TRANSACTIONS
Claimed off waivers by Carolina (12/4/09)...Waived by Jacksonville (12/3/09)...Selected by Jacksonville in the fifth round (166th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft (4/29/07).
GP/GS
Career (51/16) [2/0]; 2010 (16/16); 2009 (7/0); 2008 (15/0); 2007 (13/0) [2/0].
2010
Started all 16 games for the first time in his career at right defensive tackle for Carolina...Compiled career highs of 63 tackles, three sacks and six quarterback pressures in addition to posting one fumble recovery and one pass defensed...Contributed to defense that ranked seventh in the NFL in average yards per play...Vs. San Francisco (10/24): Sacked 49ers quarterback David Carr for a five-yard loss...At St. Louis (10/31): Brought down Rams quarterback Sam Bradford for a one-yard sack...At Pittsburgh (12/23): Dropped Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for an eight-yard sack...Recovered a fumbled snap by Roethlisberger.
2009
Claimed off waivers by Carolina (12/4) and was inactive for the last five games...Played in the first seven games of the season and was inactive for the next four with Jacksonville before being waived (12/3)...Registered 15 tackles and one sack...At Seattle (10/11): Took down Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck for a five-yard sack.
2008
Played in 15 games for Jacksonville...Posted 23 tackles, two sacks, 15 quarterback pressures and one pass defensed...Inactive for the regular-season opener at Tennessee (9/7) with a quadriceps injury...At Detroit (11/9): Victimized Lions quarterback Drew Stanton for an 11-yard sack...Vs. Tennessee (11/16): Dropped Titans quarterback Kerry Collins for a sack.
2007
Drafted in the fifth third round (166th overall) by Jacksonville...Played in 13 games...Compiled 14 tackles and 14 quarterback pressures...Inactive at Kansas City (10/7), at Tampa Bay (10/28) and at New Orleans (11/4)...POSTSEASON: Appeared in both games...Recorded four tackles, one sack, one fumble recovery and one interception...AFC Wild Card at Pittsburgh (1/5): Sacked Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for a three-yard loss in the second quarter...Intercepted Roethlisberger at the Jaguars' 25-yard line with 57 seconds left in the first half...Recovered a fumble by Roethlisberger on the Steelers' final offensive play of the game to clinch 31-29 win.
COLLEGE
Played in 47 games with 38 starts at Notre Dame...Totaled 161 tackles, 34.5 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries...2006 (Sr.): Started 13 games...Produced 65 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks...Set a school single-season record with four blocked kicks...2005 (Jr.): Started 12 games...Registered 43 tackles, eight tackles for loss and three sacks...2004 (So.): Started 12 games...Notched 40 tackles, seven tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...2003 (Fr.): Played in 10 games with one start...Collected 13 tackles, four tackles for loss and one fumble recovery...2002: Redshirted after suffering a shoulder injury.
PERSONAL
Attended De La Salle H.S. in Concord, Calif....Graduated with a degree in history and computer applications from Notre Dame.
TRANSACTIONS
Claimed off waivers by Carolina (12/4/09)...Waived by Jacksonville (12/3/09)...Selected by Jacksonville in the fifth round (166th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft (4/29/07).
GP/GS
Career (51/16) [2/0]; 2010 (16/16); 2009 (7/0); 2008 (15/0); 2007 (13/0) [2/0].
2010
Started all 16 games for the first time in his career at right defensive tackle for Carolina...Compiled career highs of 63 tackles, three sacks and six quarterback pressures in addition to posting one fumble recovery and one pass defensed...Contributed to defense that ranked seventh in the NFL in average yards per play...Vs. San Francisco (10/24): Sacked 49ers quarterback David Carr for a five-yard loss...At St. Louis (10/31): Brought down Rams quarterback Sam Bradford for a one-yard sack...At Pittsburgh (12/23): Dropped Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for an eight-yard sack...Recovered a fumbled snap by Roethlisberger.
2009
Claimed off waivers by Carolina (12/4) and was inactive for the last five games...Played in the first seven games of the season and was inactive for the next four with Jacksonville before being waived (12/3)...Registered 15 tackles and one sack...At Seattle (10/11): Took down Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck for a five-yard sack.
2008
Played in 15 games for Jacksonville...Posted 23 tackles, two sacks, 15 quarterback pressures and one pass defensed...Inactive for the regular-season opener at Tennessee (9/7) with a quadriceps injury...At Detroit (11/9): Victimized Lions quarterback Drew Stanton for an 11-yard sack...Vs. Tennessee (11/16): Dropped Titans quarterback Kerry Collins for a sack.
2007
Drafted in the fifth third round (166th overall) by Jacksonville...Played in 13 games...Compiled 14 tackles and 14 quarterback pressures...Inactive at Kansas City (10/7), at Tampa Bay (10/28) and at New Orleans (11/4)...POSTSEASON: Appeared in both games...Recorded four tackles, one sack, one fumble recovery and one interception...AFC Wild Card at Pittsburgh (1/5): Sacked Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for a three-yard loss in the second quarter...Intercepted Roethlisberger at the Jaguars' 25-yard line with 57 seconds left in the first half...Recovered a fumble by Roethlisberger on the Steelers' final offensive play of the game to clinch 31-29 win.
COLLEGE
Played in 47 games with 38 starts at Notre Dame...Totaled 161 tackles, 34.5 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries...2006 (Sr.): Started 13 games...Produced 65 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks...Set a school single-season record with four blocked kicks...2005 (Jr.): Started 12 games...Registered 43 tackles, eight tackles for loss and three sacks...2004 (So.): Started 12 games...Notched 40 tackles, seven tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...2003 (Fr.): Played in 10 games with one start...Collected 13 tackles, four tackles for loss and one fumble recovery...2002: Redshirted after suffering a shoulder injury.
PERSONAL
Attended De La Salle H.S. in Concord, Calif....Graduated with a degree in history and computer applications from Notre Dame.
