TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Kansas City Chiefs in the third round (93rd overall) in the 2004 NFL Draft...Re-signed as a restricted free agent on April 24, 2007...Declared free agent on Feb. 29, 2008...Signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an unrestricted free agent on March 12, 2008...Declared free agent on July 25, 2011...Signed by Washington Redskins as an unrestricted free agent on Aug. 6, 2011...Declared free agent on March 13, 2012...Signed by Houston Texans as an unrestricted free agent...Placed by Texans on reserve/injured list with a left knee injury on Aug. 9, 2012.
CAREER:
Has played in 85 career games with seven starts
Has amassed 93 career tackles (73 solo), one sack, one interception and two forced fumbles
2011 (Washington 13/0):
Saw action in 13 games as linebacker
Registered seven tackles on the season, as well as six special teams tackles
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Kansas City Chiefs in the third round (93rd overall) in the 2004 NFL Draft...Re-signed as a restricted free agent on April 24, 2007...Declared free agent on Feb. 29, 2008...Signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an unrestricted free agent on March 12, 2008...Declared free agent on July 25, 2011...Signed by Washington Redskins as an unrestricted free agent on Aug. 6, 2011...Declared free agent on March 13, 2012...Signed by Houston Texans as an unrestricted free agent...Placed by Texans on reserve/injured list with a left knee injury on Aug. 9, 2012.
CAREER:
Has played in 85 career games with seven starts
Has amassed 93 career tackles (73 solo), one sack, one interception and two forced fumbles
2011 (Washington 13/0):
Saw action in 13 games as linebacker
Registered seven tackles on the season, as well as six special teams tackles
2010 (Pittsburgh 16/0):
Saw action on special teams in 11 games and as linebacker in five games
Racked up seven tackles, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and 16 special teams tackles on the season
Recorded four tackles and one special teams tackle at Tampa Bay (9/26)
Made one tackle and three special teams tackles at Cleveland (1/2)
2009 (Pittsburgh 16/3):
Saw action in 16 games and started three games at inside linebacker
Finished with 18 tackles, an interception, a touchdown, a forced fumble and 18 special teams tackles
Recorded 10 tackles in the season opener vs. Tennessee (9/10)
Posted his first career interception for an 82-yard touchdown vs. Minnesota (10/25)
2008 (Pittsburgh 13/0):
Saw action in 13 games, recording two tackles, two fumble recoveries and 14 special teams tackles
Registered two tackles and two special teams tackles vs. Cleveland (12/28)
2007 (Kansas City 10/0):
Saw action in 10 games, racking up 12 tackles on the season and 9 special teams tackles
Recorded nine tackles at New York Jets (12/30)
2006 (Kansas City 16/4):
Posted a team-high 37 tackles, one sack and one forced fumble on the season
Recorded a season-high 12 tackles at Cleveland (12/3)
2005 (Kansas City 2/0):
Saw action in two games where he racked up one tackle and two special teams tackles
2004 (Kansas City 12/0):
Saw action in 12 games in his rookie season, recording six special teams tackles
COLLEGE:
Saw duty in 45 games (35 starts) at Georgia Tech
Finished his career with 376 tackles (210 solo), nine sacks, 40 tackles for loss, one interception (35 yards), two fumble recoveries and six forced fumbles
Started all 13 games as a senior
Was a second-team All-America selection of Sports Illustrated
Earned first-team All-ACC honors and finished second in the voting for ACC Defensive Player of the Year
Recorded a career-high 155 tackles (79 solos), including four sacks and four forced fumbles
Played in 12 games (11 starts) in his junior campaign and had 92 tackles (49 solos)
Also had 3.0 sacks (-18.0 yards), an interception, a fumble recovery, a forced fumble, as well as six passes defensed and three quarterback pressures
Played in 12 games with 11 starts as a sophomore, registering 95 tackles (60 solos) and two sacks
Played in eight games as a freshman, recording 34 tackles (22 solos)
PERSONAL:
Credited with 139 tackles, six interceptions, seven sacks, five fumble recoveries and five forced fumbles as a senior at Westlake High School in Atlanta, Ga
Also caught nine passes for 400 yards.
Named to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution’s list of the Top 75 college prospects in Georgia
Was MVP of the Georgia-Florida All-Star Game with 10 tackles, two tackles for a loss and a forced fumble that was returned for a touchdown
Collected 83 tackles, 20 sacks, eight interceptions and three fumble recoveries as a junior
Served as an intern with the Legacy Financial Group during the 2007 offseason
Majored in management at Georgia Tech
It was a thrilling Tuesday in Boston, as Houston was awarded Super Bowl LI.
Receiver DeAndre Hopkins spoke about the progress he's making in OTA's, and cornerback Kareem Jackson discussed his goals for 2013.
Texans voice Marc Vandermeer went 1-on-1 with chairman/CEO Bob McNair shortly after Houston was announced as the host city for Super Bowl LI.
Texans president Jamey Rootes went 1-on-1 with Marc Vandermeer shortly after finding out that Houston will host Super Bowl LI.