TRANSACTIONS
Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent by Carolina (7/30/11)...Selected by Carolina in the third round (83rd overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft (4/28/07).
GP/GS
Career (48/20) [1/0]; 2010 (16/16); 2009 (13/2); 2008 (16/0) [1/0]; 2007 (3/2).
2010
Started all 16 games at left defensive end for Carolina...Led the Panthers with a career-high 11.5 sacks and 27 quarterback pressures...Became the fifth player in team history to compile 10 or more sacks in a season, joining Kevin Greene, Lamar Lathon, Julius Peppers and Mike Rucker...Tied the team record with a sack in six consecutive games, previously accomplished by Greene in 1998...Finished first among the team's defensive linemen with a career-best 73 tackles to go along with one forced fumble and three passes defensed...Contributed to defense that ranked seventh in the NFL in average yards per play...Vs. Cincinnati (9/26): Notched a 10-yard sack of Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer...At New Orleans (10/3): Corralled Saints quarterback Drew Brees for a five-yard sack...Vs. San Francisco (10/24): Dropped 49ers quarterback Alex Smith for an eight-yard sack...Vs. New Orleans (11/7): Shared a 10-yard sack of Brees with linebacker Nic Harris...Vs. Baltimore (11/21): Sacked Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco for a six-yard loss...At Cleveland (11/28): Equaled single-game career high with two sacks of Browns quarterback Jake Delhomme...Harassed Delhomme for a sack and forced fumble on the same play, which resulted in a 13-yard loss...Took down Delhomme for a five-yard sack...At Seattle (12/5): Victimized Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck for a five-yard sack...Vs. Atlanta (12/12): Gathered an eight-yard sack of Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan...Vs. Arizona (12/19): Collected an eight-yard sack of Cardinals quarterback John Skelton...At Pittsburgh (12/23): Tied the franchise record with a sack in six consecutive games...Matched single-game career high with two sacks of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, bringing him down for losses of 12 and seven yards.
2009
Played in 13 games with two starts...Compiled 28 tackles, four sacks, 12 quarterback pressures, three forced fumbles and six passes defensed...Started versus Atlanta (11/15) in place of Julius Peppers who was limited by a hand injury and at New England (12/13) for Tyler Brayton who was out with a concussion...Inactive for three games with a biceps injury...Contributed to defense that finished fourth in the NFL in pass defense, eighth in total defense and ninth in scoring defense and recorded 18 takeaways in the final six games...At Tampa Bay (10/18): Matched single-game best with two sacks and forced two fumbles...Sacked Buccaneers quarterback Josh Johnson for losses of eight and nine yards and caused fumbles on both plays...At Arizona (11/1): Gathered a sack of Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner for an eight-yard loss...At New York Giants (12/27): Corralled a 12-yard sack of Giants quarterback Eli Manning.
2008
Played in all 16 games...Ranked second on the team with six sacks...Notched 30 tackles, 19 quarterback hurries, seven passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...Posted five special teams tackles...At Minnesota (9/21): Shared a sack with Tyler Brayton of Vikings quarterback Gus Frerotte for a two-yard loss...Vs. Kansas City (10/5): Sacked Chiefs quarterback Tyler Thigpen for a 15-yard loss...Part of defensive effort that recorded the fourth regular-season shutout in team history while limiting the Chiefs to 127 total yards...Vs. Arizona (10/26): Registered first multi-sack game of his career, dropping Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner in the second and fourth quarters...At Oakland (11/9): Sacked Raiders quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo for a seven-yard loss in the fourth quarter...At Green Bay (11/30): Recovered fumble by Packers center Scott Wells in the second quarter that led to touchdown...Vs. Tampa Bay (12/8): Combined with Julius Peppers on a five-yard sack of Buccaneers quarterback Jeff Garcia...Vs. Denver (12/14): Sacked Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler for an eight-yard loss in the fourth quarter...NFC Divisional Playoffs Vs. Arizona (1/10): Collected three tackles and a quarterback hurry in his first postseason game.
2007
Played in three games with two starts after being inactive the first 13 games for Carolina...Started versus Dallas (12/22) and at Tampa Bay (12/30)...Collected four tackles, one quarterback hurry and one pass defensed...Vs. Seattle (12/16): Made NFL debut…Contributed to a defensive effort that limited the Seahawks to 44 rushing yards on 14 attempts...Vs. Dallas (12/22): Earned first-career start…Posted three tackles, one quarterback hurry and one pass defensed…Left the game in the third quarter with cramps.
COLLEGE
Played in 35 games with 13 starts at Georgia...Recorded 73 tackles, 14.5 sacks, six forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and 12 passes defensed...Scored one touchdown on a fumble return...Tied for 10th in school history with 14.5 sacks...2006 (Jr.): Second-team All-SEC choice...Started 13 games...Led the Bulldogs and ranked third in the conference with 9.5 sacks...Finished second on the team with 30 quarterback pressures...Became the first defensive lineman in school history to lead the team in passes defensed with 10...Posted 44 tackles, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery...Collected one safety...Selected as the Bulldogs best all-around defensive player...2005 (So.): Played in 13 games...Recorded 23 tackles, four sacks, 28 quarterback pressures, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and two passes defensed...Scored a touchdown on a fumble recovery in the end zone against Louisiana-Monroe...Named the team's most improved defensive lineman following spring drills...2004 (Fr.): Played in nine games...Notched six tackles, one sack, four quarterback pressures and one forced fumble.
PERSONAL
Attended Hawkinsville (Ga.) HS...Majored in child and family development at Georgia.
