10 games/0 starts
Signed by the Vikings off Cincinnati practice squad on 11/22/06 on the same day veteran FB Tony Richardson was placed on injured reserve with forearm fracture…Orinally entered the NFL as a college free agent with the Bengals, signed on 5/5/06…Spent the opening 10 weeks of the 2006 season on the Bengals practice squad…Went to training camp with Cincinnati and was released in final roster cuts on 9/2/06, then signed to the Bengals’ practice squad on 9/4/06.
• Saw 1st career game action in 2007, playing in 10 contests. • Had a career-best 4 carries for 10 yards vs. Oakland (11/10). • Made NFL debut in 2007 opener vs. Atlanta (9/9) as a backup FB and on special teams. Carried the ball for the 1st time in his career with 2 rushes for 3 yards. Also posted a special teams tackle. • Inactive for game vs. San Diego (11/4), @ Green Bay (11/11), @ San Fran. (12/9) and vs. Wash. (12/21). • Tough-nosed blocker and ball carrier beat the odds to make the Vikings 2007 roster. • Was inactive for each game with the Vikings in 2006.