TRANSACTIONS
Released by Carolina (7/30/12)...Signed as a free agent by Carolina (2/21/12)...Released by San Diego (7/29/11)...Placed on injured reserve with a torn pectoral muscle by San Diego (10/5/10)...Placed on injured reserve with an injured right ankle by San Diego (11/18/09)...Signed to contract extension by San Diego (8/26/08)...Signed as a free agent from practice squad by San Diego (11/21/07)...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 (29/12) [5/2]; 2010 (3/0); 2009 (7/0); 2008 (13/12) [2/2]; 2007 (6/0) [3/0].
2011
Released prior to training camp by San Diego (7/29).
2010
Played in three games and was inactive for one game for San Diego before being placed on injured reserve (10/5)...Notched one tackle and one sack on defense and two tackles on special teams...Inactive at Seattle (9/26)...Vs. Arizona (10/3): Sacked Cardinals quarterback Max Hall for a six-yard loss...On the very next play, suffered a torn pectoral muscle while rushing a punt.
2009
Played in seven games and was inactive for two games for San Diego before being placed on injured reserve (11/18)...Registered two tackles on defense and two tackles on special teams...Inactive for the season opener at Oakland (9/14) with a left ankle injury that plagued him during training camp...At New York Giants (11/8): Sustained a right ankle injury while covering a punt that caused him to be inactive versus Philadelphia (11/15) and be placed on injured reserve (11/18).
2008
Played in 13 games with 12 starts at outside linebacker for San Diego...Finished second on the team with 5.5 sacks to go along with 43 tackles, one fumble recovery and one pass defensed...Added one special teams tackle...Inactive with a hamstring injury at Miami (10/5), versus New England (10/12) and at Buffalo (10/19)...POSTSEASON: Started both games at outside linebacker...Tallied eight tackles - including seven in the AFC Wild Card versus Indianapolis (1/3)...Vs. New York Jets (9/22): Produced second career multi-sack effort with two sacks of Jets quarterback Brett Favre for losses of 12 and eight yards...Set single-game career-high with seven tackles...At Oakland (9/28): Equaled single-game career-high with seven tackles...Brought down Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell for a seven-yard sack...Injured hamstring and missed the next three games...At Pittsburgh (11/16): Tackled Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger behind the line of scrimmage for a four-yard sack...Vs. Oakland (12/4): Recovered a fumble by Russell to set up a touchdown...Combined with linebacker Shaun Phillips to sack Raiders quarterback Andrew Walter for a 10-yard loss...At Tampa Bay (12/21): Gathered a one-yard sack of Buccaneers quarterback Jeff Garcia.
2007
Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by San Diego (5/4)...Played in six games after spending the first 10 games on the Chargers' practice squad...Posted seven tackles, 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery...Accounted for six special teams tackles...POSTSEASON: Appeared in all three games...Logged four tackles on defense and three tackles on special teams...PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week for performance in Week 17 at Oakland (12/30)...Recorded three sacks and scored touchdown in Chargers' 30-17 win...At Kansas City (12/2): Shared an eight-yard sack of Chiefs quarterback Damon Huard with linebacker Shaun Phillips...Vs. Detroit (12/16): Tied for the team lead with three special teams tackles...At Oakland (12/30): Collected three sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery for a touchdown...In third quarter, dropped Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell for a nine-yard sack on first down...Two plays later on third down, victimized Russell for a sack and forced fumble...Recovered loose ball in the end zone for a touchdown...Sealed victory with a six-yard sack of Russell and forced fumble on fourth down late in the fourth quarter.
COLLEGE
Played in 42 games with 31 starts at Wake Forest...Totaled 85 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, nine sacks, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, one interception and 11 passes defensed...2006 (Sr.): All-ACC honorable mention...Started 14 games...Led the Demon Deacons with six sacks in addition to compiling 35 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery and three passes defensed...2005: (Jr.): Played in eight games with six starts...Posted 15 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack and three passes defensed...2004 (So.): Played in nine games with seven starts...Notched 18 tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks, one interception and three passes defensed...2003 (Fr.): Played in 11 games with four starts...Recorded 17 tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and two passes defensed.
PERSONAL
Attended Hargrave Military Academy after graduating from Morristown (N.J.) Beard School...Majored in religion at Wake Forest.
