Games Played/Started:

2006 (16/15); 2007 (16/16); 2008 (16/16); 2009 (15/15)

Career Totals

63 games, 62 starts

Career Transactions

Originally drafted by Cleveland in the first round, 13th overall, in the 2006 NFL Draft.

Career Highlights

Set the Browns franchise rookie record with 11 sacks and ranked second in the NFL among rookies…Had a career-high 2 sacks at Oakland on Oct. 1, 2006, and vs. Tampa Bay on Dec. 24, 2006.

2009

Started all 15 games in which he played at outside linebacker… Collected 68 tackles and a team-high 6.5 sacks… His sack total tied for 19th in the AFC … Tackle total was third on the squad… Also contributed a pass defensed, a forced fumble and a special teams tackle. Game 1 vs. Minnesota 9/13: Started at outside linebacker, collecting three tackles and one sack for seven yards… Game 2 at Denver 9/20: Posted five tackles, including four solo…Added a special teams tackle on coverage unit….Game marked the 50th of his career… Game 3 at Baltimore 9/27: Recorded five tackles and the Browns’ only sack of the day… Game 4 vs. Cincinnati 10/4: Recorded a season-high seven tackles, including a sack of Carson Palmer… Game 5 at Buffalo 10/11: Posted a career-high 11 tackles, including a sack… It marked the third straight game in which he recorded a sack, the third time in his career he has achieved this feat and the first Brown to do it since Alex Hall in games 3-5 of 2008… Game 6 at Pittsburgh 10/18: Was declared inactive (flu)… Game 7 vs. Green Bay 10/25: Posted four tackles… Game 8 at Chicago 11/1: Registered three tackles, including an 11-yard sack of Jay Cutler… Also batted down a pass… Game 9 vs. Baltimore 11/16: Recorded five tackles… Game 10 at Detroit 11/22: Produced four tackles… Game 11 at Cincinnati 11/29: Posted four tackles, one sack for nine yards and a forced fumble that was recovered by the Bengals… Left game late with a knee injury and did not return… Game 12 vs. San Diego 12/6: Produced five tackles and a half-sack that he shared with Matt Roth… Game 13 vs. Pittsburgh 12/10: Recorded four tackles and a pair of quarterback hits… Game 14 at Kansas City 12/20: Registered four tackles and a quarterback hit… Game 15 vs. Oakland 12/27: Tallied two tackles… Game 16 vs. Jacksonville 1/3: Posted two tackles, including one for loss, and a quarterback hit.

2008

Game 1 vs. Dallas 9/7: Started at ROLB and added 3 solo tackles and 1 QB pressure…Game 2 vs. Pittsburgh 9/14: Started at ROLB and added 3 tackles, including 1 solo…Was part of a defensive effort that held the Steelers to 281 net yards of offense…Game 3 at Baltimore 9/21: Started at ROLB with 3 tackles, including 2 solo…Part of a defensive effort that limited the Ravens to 273 net yards of offense…Game 4 at Cincinnati 9/28: Started at ROLB and totaled 5 tackles, including 3 solo, 1 sack for 2 yards and 1 forced fumble…In the 2nd quarter, recorded a 2-yard sack of Bengals QB Ryan Fitzpatrick…In the 4th quarter, forced a fumble on Bengals RB Chris Perry at the Cincinnati 24 yard line, recovered by S Mike Adams, and four plays later RB Jamal Lewis rushed for a 1 yard TD run to open a 17-6 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 ROLB and totaled 5 tackles and 1 QB pressure…Game 6 at Washington 10/19: Started at ROLB and ranked second on the club with a career-high 10 tackles, including 8 solo, and 1 PBU…Game 7 at Jacksonville 10/26: Started at ROLB and totaled 6 tackles, including 5 solo…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 ROLB and added 3 solo tackles…Game 9 vs. Denver 11/6: Started at ROLB and added 4 solo tackles and 1 sack for 6 yards…In the 4th quarter, recorded a six yard sack of Broncos QB Jay Cutler to force a 2nd and 16 situation…Game 10 at Buffalo 11/17: Started at ROLB and added 8 tackles, including 6 solo, and recorded his first career interception for 2 yards…In the 1st quarter, intercepted a pass that was tipped at the line of scrimmage by DT Shaun Rogers on a pass from Bills QB Trent Edwards at the Cleveland 42 yard line…Part of a defensive effort that forced four turnovers…Game 11 vs. Houston 11/23: Started at ROLB and added 4 tackles, including 2 solo, 1 TFL and 1 sack for 4 yards…Recorded his third sack of the year in the 2nd quarter with a 4-yard sack of Houston QB Sage Rosenfels to force a 2nd and 19 situation…Game 12 vs. Indianapolis 11/30: Started at ROLB and totaled 5 tackles, including 3 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 ROLB and added 4 tackles, including 2 solo, and 1 QB pressure…Game 14 at Philadelphia 12/15: Started at ROLB and totaled 5 tackles, including 3 solo, 1 sack for 6 yards…In the 3rd quarter, recorded a six-yard sack of Eagles QB Donovan McNabb to force a 4th and 10 situation…Game 15 vs. Cincinnati 12/21: Started at ROLB and added 6 tackles, including 5 solo… Game 16 at Pittsburgh 12/28: Started at ROLB and totaled 8 tackles including 5 solo and 1 TFL.

