2008Game 1 vs. Dallas 9/7: Made his Browns debut and started at LDE with 3 solo tackles…Game 2 vs. Pittsburgh 9/14: Started at LDE and led the team with a career-high 9 tackles, including 6 solo, and 0.5 sacks for 4.5 yards…Was part of a defensive effort that held the Steelers to 281 net yards of offense…In the 1st quarter, combined with S Nick Sorensen for a 9-yard sack of Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger to force a 4th and 11 punting situation…Also played on special teams…Game 3 at Baltimore 9/21: Started at LDE and added 3 tackles, including 1 solo, and 1 PBU…Part of a defensive effort that limited the Ravens to 273 net yards of offense…Game 4 at Cincinnati 9/28: Started at LDE and added 3 tackles, including 1 solo, 1 QB pressure and 1 recovered fumble…In the 4th quarter, recovered a fumble by Bengals QB Ryan Fitzpatrick at the Cincinnati 19 yard line, forced by LB Alex Hall, and four plays later K Phil Dawson converted a 29 yard field goal to open a 20-12 lead…Part of a defensive effort that limited the Bengals to 211 net yards of offense, including only 69 yards rushing, forced 5 turnovers and 3 sacks…Game 5 vs. N.Y. Giants 10/13: Started at LDE and added 3 tackles…Game 6 at Washington 10/19: Started at LDE and added 2 tackles, including 1 solo, 1 TFL and 1 QB pressure…Left the game in the 2nd quarter (shoulder) and returned in the 3rd quarter…Game 7 at Jacksonville 10/26: Started at LDE with 1 solo tackle…Part of a defensive effort that limited Jaguars RB Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew to a combined 20 carries for 53 yards (2.7 avg.)…Game 8 vs. Baltimore 11/2: Started at LDE and added 3 tackles, including 2 solo and 1 PBU…Game 9 vs. Denver 11/6: Started at LDE and totaled 3 tackles, including 1 solo and 2 PBU…Game 10 at Buffalo 11/17: Started at LDE and 4 tackles, including 1 solo, and 1 QB pressure…Part of a defensive effort that forced four turnovers…Game 11 vs. Houston 11/23: Started at LDE and totaled 7 tackles, including 5 solo…Game 12 vs. Indianapolis 11/30: Started at LDE and added 2 tackles, including 1 solo…Part of a defensive effort that limited the Colts to 215 net yards of offense, including 125 net yards passing, 3 offensive points and forced 3 turnovers…Game 13 at Tennessee 12/7: Started at LDE and totaled 6 tackles, including 3 solo, and 1 forced fumble…In the 3rd quarter, forced a fumble on Titans RB LenDale White at the Tennessee 25 yard line, recovered by DB Eric Wright…Game 14 at Philadelphia 12/15: Started at LDE with 1 solo tackle and 1 QB pressure…Game 15 vs. Cincinnati 12/21: Started at LDE and added 4 solo tackles… Game 16 at Pittsburgh 12/28: Started at LDE and notched 4 tackles. 2007In his fourth season with Green Bay, played in all 16 games, including nine starts at right defensive tackle, and had a career-high 51 tackles, 32 solo, and matched a career-high with 7 sacks for 38 yards, 1 interception for 9 yards, 3 forced fumbles and 1 PBU…Recorded 1 sack for 4 yards vs. Philadelphia on Sept. 9…Added 1 sack for 5 yards and his first career interception for 9 yards at N.Y. Giants on Sept. 16…Recorded 2 sacks for 13 yards at Kansas City on Nov. 4…Registered 2 sacks for 7 yards and 2 forced fumbles vs. Carolina on Nov. 18…Added 1 sack for 9 yards at Detroit on Nov. 22…Started at right defensive tackle in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Seattle on Jan. 12, 2008, and the NFC Championship Game vs. N.Y. Giants on Jan. 20, 2008. 2006Played in all 16 games, including 11 starts, and recorded 47 tackles, including 31 solo, and a career-high 7 sacks for 46 yards, 3 PBU and 1 recovered fumble…Part of a talented rotation of interior linemen and displayed versatility by playing all four defensive line positions…Added 1 PBU vs. New Orleans on Sept. 17…Recorded 2 sacks for 14 yards at Detroit on Sept. 24, in the first quarter sacked Lions QB Jon Kitna for a 4-yard loss and added an 8-yard sack in the fourth quarter…Made his first career start at Philadelphia on Oct. 2, and also started vs. St. Louis on Oct. 8, and at Miami on Oct. 22…Posted a career-high 3 sacks for 17 yards at Buffalo on Nov. 5, and became the first tackle in team history to record 3 sacks…Started at Minnesota on Nov. 12, and recovered a fumble and 1 TFL…Added 1 sack for 7 yards vs. Detroit on Dec. 17…In the regular season finale at Chicago on Dec. 31, deflected a pass at the line of scrimmage that was intercepted by Patrick Dendy and returned for a 30-yard TD giving the Packers a 23-0 lead and also sacked Brian Griese for 8 yards.
