GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2008 (16/14-Sea), 2009 (16/10-Sea), 2010 (11/0-Det), 2011 (11/1, 1/0-Det), 2012 (15/0-Det). Total- 69/25, 1/0 (32/24-Sea; 37/1, 1/0-Det).
- • Former 1st-round pick by Seattle, joins Vikings as a free agent in 2013 from NFC North rival Detroit.
- • Played on USC national title team in 2004.
OFF THE FIELD Has degree in sociology from USC...Brother, Keith, played OT in college at Arizona...Teammates at USC with current Vikings Matt Cassel, Everson Griffen and Rhett Ellison.
GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2008 (16/14-Sea), 2009 (16/10-Sea), 2010 (11/0-Det), 2011 (11/1, 1/0-Det), 2012 (15/0-Det). Total- 69/25, 1/0 (32/24-Sea; 37/1, 1/0-Det).
- • Former 1st-round pick by Seattle, joins Vikings as a free agent in 2013 from NFC North rival Detroit.
- • Played on USC national title team in 2004.
OFF THE FIELD Has degree in sociology from USC...Brother, Keith, played OT in college at Arizona...Teammates at USC with current Vikings Matt Cassel, Everson Griffen and Rhett Ellison.
PRO Has 25 career starts under his belt...Opened 24 of 32 games he played for Seattle in 2008 and 2009...Notched career-best 6.0 sacks in only 11 games for Detroit in 2010...Has had career-high 2.0 sacks in 3 games in his career...Played on Lions playoff team in 2011 that made the postseason for the 1st time since 1999...Acquired by Detroit in trade with Seattle (8/18/10)...Originally entered NFL as a 1st-round (#28) pick with Seattle in 2008.
2012 Saw action in 15 games...Notched all 2.5 of his sacks on the season in the final 9 games.
2011 Started 1 of the 11 games he played...Played in NFC Wild Card game at New Orleans (1/7/12)...Part of Lions club that went 10-6, posting the 1st winning season since 2000 and earned a playoff berth for the 1st time since 1999...Missed a span of 5 games with a thigh injury in late November and December...Had season-best 2.0 sacks at Denver (10/30).
2010 In his 1st season with Detroit, had career-best 6.0 sacks...Acquired by Detroit in training camp trade with Seattle on 8/18/10...Had season-high 1.5 sacks at Dallas (11/21)...Posted career-best 7 tackles at Buffalo (11/14)...Had career-best 36 tackles on the season.
2009 Started 10 of his 16 games for Seattle...Had sacks in each of the opening 2 games...Tied career-high with 2.0 sacks at San Francisco (9/20), adding a FF and a PBU...Had sack and FF vs. Jacksonville (10/11) that was returned 79 yards for a TD.
2008 Posted his 1st career 2-sack day in only his 2nd career game, adding 5 tackles vs. San Francisco (9/14)...Started 14 games as a rookie...Was the 4th DE selected in the Draft...Selected with the 28th overall pick.
COLLEGE Started 51 of the 52 career games he played at USC...Played on 2004 National Championship team...Earned 2nd-Team Associated Press All-America honors as a senior in 2007...Ended collegiate career with 30.5 sacks.
PREP Standout at Inglewood, CA High...Ended high school career with 57.0 sacks.