2007

Game 1 vs. Pittsburgh 9/9: Started at ROLB and totaled 2 solo tackles and 2 QB pressures…Game 2 vs. Cincinnati 9/16: Started at ROLB with 3 solo tackles and 2 QB pressures…Game 3 at Oakland 9/23: Started at ROLB and totaled 4 solo tackles, 2 sacks for 16 yards and 1 forced fumble…Matched a career-high with 2 sacks for 16 yards…In the 1st quarter, sacked Raiders QB Josh McCown for a 7-yard loss and forced a fumble, recovered by Oakland, which forced a 2nd and 15 situation…In the 4th quarter, sacked Raiders QB Daunte Culpepper for an 11-yard loss to force a 2nd and 21 passing situation…Game 4 vs. Baltimore 9/30: Started at ROLB with 4 tackles, including 2 solo, and 3 QB pressures…Game 5 at New England 10/7: Started at ROLB and added 5 tackles, including 3 solo, and 1 QB pressure…Game 6 vs. Miami 10/14: Started at ROLB and totaled 3 solo tackles, 1 sack for 6 yards and 1 QB pressure…Game 7 at St. Louis 10/28: Started at ROLB and added 5 tackles, including 2 solo, and 1 QB pressure…Game 8 vs. Seattle 11/4: Started at ROLB and added 4 solo tackles and 1 QB pressure…Game 9 at Pittsburgh 11/11: Started at ROLB with 2 tackles, including 1 solo…Game 10 at Baltimore 11/18: Started at ROLB and totaled 3 tackles, including 2 solo, 1 sack for 9 yards, 1 forced fumble and 1 QB pressure…In the 1st quarter, recorded a sack and a forced fumble on a 9-yard sack of Ravens QB Kyle Boller at the Baltimore 23-yard line, recovered by LB Willie McGinest, and six plays later K Phil Dawson converted a 28 yard FG to open a 3-0 lead…Game 11 vs. Houston 11/25: Started at ROLB and totaled 5 tackles, including 1 solo, 1 TFL, 1 QB pressures and 1 forced fumble…In the 3rd quarter, forced a fumble on Texans WR Owen Daniels, recovered by DB Leigh Bodden at the Cleveland 22 yard line…Part of a defensive effort that forced three turnovers, two sacks and limited Houston to only 77 net yards rushing…Game 12 at Arizona 12/2: Started at ROLB with 6 tackles, including 4 solo, and 1 QB pressure…Game 13 at N.Y. Jets 12/9: Started at ROLB with 6 tackles, including 3 solo, 1 sack for 3 yards, 2 QB pressures and 1 forced fumble…In the 4th quarter, sacked Jets QB Kellen Clemens for a 3-yard loss and forced a fumble, which was recovered by the Jets, to force a 2nd and 13 situation…Game 14 vs. Buffalo 12/16: Started at ROLB and tied for the team lead and matched a career-high 8 tackles, including 4 solo, and 1 QB pressure…Part of a defensive effort that gave the Browns their first shutout since 2005 (11/20/05 vs. Miami, 22-0 win) and held the Bills to 232 net yards of offense…Game 15 at Cincinnati 12/23: Started at ROLB and added 1 tackle and 2 QB pressures…Game 16 vs. San Francisco 12/30: Started at ROLB and added 4 tackles, including 1 solo, and 1 TFL…Part of a defense that limited the 49ers to only 185 net yards of offense, added 5 sacks and allowed only 73 net yards passing.

