6.6 yards per carry and scoring 12 touchdowns (eight rushing,<br />
four receiving).<br />
• Lettered in football, basketball and track, and was an all-state selection on the hardwood following both his junior and senior seasons.<br />
• Participated in the Donald Driver Celebrity Softball Game and also attended the Edgar Bennett Bowl-A-Thon benefiting the Angel<br />
Fund in June of 2012.<br />
• Earned his degree in physical education.<br />
• A native of Dublin, Ga.<br />
2013 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS<br />
CAREER REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Date/Opp. GP GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks PD FF FR INT Yds Avg. LG TD Year GP GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks PD FF FR INT Yds Avg. LG TD<br />
9/8 vs. OAK 1 1 1 3 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2013 IND 2 2 2 3 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />
9/15 vs. MIA 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2012 GB 15 9 38 33 71 3.0 4 0 0 2 22 11.0 20 0<br />
9/22 @ SF<br />
2011 GB 16 15 50 36 86 3.0 2 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />
9/29 @ JAX<br />
2010 MIA/GB 9 2 19 12 31 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />
10/6 vs. SEA<br />
2009 MIA 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />
10/14 @ SD<br />
2008 KC/MIA 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />
10/20 vs. DEN<br />
TOTAL 68 28 109 84 193 9.0 7 1 1 2 22 11.0 20 0<br />
11/3 @ HOU<br />
11/10 vs. STL<br />
CAREER POSTSEASON STATISTICS<br />
11/14 @ TEN<br />
Year GP GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks PD FF FR INT Yds Avg. LG TD<br />
11/24 @ ARZ<br />
2012 GB 2 1 5 4 9 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />
12/1 vs. TEN<br />
2011 GB 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />
12/8 @ CIN<br />
2010 GB 3 3 9 6 15 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />
12/15 vs. HOU<br />
2008 MIA 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />
12/22 @ KC<br />
TOTAL 7 4 17 10 27 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />
12/29 vs. JAX<br />
2013 TOTALS 2 2 2 3 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 28 (2011 - 1, 2010 - 4, 2009 - 8, 2008 - 15)<br />
SPECIAL TEAMS FORCED FUMBLES: 1 (2011 - 1)