Team

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2007 (10/0-NO), 2008 (15/0-NO), 2009 (14/2, 3/1-NO), 2010 (16/0, 1/1-NO), 2011 (16/0-Mia), 2012 (11/2, 1/0). Total- 82/4, 5/2 (55/2, 4/2-NO; 16/0-Mia; 11/2, 1/0-Minn)

• • Started 2 games in 2012 for Vikings in place of injured Erin Henderson at WLB.  
• • Played on New Orleans’ Super Bowl XLIV champion squad, starting title game when Saints opened in 3-4 alignment.

OFF THE FIELD Earned degree in sports management at Tennessee...Enjoys golf and skateboarding in his free time...Aspires to a career in coaching following his playing days. 

PRO Spent opening 4 seasons of career with New Orleans before going to Miami for 2011 season...Notched 1st career INT in 2011, snaring a pass against NY Jets (1/1/12) in regular season finale, retuning the pick 55 yards...Has a pair of sacks to his credit, notching 1 each in 2010 and 2011...Started a pair of games for New Orleans in 2009 as team went on to win Super Bowl XLIV...Played in 10 games as a rookie in 2007...Entered NFL as a 7th-round draft pick (#220) by New Orleans in 2007.

2012 Veteran LB provided boost to special teams units and stepped in as the starter at WLB for 2 games when Erin Henderson was sidelined with injury...Started 1st game of the season vs. San Francisco (9/23) in upset win over eventual NFC champion 49ers...Started 2nd straight game at Detroit (9/30)...Saw action in 11 games...Played in Wild Card Playoff game at Green Bay (1/5/13)...Notched season-high 3 tackles vs. San Francisco (9/23)...Forced a fumble on special teams coverage at St. Louis (12/16).

2011 Posted 1st career INT and had 2nd career sack during season...Ranked 2nd on team with 12 special teams tackles and added 18 tackles on defense in a reserve role...Saw action in all 16 games...Had season-high 5 tackles to go along with INT in regular season finale vs. NY Jets (1/1/12) in a 19-17 win, returning INT off Mark Sanchez for 55 yards...Sacked Philip Rivers at San Diego (10/2).

2010 Notched career-best 38 stops on defense and saw action in all 16 games...Started lone game of season in Wild Card Playoff game at Seattle (1/8/11)...Had season-best 5 solo tackles and his 1st career sack when he forced Joe Flacco out of bounds at Baltimore (12/19)...Forced a fumble, recovered a fumble, added a pass defensed and 3 tackles at Tampa Bay (10/17)...Forced a fumble on TE Heath Miller vs. Pittsburgh (10/31)...Recovered a fumble on goal line at Atlanta (12/27) to save a TD, adding 3 tackles and a pass defensed during the game.

2009 Started 2 games during regular season and started Super Bowl XLIV when team opened in 3-4 alignment...Started 1st career game in season opener vs. Detroit (9/13), opening at ILB in 3-4 set and making 3 special teams stops...Opened regular season finale at Carolina (1/3/10) at MLB, notching career-best 9 tackles with 2 TFLs...Tied career-best with 3 special teams tackles vs. NY Giants (10/18).

2008 Saw time in 15 games...Recorded 15 special teams tackles...Made goal-line stop at Kansas City (11/16) and tied career-high with 3 special teams tackles.

2007 Made move from Saints practice squad to active roster, playing in 10 games...Signed from practice squad to 53-man roster on 10/6 and made NFL debut the next day vs. Carolina (10/7), credited with 1 special teams tackle...Had 3 special teams stops vs. Arizona (10/16)...Released by Saints following preseason on 9/1 in final roster cuts and signed to practice squad the following day on 9/2...Entered NFL as a 7th-round (#220 overall) draft pick by New Orleans.

COLLEGE Saw time in 40 career games with 15 starts for Tennessee...Served as team captain as a senior...Led team as a senior with 104 tackles...Started all 13 games as a senior...Started 2 of 11 games played as a junior.

PREP Standout TE and LB at Lake Taylor High in Norfolk, VA...Named team co-MVP as a senior...Earned All-District honors as a senior...Played basketball, ran track and threw shot put.