2006

In his rookie campaign with the Browns, played in all 16 games, starting the final 15 of the year at ROLB after converting from defensive end at Florida State…Set a franchise rookie record with 11 sacks and also recorded a sack in nine of 16 contests…Ranked t-6th in the AFC, t-11th in the NFL with 11 sacks and ranked second among NFL rookies…Led the team with 11 sacks for 59.5 yards and 17 QB pressures and ranked tied for fourth on the team with 67 tackles…Also added 3 recovered fumbles and 1 forced fumble…Had a career-high 8 tackles vs. N.Y. Jets on Oct. 29, and at Baltimore on Dec. 17…Forced a fumble vs. Tampa Bay on Dec. 24 of QB Tim Rattay, which was recovered and returned for a 40-yard touchdown by DB Daven Holly…Game 1 vs. New Orleans 9/10: Made his Browns debut by playing ROLB and added 4 tackles, including 2 solo, and 1 TFL…Game 2 at Cincinnati 9/17: Started at ROLB, as Matt Stewart switched over to LOLB for Willie McGinest (calf), and totaled 3 tackles, including 1 solo, 1 TFL, and 1 sack for 5 yards… Recorded his first career sack on Bengals QB Carson Palmer in the 2nd quarter with a 5-yard loss to force a 2nd-and-15 situation…Game 3 vs. Baltimore 9/24: Started at LOLB and added 3 tackles and 3 QB pressures…Part of a defensive effort that limited Ravens to 86 net yards rushing as a team…Game 4 at Oakland 10/1: Started at ROLB and totaled 4 tackles, including 1 solo, 1 TFL, 2 sacks for 13 yards and 1 QB pressure…In the 2nd quarter, sacked Raiders QB Andrew Walter for an 8-yard loss to force a 4th-and-13 situation…Added his second sack of the game in the 3rd quarter with a 5-yard sack of Walter to force a 2nd-and -5 situation…Part of a defensive effort that limited the Raiders to 240 net yards of offense, including only 46 net yards passing…Game 5 at Carolina 10/8: Started at ROLB with 4 tackles, including 2 solo, 1 TFL and 1 QB pressure…Part of a defensive effort that limited Carolina to 288 net yards of offense and 0 for 11 on third downs…Game 6 vs. Denver 10/22: Started at ROLB with 5 tackles, including 3 solo, 1 TFL and 1 QB pressure…Game 7 vs. N.Y. Jets 10/29: Started at ROLB and led the team with a career-high 8 tackles, including 5 solo, 1 TFL, 1 QB pressure and 1 recovered fumble…In the 3rd quarter, recovered a fumble by Jets RB Leon Washington, forced by LB Willie McGinest, at the Jets 9-yard line, and four plays later K Phil Dawson added a 21-yard FG to open a 20-3 lead…Part of a defensive effort that limited the Jets to only 193 net yards of total offense, including 88 net yards rushing, and forced three turnovers…Game 8 at San Diego 11/5: Started at ROLB with 2 tackles, including 1 solo, and 1.5 sacks for 12.5 yards…Shared a sack with S Sean Jones in the 2nd quarter on a 10-yard sack on Chargers QB Philip Rivers to force a 4th-and-17 punting situation…Also in the 2nd quarter, added a sack on Rivers for a 7-yard loss to force a 2nd-and-17 passing situation…Game 9 at Atlanta 11/12: Started at ROLB with 2 solo tackles, 1 sack for 3 yards and 2 QB pressures…In the 4th quarter sacked QB Michael Vick for a 3-yard loss to force a 3rd-and-12 passing situation…Part of a defensive effort that limited QB Michael Vick to run for 74 yards, pass for 197 yards and forced three turnovers…Game 10 vs. Pittsburgh 11/19: Started at ROLB with 1 sack for 10 yards and 2 QB pressures…Recorded a sack in the 4th quarter with a 10-yard sack on QB Ben Roethlisberger…Game 11 vs. Cincinnati 11/26: Started at ROLB with 6 tackles, including 2 solo, 1 TFL and 2 QB pressures…Game 12 vs. Kansas City 12/3: Started at ROLB and totaled 3 tackles, including 1 solo, 1 sack for 4 yards and 1 QB pressure…In the 1st quarter sacked Kansas City QB Trent Green for a 4-yard loss to force a 4th-and-13 punting situation…Game 13 at Pittsburgh 12/7: Started at ROLB and added 6 tackles, including 3 solo, and 1 recovered fumble…In the 2nd quarter, recovered a fumble by Pittsburgh RB Willie Parker, which was forced by LB Andra Davis, at the Cleveland 36-yard line…Game 14 at Baltimore 12/17: Started at ROLB and tied for second on the team and tied a career-high with 8 tackles, including 7 solo, 2 QB pressures, 1 recovered fumble and a shared sack…In the 2nd quarter, recovered a fumble by Ravens QB Kyle Boller at the Baltimore 24-yard line…In the 4th quarter, shared a sack with Simon Fraser as they sacked Ravens QB Kyle Boller for a 7-yard loss to force a 2nd-and-17 situation…Game 15 vs. Tampa Bay 12/24: Started at ROLB and added 6 tackles, including 4 solo, 2 sacks for 6 yards, 1 QB pressure and 1 forced fumble…With his 2 sacks, established a franchise rookie record for sacks in one season (8.5, Mack Mitchell, 1975)…In the 2nd quarter sacked Tampa Bay QB Tim Rattay for 0 yards to force a 3rd-and-7 passing situation…In the 4th quarter, sacked Rattay for a 6-yard loss and forced a fumble, which was recovered by DB Daven Holley and returned 40 yards for a TD…Game 16 at Houston 12/31: Started at ROLB with 3 tackles, including 1 solo, 1 TFL, and 1 sack for 3 yards…In the 1st quarter, registered his team-leading 11th sack of the year with a 3-yard sack of Texans QB David Carr…Part of a defensive effort that limited the Texans to 177 total net yards.

