TRANSACTIONS:
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3/12/06 – signed by St. Louis as an unrestricted free agent.
• 4/20/02 –
selected by Carolina in the third round (73rd overall) of the 2002 NFL
Draft.
PRO: Seven-year NFL veteran has played
middle linebacker and weakside linebacker during career…689 career tackles (492
solo)…career-high 7.0 sacks in 2007…became first linebacker to lead the Rams in
sacks since Kevin Greene had 10.0 in 1992…career-high 136 tackles in 2006…25
career double-digit tackle games, including playoffs…generated career-high 16
tackles vs. New England 2/1/04 in Super Bowl XXXVIII…two-time USA Today All-Joe
Team selection (2003, 2007)…made NFL debut as a rookie vs. Baltimore
9/8/02.
2007 SEASON: Started all 16 games at
middle linebacker for the Rams…led team in tackles with 132 stops (103
solo)…career-high 7.0 sacks…posted at least 1.0 sack in five consecutive games
between Weeks 8-13…became first linebacker in 15 years to lead the Rams in sacks
since Kevin Greene had 10.0 in 1992…winner of team’s Daniel F. Reeves Memorial
Award given to Rams’ MVP…USA Today All-Joe Team selection, the second of his
career.
• Led team with 11 tackles (nine solo) in Week 2 vs. San Francisco
9/16.
• Posted first sack of season in Week 5 vs. Arizona 10/7…finished game
with 10 tackles (eight solo).
• Tied career-high 16 tackles (15 solo) in Week
7 at Seattle 10/21…previously garnered 16 tackles vs. New England 2/1/04 in
Super Bowl XXXVIII as a member of the Carolina Panthers.
• 10 tackles (10
solo) led all defenders in Week 8 vs. Cleveland 10/28…notched second sack of the
season…first back-to-back double-digit tackle games since 2005.
• Seven
tackles in Week 10 at New Orleans 11/11 led team for third consecutive
week…tallied third sack of the season and forced fumble with 1:58 remaining in
the first quarter, taking down QB Drew Brees…lined up at defensive end in pass
rushing situations.
• Recorded a sack in third consecutive game in Week 11 at
San Francisco 11/18…4.0 sacks on the season surpassed previous career-high 3.0
sacks previously accomplished in 2004 and 2006.
• Tied single-game
career-high 2.0 sacks in Week 12 vs. Seattle 11/25…second career multi-sack
game, previously accomplished at Seattle 11/12/06…sacks came on back-to-back
plays in the first quarter forcing Seattle to a three-and-out on first
possession of the game…fourth consecutive contest with at least 1.0 sack.
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Registered fifth consecutive game with at least 1.0 sack in Week 13 vs. Atlanta
12/2…five-game sack streak marked the longest streak by a Ram since Leonard
Little had at least 1.0 sack in six straight games over two seasons from
12/30/02 – 10/13/03.
2006 SEASON: Led the team in tackles
with 136 (104 solo).
• Led the team with then career-high 13 solo tackles at
San Francisco 9/17.
• Tied career high with a team-high 13 tackles vs.
Seattle 10/15.
• Made 13 tackles at San Diego 10/29.
• Led the team with
10 tackles and recorded first two sacks of the season at Seattle 11/12.
• Led
the team with 10 tackles at Carolina 11/19.
• Collected a team-high 10
tackles at Minnesota 12/31.
2005 SEASON: Led Panthers in tackles
for second straight season.
• Fourth-quarter interception vs. New York Jets
11/13, returned a career-long 35 yards for touchdown off QB Brooks
Bollinger.
• Season-high 12 tackles (10 solo) with 1.0 sack and one pass
defensed against Dallas 12/24.
• Five tackles (three solo) in each postseason
contest, at New York Giants 1/6/06 and at Chicago 1/15/06, adding 1.0 sack and
forced fumble against the Giants and one pass defensed against the
Bears.
2004 SEASON: Led Panthers with 110
tackles.
• Ten tackles (eight solo) with two passes defensed and second
career interception, off Raiders’ QB Kerry Collins, vs. Oakland 11/7.
•
Season-high 11 tackles (eight solo), adding one forced fumble, 1.0 sack, and one
interception off 49ers’ QB Tim Rattay at San Francisco 11/14.
• Had third
straight week with double-digit tackle game as he made 10 tackles (eight solo)
vs. Arizona 11/21, adding 1.0 sack on Cardinals’ QB Shaun
King.
2003 SEASON: Named to USA Today
All-Joe team after finishing second on team in tackles.
• Six tackles (five
solo) with two passes defensed and first career interception off Saints’ QB
Aaron Brooks at New Orleans 10/26.
• Eight tackles (seven solo) and forced
fumble on Cowboys’ RB Richie Anderson vs. Dallas 1/3/04 in NFC Wildcard
Game.
• Collected nine tackles (five solo) and sack on Eagles’ QB Donovan
McNabb at Philadelphia 1/18/04 in NFC Championship Game.
• Made career-high
16 tackles (six solo) vs. New England 2/1/04 in Super Bowl
XXXVIII.
2002 SEASON: Played in 15 games as
rookie, starting eight.
• Made first NFL start at Atlanta 10/20 at weakside
linebacker, making nine tackles (six solo).
• Moved from weakside linebacker
to middle linebacker for final eight games of season after injury to LB Dan
Morgan...produced five straight games with double-digit tackles.
• Tied for
team-lead with 11 tackles (nine solo), adding first career half-sack on Browns’
QB Tim Couch at Cleveland 12/1.
• Tied for team-lead with career-high 12
tackles (eight solo) with first career forced fumble and first career full sack
on Bengals’ QB Jon Kitna vs. Cincinnati 12/8.
• Tied career-high with 12
tackles (eight solo) the following week at Pittsburgh
12/15.