2005Appeared in 12 games and added 34 tackles, including 21 solo, and 2 sacks for 7 yards…Inactive for four contests with a calf injury…In the opener at Detroit on Sept. 11, collected 3 solo tackles…Added a season-high 6 tackles, 1 TFL and 1 QB pressure vs. Tampa Bay on Sept. 25…Totaled 2 sacks for 7 yards, 5 tackles and 1 QB pressure in 52-3 win vs. New Orleans on Oct. 9, and dropped Aaron Brooks for a 2-yard sack in the first quarter and Todd Bouman for a 5-yard sack in the third quarter...Pulled a calf muscle in his right leg vs. Pittsburgh on Nov. 6, and was inactive for the next four games…Returned to action vs. Detroit on Dec. 11, and added 2 tackles. 2004In his rookie season with Green Bay, saw reserve duty in 12 games and added 24 tackles, including 11 solo, 1 sack for 6 yards and 1 forced fumble…Also played in the NFC Wild Card Playoff game vs. Minnesota on Jan. 9…Inactive for four regular season contests...Utilized all across the Packers' front during his rookie campaign…At varying times, served as a backup to Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila at right defensive end, to Aaron Kampman at left defensive end and as a 'three-technique' tackle…Also contributed four special teams tackles, in addition to anchoring the wedge blocking unit on kickoff returns...Made his NFL debut and added 1 tackle in Monday Night opener at Carolina on Sept. 13…Forced a fumble by Titans RB Chris Brown and had a season-high 7 tackles in Monday night game vs. Tennessee on Oct. 11..Registered 4 tackles vs. Minnesota on Nov. 14, and made a key block to spring Robert Ferguson’s 55-yard kickoff return…Returned to action after being listed as inactive for four games, and led Green Bay defensive linemen with 6 tackles vs. Jacksonville on Dec. 19…Notched his first NFL sack and added 5 tackles in the regular season finale at Chicago on Jan. 2, dropping QB Chad Hutchinson for a 6-yard loss.
College HighlightsA four-year letter winner at Arkansas State (2000-03), he started the final three-and-a-half seasons on the defensive line after seeing action at linebacker in his first two collegiate contests…Two-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection, played in 43 career games overall, with 34 starts, finishing with 136 tackles, 84 solo, 14.5 sacks, 27.5 TFL, 3 PBU, 2 recovered fumbles and 3 forced fumbles…Most productive campaign came as a junior, when he posted 9 sacks, including a team-record 4 in one contest…Battled through an ankle injury as a senior…As a senior in 2003, made eight starts while playing in 10 games overall…Earned second-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors after finishing with 21 tackles, 11 solo, 1 sack, 4.5 TFL and 1 recovered fumble…Played in 11 games as a junior, making nine starts...First-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection in 2002, he led the Indians with 9 sacks and 12 TFL…Registered a career-high 48 tackles, 35 solo, plus 2 PBU and 1 forced fumble…Recorded a school record 4 sacks and a career-high 8 tackles vs. Tulsa…As a sophomore, started all 11 games and finished with 40 tackles, 25 solo, 2 sacks, 8 TFL, 1 recovered fumble and 2 forced fumbles…Began freshman season at linebacker but was moved after two games to defensive end, where he started the final six contests…Played in all 11 games overall in 2000, finishing with 27 tackles, 13 solo, 2.5 sacks and 3 TFL…Redshirted as a true freshman in 1999…Majored in sports management.
PersonalBorn in Camden, Ark…An all-state selection as a senior at Harmony Grove High School (Camden, Ark.), where he was a three-time all-district choice as he helped the team to a 26-7 overall record his sophomore through senior seasons…Four-year letterman who lined up at defensive end, linebacker, fullback, punter and kicker...
Was picked to play in the state’s all-star game following his senior season…As a fullback, rushed for 1,473 yards on 299 carries in his career…Lettered four years in basketball as a forward and center, earning all-state and all-region recognition three times…Also earned four letters in both baseball and track and led his baseball team in home runs as a junior and senior… Placed second in the shot put at the state championship track meet as a senior…In 2005, was part of the ‘NFL Hometown Huddle,’ moving furniture into new space for Big Brothers Big Sisters, and in 2006, participated in
the United Way’s kickoff event…Took part in the Brett Favre Charity Softball Game and also the Edgar Bennett Celebrity Bowl-A-Thon…While at Arkansas State, visited area high schools, spreading a message that encouraged students to stay in school and graduate…Also visited area hospitals…Has overcome personal tragedy as he lost his father at the age of 15 and his mother five years later…Just before the 2004 NFL Scouting Combine, endured the death of his infant daughter, who lived only two weeks after her premature birth…Enjoys hunting, fishing and riding four-wheelers…Nicknamed ‘C-Dub’ and Big C’…Engaged (Andrea), with daughters, TaKhia and Coryuana...Resides in Camden, Ark. |