14 games/0 starts; 9 games as a Viking
Claimed by Vikings off waivers from Detroit on 10/22/07…Played in the opening 5 games of the 2007 season with Detroit…Claimed by Lions on 9/2/07 after being released by Oakland following training camp…Selected with in the 5th round in the 2007 Draft by Oakland, the 165th player selected.
• Played in 9 games with the Vikings in 2007 but ranked 4th in special teams tackles with 14. • Made an immediate impact for the Vikings, leading the team with 3 special teams tackles in his debut game vs. Philadelphia (10/28) in his 1st week as a Viking. • Served as Vikings special teams captain for game vs. San Diego (11/4), his 2nd week with the team.
Started 23 of 46 games at Washington State…Named 1st-Team All-Pac 10 as a senior…In his lone bowl game of his college career, helped Cougars top Texas in the Holiday Bowl as a freshman…Scored a pair of TDs on his 6 career INTs…Started all 11 games as a senior and 11 games as a junior…Led Cougars in tackles as a junior and senior…Redshirted as a freshman.
Majored in social sciences at Washington State…His father was a track and field athlete at Tuskegee University….