Team

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2004 (15/10-KC), 2005 (16/15-KC), 2006 (16/16, 1/1-KC) 2007 (14/14-KC), 2008 (16/16, 1/1). Total- 77/71, 2/2 (61/55, 1/1-KC; 16/16, 1/1-Minn.).

• Led Vikings with 14.5 sacks in his 1st season with the club in 2008.
• Was 2007 NFL sack king with 15.5 en route to his 1st Pro Bowl and 1st-Team All-Pro honors.
• Joined other NFL players on a USO tour to visit troops in Kuwait and Iraq during 2009 offseason.

OFF THE FIELD Took part in USO tour to Iraq in March 2009...Majored in mass communications at ISU...An avid outdoorsman who has hunted red stags in New Zealand, bear in Idaho and wild boar in Texas...Active with Juvenile Diabetes Foundation during his career...Father, Ron, was a football standout at Jamestown (ND) College who went to training camp with the Vikings and played in the USFL...Older brother played football at Jamestown and has a younger brother playing at Idaho State...Incorporated mixed martial arts into his offseason conditioning...Visited Moorhead, MN area as part of the 2008 Vikings You Made The Team community tour.

PRO Leads the NFL in sacks since 2004 with 57.5...Has earned consecutive 1st-Team Associated Press All-Pro honors and Pro Bowl berths in 2007 and 2008...Led Vikings and ranked 5th in the NFL with 14.5 sacks in 2008, the most sacks by a Viking since 1997...Has 19 career multi-sack games, including playoffs...Acquired by the Vikings via trade with Kansas City on 4/23/08, sending the Vikings 1st-round pick (#17) and both 3rd-round picks (#73, #82) along with swapping 6th-round picks (#182 for #187) with the Chiefs...His 15.5 sacks in 2007 are the 2nd-best single-season performance in Kansas City history behind Derrick Thomas’ 20.0 in 1990...Ranks 6th in Chiefs history with 43.0 career sacks...Had career-best 3.0 sacks and recovered 2 fumbles of Redskins QB Mark Brunell en route to AFC Defensive Player of the Week vs. Washington (10/16/05)...Set Chiefs record and led NFL with 6 fumble recoveries in 2006...Scored a pair of TDs on goal-line receptions in 2007, hauling in a 2-yard pass vs. San Diego (12/2/07) and a 1-yarder at Detroit (12/23/07)...Has filled in as a long snapper for the Chiefs and excelled at the job in college...Entered the NFL as a 4th-round pick (#126) by Chiefs in 2004...Was the 12th DE drafted in 2004.

HONORS 2007, 2008 1st-Team Associated Press All-Pro...2007, 2008 Pro Bowl...AFC Defensive Player of the Month in October 2007...AFC Defensive Player of the Week vs. Washington (10/16/05)...2006 USA Today All-Joe Team...2004 Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie Team.

2008 Impact player for the Vikings after his acquisition in blockbuster trade days before the 2008 Draft...Earned 1st-Team All-Pro honors from Associated Press and named to Pro Bowl for 2nd straight year...Joined fellow linemen Kevin Williams and Pat Williams earning Pro Bowl berths, the 1st trio of Vikings linemen in the game since 1969...Led Vikings and ranked 5th in the NFL with 14.5 sacks...His 14.5 sacks were the most by a Viking since John Randle’s 15.5 in 1997 and are the most in a player’s 1st season with the Vikings...Tied Vikings playoff record with 2.0 sacks on QB Donovan McNabb vs. Philadelphia (1/4/09)...Tied Vikings and NFL record with 2 safeties on the season...Helped Vikings defense rank #1 in the NFL against the run and #6 overall, the highest overall ranking since 1994 and the 1st NFL team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to rank #1 in rushing defense 3 straight seasons...Had season-high 2.5 sacks vs. Chicago (11/30) on Sunday Night Football...Battled shoulder and knee injuries throughout season but did not miss a game...Had streak of 3 games with multiple sacks- 2.5 vs. Chicago (11/30), 2.0 at Detroit (12/7) and 2.0 at Arizona (12/14).

2007 Erupted on the NFL with 15.5 sacks in 14 games to lead the League...Tabbed as an Associated Press 1st-Team All-Pro and named an AFC starter in the Pro Bowl...Became 1st Chiefs DE in the Pro Bowl since Neil Smith in 1995...His 15.5 sacks to lead the NFL made him the 1st Chief to lead the NFL in sacks since Derrick Thomas in 1990 with 20.0...Won the Derrick Thomas Award as Chiefs MVP, the 1st defender to earn the honor since Marvcus Patton in 1999...Caught 2 TD passes in goal-line situations in the final month of the season and blocked a 49-yard FG attempt by Colts K Adam Vinatieri at Indianapolis (11/18)...Began the season on the NFL’s Reserve/Suspended List for 2 games...First game back on the field was vs. Minnesota (9/23) where he had 2.0 sacks of QB Kelly Holcomb and forced a fumble on RB Adrian Peterson along with 9 tackles...Named AFC Defensive Player of the Month for October...Had 7 multi-sack games during the season.

2006 Started all 16 games and the AFC Wild Card playoff game at Indianapolis (1/6/07)...Led NFL with 6 fumble recoveries and had 24 yards on returns...Named to USA Today All-Joe Team...Notched 1st career INT off Seneca Wallace vs. Seattle (10/29)...Ranked 5th on team with 75 tackles and led team with 8.0 tackles for loss...Had 7.5 sacks.

2005 Led team with 11.0 sacks and led Chiefs linemen with 76 tackles...Had team-high 54 QB hurries...Led team with 7 forced fumbles, the 2nd-best single-season total in Chiefs history...Posted career-best 3.0 sacks and recovered 2 fumbles vs. Washington (10/16), en route to AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors...Had career-best 10 tackles at Denver (9/26)...Took over long-snapping chores in the 2nd half in place of injured TE Kendall Gammon at Houston (11/20).

2004 Made an immediate impact as a 4th-round choice for the Chiefs, starting 10 games at RDE and earning All-Rookie honors from Pro Football Weekly...Earned KC’s Mack Lee Hill Award as the top rookie on the team...Led NFL rookies with 9.0 sacks and led the team...His 9.0 sacks is the 2nd-highest rookie total in Chiefs history behind 10.0 by Thomas in 1989...Played in 1st career game as a backup and on special teams at Denver (9/12)...Posted 1st career sack vs. Houston (9/26) when he caught David Carr.

COLLEGE Named Buck Buchanon Award winner as a senior at Idaho State, recognizing the top defensive player in Division I-AA football...Was an All-America selection as a senior and named Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Year and team MVP...Named 2nd-Team All-America as a junior and earned All-Big Sky honors...Tabbed as All-Big Sky as a sophomore.
PREP Transferred to Los Gatos High for his senior year after spending 3 years at Live Oak High in Morgan Hill, CA...Played in California/Texas All-Star Game.