TRANSACTIONS
Released by Carolina (7/30/12)...Signed as a free agent by Carolina (2/21/12)...Released by San Diego (7/29/11)...Placed on injured reserve with a torn pectoral muscle by San Diego (10/5/10)...Placed on injured reserve with an injured right ankle by San Diego (11/18/09)...Signed to contract extension by San Diego (8/26/08)...Signed as a free agent from practice squad by San Diego (11/21/07)...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 (29/12) [5/2]; 2010 (3/0); 2009 (7/0); 2008 (13/12) [2/2]; 2007 (6/0) [3/0].
2011
Released prior to training camp by San Diego (7/29).
2010
Played in three games and was inactive for one game for San Diego before being placed on injured reserve (10/5)...Notched one tackle and one sack on defense and two tackles on special teams...Inactive at Seattle (9/26)...Vs. Arizona (10/3): Sacked Cardinals quarterback Max Hall for a six-yard loss...On the very next play, suffered a torn pectoral muscle while rushing a punt.
2009
Played in seven games and was inactive for two games for San Diego before being placed on injured reserve (11/18)...Registered two tackles on defense and two tackles on special teams...Inactive for the season opener at Oakland (9/14) with a left ankle injury that plagued him during training camp...At New York Giants (11/8): Sustained a right ankle injury while covering a punt that caused him to be inactive versus Philadelphia (11/15) and be placed on injured reserve (11/18).
2008
Played in 13 games with 12 starts at outside linebacker for San Diego...Finished second on the team with 5.5 sacks to go along with 43 tackles, one fumble recovery and one pass defensed...Added one special teams tackle...Inactive with a hamstring injury at Miami (10/5), versus New England (10/12) and at Buffalo (10/19)...POSTSEASON: Started both games at outside linebacker...Tallied eight tackles - including seven in the AFC Wild Card versus Indianapolis (1/3)...Vs. New York Jets (9/22): Produced second career multi-sack effort with two sacks of Jets quarterback Brett Favre for losses of 12 and eight yards...Set single-game career-high with seven tackles...At Oakland (9/28): Equaled single-game career-high with seven tackles...Brought down Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell for a seven-yard sack...Injured hamstring and missed the next three games...At Pittsburgh (11/16): Tackled Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger behind the line of scrimmage for a four-yard sack...Vs. Oakland (12/4): Recovered a fumble by Russell to set up a touchdown...Combined with linebacker Shaun Phillips to sack Raiders quarterback Andrew Walter for a 10-yard loss...At Tampa Bay (12/21): Gathered a one-yard sack of Buccaneers quarterback Jeff Garcia.
2007
Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by San Diego (5/4)...Played in six games after spending the first 10 games on the Chargers' practice squad...Posted seven tackles, 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery...Accounted for six special teams tackles...POSTSEASON: Appeared in all three games...Logged four tackles on defense and three tackles on special teams...PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week for performance in Week 17 at Oakland (12/30)...Recorded three sacks and scored touchdown in Chargers' 30-17 win...At Kansas City (12/2): Shared an eight-yard sack of Chiefs quarterback Damon Huard with linebacker Shaun Phillips...Vs. Detroit (12/16): Tied for the team lead with three special teams tackles...At Oakland (12/30): Collected three sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery for a touchdown...In third quarter, dropped Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell for a nine-yard sack on first down...Two plays later on third down, victimized Russell for a sack and forced fumble...Recovered loose ball in the end zone for a touchdown...Sealed victory with a six-yard sack of Russell and forced fumble on fourth down late in the fourth quarter.
COLLEGE
Played in 42 games with 31 starts at Wake Forest...Totaled 85 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, nine sacks, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, one interception and 11 passes defensed...2006 (Sr.): All-ACC honorable mention...Started 14 games...Led the Demon Deacons with six sacks in addition to compiling 35 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery and three passes defensed...2005: (Jr.): Played in eight games with six starts...Posted 15 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack and three passes defensed...2004 (So.): Played in nine games with seven starts...Notched 18 tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks, one interception and three passes defensed...2003 (Fr.): Played in 11 games with four starts...Recorded 17 tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and two passes defensed.
PERSONAL
Attended Hargrave Military Academy after graduating from Morristown (N.J.) Beard School...Majored in religion at Wake Forest.
