Games Played/Started:

2003 (6/6); 2004 (14/9); 2005 (15/14); 2006 (16/15); 2007 (16/14); 2008 (15/7); 2009 (0/0)

Career Totals

82 games, 65 starts

Career Transactions

Selected in the fifth round (160 overall) in the 2002 NFL Draft by Washington...Signed with Buffalo March 11, 2006...Released by Buffalo Feb. 25, 2009...Signed with Cleveland March 5, 2009

Career Highlights

In 2006, caught touchdowns in three consecutive games to become the first Bills TE since Charley Ferguson in 1963 to record a three-game touchdown streak.

2007

Played in all 16 games, with 15 starts...Posted a career-high 25 catches for 248 yards and three touchdowns...Matched his career-high with four catches vs. Dal. (10/8) and at Was. (12/2)...Caught two touchdown passes vs. Mia. (12/9), marking his first career multiple touchdown game...first multi-TD game for a Bills tight end since Mark Campbell vs. STL (11/21/04).

College Highlights

Finished his college career at LSU with 59 receptions for 707 yards (12.0 avg) and seven touchdowns while starting 24 of 42 games...Royal's career reception and yardage totals rank third in LSU history among tight ends, while his TD total of seven ranks second...as a senior, he was an All-SEC first-team selection and earned second-team honors from the Associated Press... he also received the Eric Andolsek Leadership Award for his performance and was one of three team captains for LSU...in the SEC Championship against Tennessee, Royal caught 2 passes for 17 yards... he hauled in two catches for 15 yards and a seven-yard touchdown in the Sugar Bowl against Illinois...Graduated in August 2001 with a degree in kinesiology.

Personal

Tallied 80 tackles and 10 sacks as a defensive end during his senior season at Karr (New Orleans, La.) High School…Also posted nine receptions for 177 yards (19.7 avg.)…Cites his grandmother, Shirley Jackson, as his role model…Cousin, Donald Royal, played basketball at Notre Dame and then in the NBA…Active in the community taking part in the American Red Cross Blood Drive and T.E.A.M. 84 Camp…Enjoys cooking in spare time…Has a daughter, Skky.