College Highlights

In 49 games with Florida State, started 12 games, and finished with 108 tackles, 67 solo, 12 sacks for 85 yards, 23.5 TFL, 31 QB pressures, 3 recovered fumbles, 1 forced fumble and 8 PBU…Ranks sixteenth in school history with 23.5 TFL and his 11 TFL in 2005 rank tied for 19th on the school’s season-record list…Played in 48 consecutive games, before a knee injury snapped the streak vs. North Carolina State in 2005…In 2005, took over the right defensive end duties and was named All-Atlantic Coast Conference second-team selection…Started the first nine games of the season at right defensive end and totaled 26 tackles, 11 solo, 7.5 sacks for 56 yards, 11 TFL, 17 QB pressures and 4 PBU…Missed two games due to a left knee sprain…Earned the Hinesman Award from the coaching staff as the most dominating player during spring practice in 2005…Played in every game, starting two games at right defensive end and finished with 27 tackles, 13 solo, 2 sacks for 13 yards, 5.5 TFL, 7 QB pressures and 1 PBU in 2004...Was part of a defensive unit that allowed only 83.1 yards per game and 2.4 yards per carry on the ground during the season...The Seminoles' defense also allowed a conference-low five rushing TDs…In 2003, played in every game, including one start at right defensive end…Recorded a career-high 38 tackles, 30 solo, with 2.5 sacks for 16 yards, 7 TFL, 7 QB pressures, 2 PBU, 1 forced fumble and 1 recovered fumble…Was one of eight true freshmen to letter in 2002, and played in every game as a reserve defensive end…Recorded 17 tackles, 13 solo, with 2 recovered fumbles and 1 PBU.

Personal

Born in Wichita, Kansas…Attended Northwest (Wichita, Kan.) High School…Graduated from Northwest High in December of 2001, a semester early and enrolled at Florida State in the spring of 2002…Competed as a linebacker, quarterback, receiver and punter in high school…Very active in the Cleveland community by supporting charitable organizations such as Athletes In Action, the United Way, Shoes & Clothes For Kids and Lift Up America…Voted by local media members of the PFWA as the 2006 Player of the Year…Had his jersey number, 12, retired at Northwest High School during a basketball halftime ceremony on Jan. 23, 2007…Married (Monicha)…Couple has a daughter, Megan.