TRANSACTIONS
Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent by Carolina (7/30/11)...Selected by Carolina in the third round (83rd overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft (4/28/07).
GP/GS
Career (48/20) [1/0]; 2010 (16/16); 2009 (13/2); 2008 (16/0) [1/0]; 2007 (3/2).
2010
Started all 16 games at left defensive end for Carolina...Led the Panthers with a career-high 11.5 sacks and 27 quarterback pressures...Became the fifth player in team history to compile 10 or more sacks in a season, joining Kevin Greene, Lamar Lathon, Julius Peppers and Mike Rucker...Tied the team record with a sack in six consecutive games, previously accomplished by Greene in 1998...Finished first among the team's defensive linemen with a career-best 73 tackles to go along with one forced fumble and three passes defensed...Contributed to defense that ranked seventh in the NFL in average yards per play...Vs. Cincinnati (9/26): Notched a 10-yard sack of Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer...At New Orleans (10/3): Corralled Saints quarterback Drew Brees for a five-yard sack...Vs. San Francisco (10/24): Dropped 49ers quarterback Alex Smith for an eight-yard sack...Vs. New Orleans (11/7): Shared a 10-yard sack of Brees with linebacker Nic Harris...Vs. Baltimore (11/21): Sacked Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco for a six-yard loss...At Cleveland (11/28): Equaled single-game career high with two sacks of Browns quarterback Jake Delhomme...Harassed Delhomme for a sack and forced fumble on the same play, which resulted in a 13-yard loss...Took down Delhomme for a five-yard sack...At Seattle (12/5): Victimized Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck for a five-yard sack...Vs. Atlanta (12/12): Gathered an eight-yard sack of Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan...Vs. Arizona (12/19): Collected an eight-yard sack of Cardinals quarterback John Skelton...At Pittsburgh (12/23): Tied the franchise record with a sack in six consecutive games...Matched single-game career high with two sacks of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, bringing him down for losses of 12 and seven yards.
2009
Played in 13 games with two starts...Compiled 28 tackles, four sacks, 12 quarterback pressures, three forced fumbles and six passes defensed...Started versus Atlanta (11/15) in place of Julius Peppers who was limited by a hand injury and at New England (12/13) for Tyler Brayton who was out with a concussion...Inactive for three games with a biceps injury...Contributed to defense that finished fourth in the NFL in pass defense, eighth in total defense and ninth in scoring defense and recorded 18 takeaways in the final six games...At Tampa Bay (10/18): Matched single-game best with two sacks and forced two fumbles...Sacked Buccaneers quarterback Josh Johnson for losses of eight and nine yards and caused fumbles on both plays...At Arizona (11/1): Gathered a sack of Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner for an eight-yard loss...At New York Giants (12/27): Corralled a 12-yard sack of Giants quarterback Eli Manning.
2008
Played in all 16 games...Ranked second on the team with six sacks...Notched 30 tackles, 19 quarterback hurries, seven passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...Posted five special teams tackles...At Minnesota (9/21): Shared a sack with Tyler Brayton of Vikings quarterback Gus Frerotte for a two-yard loss...Vs. Kansas City (10/5): Sacked Chiefs quarterback Tyler Thigpen for a 15-yard loss...Part of defensive effort that recorded the fourth regular-season shutout in team history while limiting the Chiefs to 127 total yards...Vs. Arizona (10/26): Registered first multi-sack game of his career, dropping Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner in the second and fourth quarters...At Oakland (11/9): Sacked Raiders quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo for a seven-yard loss in the fourth quarter...At Green Bay (11/30): Recovered fumble by Packers center Scott Wells in the second quarter that led to touchdown...Vs. Tampa Bay (12/8): Combined with Julius Peppers on a five-yard sack of Buccaneers quarterback Jeff Garcia...Vs. Denver (12/14): Sacked Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler for an eight-yard loss in the fourth quarter...NFC Divisional Playoffs Vs. Arizona (1/10): Collected three tackles and a quarterback hurry in his first postseason game.
2007
Played in three games with two starts after being inactive the first 13 games for Carolina...Started versus Dallas (12/22) and at Tampa Bay (12/30)...Collected four tackles, one quarterback hurry and one pass defensed...Vs. Seattle (12/16): Made NFL debut…Contributed to a defensive effort that limited the Seahawks to 44 rushing yards on 14 attempts...Vs. Dallas (12/22): Earned first-career start…Posted three tackles, one quarterback hurry and one pass defensed…Left the game in the third quarter with cramps.
COLLEGE
Played in 35 games with 13 starts at Georgia...Recorded 73 tackles, 14.5 sacks, six forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and 12 passes defensed...Scored one touchdown on a fumble return...Tied for 10th in school history with 14.5 sacks...2006 (Jr.): Second-team All-SEC choice...Started 13 games...Led the Bulldogs and ranked third in the conference with 9.5 sacks...Finished second on the team with 30 quarterback pressures...Became the first defensive lineman in school history to lead the team in passes defensed with 10...Posted 44 tackles, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery...Collected one safety...Selected as the Bulldogs best all-around defensive player...2005 (So.): Played in 13 games...Recorded 23 tackles, four sacks, 28 quarterback pressures, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and two passes defensed...Scored a touchdown on a fumble recovery in the end zone against Louisiana-Monroe...Named the team's most improved defensive lineman following spring drills...2004 (Fr.): Played in nine games...Notched six tackles, one sack, four quarterback pressures and one forced fumble.
PERSONAL
Attended Hawkinsville (Ga.) HS...Majored in child and family development at Georgia.
