Player Roster

TRANSACTIONS
Placed on injured reserve with a fractured left ankle by Carolina (9/22/09)...Traded by Cleveland to Carolina in exchange for an undisclosed draft choice (9/1/09)...Claimed off waivers by Cleveland (10/8/07)...Waived by St. Louis (10/6/07)...Signed as a free agent by St. Louis from San Diego practice squad (9/12/07)...Signed to practice squad by San Diego (9/3/07)...Waived by San Diego (9/1/07)...Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by San Diego (5/4/07).

GP/GS
Career (20/4); 2008 (16/4); 2007 (4/0).

2008
Played in 16 games with four starts for Cleveland...Posted 31 tackles...Started at defensive end in place of an injured Shaun Smith versus the New York Giants (10/13), at Washington (10/19), at Jacksonville (10/26) and versus Cincinnati (12/21)...Vs. New York Giants (10/13): Made first NFL start...At Jacksonville (10/26): Contributed to defensive effort that limited Jaguars running backs Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew to a combined 53 yards on 20 carries...At Pittsburgh (12/28): Compiled a single-game career-high six tackles.

2007
Played in four games and was inactive for 10 games with St. Louis and Cleveland...Notched two tackles...Originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by San Diego (5/4) prior to being waived in the final roster cutdown (9/1) and signed to the practice squad (9/3)...Signed as a free agent by the Rams from the Chargers' practice squad (9/12) and was inactive for three games before being waived (10/6)...After being claimed off waivers by the Browns (10/8), registered two tackles in four games and was inactive for seven games...At Baltimore (11/18): Made NFL debut.

COLLEGE
Played in 43 games with 28 starts at Fresno State...Totaled 68 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks...Started all 12 games and recorded 26 tackles, six tackles for loss and three sacks as a senior in 2006...Redshirted as a true freshman in 2002.

PERSONAL
Attended Verbum Dei HS in Los Angeles, CA...Graduated from Fresno State with a degree in criminology.