9 games/0 starts
Saw first consistent game action in 2008, appearing in the first 7 contests…Played in 1st career game action in 2007 finale at Denver (12/30/07) and caught 1st career passes...Signed by Vikings after his release in final roster cuts by New England in 2007...Inactive for opening 9 games of rookie campaign before going on injured reserve on 11/14/06.
2008 Saw action in the opening seven contest of the season…Tallied 5 catches for 65 yards on the year…Recorded career and season-highs in catches (3), receiving yards (49), and long receptions (23) in his second career on Monday Night Football in the Vikings season opener @ Green Bay (9/8)…Caught passes of 10 and 6-yards vs. Carolina (9/21) and @ Tampa Bay (11/16) respectively…Grabbed passes from both Vikings starters on the year…Saw 3 of his 5 receptions go for first downs…Was inactive for 9 of the last 10 games on the year including the Wild Card Playoff game vs. Philadelphia (1/4/09) while battling injuries.
2007 Grabbed a pair of passes in 1st career game, hauling in 2 passes for 26 yards with a long of 18 from Tarvaris Jackson...Was inactive for opening 15 games of season before dressing in the regular season finale...Joined Vikings on 9/2/07, claimed off waivers from New England after final roster cuts to 53-man roster...Spent training camp with Patriots.2006 Inactive for opening 9 games of season for Patriots before being placed on injured reserve on 11/14/06...Originally joined Patriots as a 4th-round draft pick, #106 overall.
Prolific pass catcher for Tulsa, ending career with 201 receptions to rank 2nd all-time among Division IA TEs and ranked 2nd with 2,389 yards...Set an NCAA Division I record for TEs with 1,235 yards receiving as a senior...His 87 catches as a senior in 2005 ranked 2nd on the all-time single-season list by TEs...Left Tulsa ranked 4th in school history with 23 career TDs...Tulsa was the only school to recruit him as a TE.
Earned degree in management with a minor in accounting at Tulsa...Earned Academic All- America honors as a senior...Both parents are Tulsa grads...Father and uncle both played football for Golden Hurricane...Participated in Vikings Victory Visits during his 1st season with the club in 2007.