GP/GS (Playoffs): 93/70 (6/3)
Emerged as one of the NFL's most dominant pass rushers in four seasons with the Raiders...Regarded among pro football's top free agent signings in 2005...Has played in 85 games with 67 starts in seven seasons and has tallied 227 tackles (187 solo) and 47 sacks...Earned first Pro Bowl nod in his first season in Oakland when he led the NFL in sacks with a franchise record 16.0, eclipsing Sean Jones' 15.5 in 1986...Returned to the Pro Bowl the following season with 11 sacks in 2006...Became the first Raider to lead the league in sacks since the sack became an official stat in 1982...Set an NFL record for most multiple-sack games by a veteran player in his first year with a new team (six).
2009 (8/3/0/0): Buffalo (9/14): Made his Patriots debut, playing in a reserve role at outside linebacker in the Patriots' 25-24 comeback victory over the Bills ... Tallied three solo tackles, one sack and one quarterback hit ... Sacked Trent Edwards on the final drive of the game. at N.Y. Jets (9/20): Played in reserve at defensive end, making one tackle. Atlanta (9/27): Made his first start in a Patriots uniform, playing at outside linebacker in the Patriots' 26-10 victory ... Made two tackles. Baltimore (10/4): Played in reserve at outside linebacker in the Patriots' 27-21 victory over the Ravens ... Made two solo tackles. at Denver (10/11): Saw action in reserve at defensive end and tallied two tackles ... Stuffed Knowshon Moreno for no gain during overtime. Tennessee (10/18): Started at outside linebacker as the Patriots tied the largest margin of victory by team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger with a 59-0 shutout over the Titans ... Made one tackle. at Tampa Bay (10/25): Started at outside linebacker in the Patriots' 35-7 win over the Buccaneers at Wembley Stadium ... Tallied his second sack of the season, hauling down Josh Freeman for a 9-yard loss, while forcing a fumble in the fourth quarter ... Made two solo tackles. Miami (11/8): Saw action in reserve, playing at outside linebacker in the Patriots' 27-17 win ... Registered one quarterback hit, pressuring Chad Henne to a incomplete pass in the second quarter.
2008: Started all 10 games that he played…Collected 3.5 sacks, 24 tackles, six quarterback hurries, three passes defensed and one forced fumble…Inactive for six games from 10/12-11/16 due to injury…(9/8) vs. DEN: Assisted on a tackle…(9/14) @ KC: Registered first sack…Collected five tackles, four solo…Also forced a fumble…(9/21) @ BUF: Recorded four tackles…Credited with a half-sack…(11/23) @ DEN: Returned to action at DE after missing six games due to injury…Had two solo tackles…(11/30) vs. KC: Had one solo tackle and assisted on two…(12/4) @ SD: Collected five tackles, had one pass defensed and one quarterback hurry…(12/14) vs. NE: Made one tackle and had one pass defensed…(12/21) vs. HOU: Sacked QB twice…Credited with two solo tackles and three quarterback hurries…(12/28) @ TB: Had one solo tackle and one quarterback hurry.
2007: Tied for team lead in sacks with eight…Started 14 games, was inactive for two due to injury and recorded 39 tackles and defensed one pass…(9/9) vs. DET: Posted one tackle...(10/21) vs. KC: Recorded four solo tackles and assisted on another…(10/28) @ TEN: Sacked QB on third-and-two for a 9-yard loss…Recorded one solo tackle and assisted on another…(11/4) vs. HOU: Made two solo tackles…(11/11) vs. CHI: Recorded four solo tackles and sacked the QB for a 10-yard loss…(11/18) @ MIN: Had one solo tackle and a sack…(11/25) @ KC: Recorded four solo tackles and an assist…Had two sacks and three quarterback hurries…(12/2) vs. DEN: Made four solo tackles and had a quarterback hurry…(12/9) @ GB: Recorded three solo tackles and one assist…Had two quarterback hurries…(12/16) vs. IND: Had three solo tackles and two assists… Sacked QB for a 6-yard loss…Deflected a pass that was intercepted by LB Thomas Howard…(12/23) @ JAX: Sacked QB for an 8-yard loss…(12/30) vs. SD: Had four solo tackles, one assist and one sack…Recovered a fumble in San Diego territory to set up a three-play, 35-yard touchdown drive.
2006: Earned his second consecutive Pro Bowl selection…Led the Silver and Black in sacks for the second straight season…Voted AFC Defensive Player of the Week in Week 7…Finished the season with 51 tackles, 11 sacks, one forced fumble and two tackles for loss…Recorded three multiple sack games…Started all 16 games…(9/11) vs. SD: Recorded five tackles…(9/17) @ BAL: Recorded one tackle…(10/1) vs. CLE: Recorded five tackles and two sacks…(10/8) @ SF: Recorded one tackle…(10/15) @ DEN: Recorded four tackles and one sack…(10/22) vs. AZ: Recorded five tackles and two sacks…Also deflected a pass that was intercepted by DT Terdell Sands and led to a Raiders score…(10/29) vs. PIT: Recorded three tackles and two sacks…(11/6) at SEA: Recorded two tackles and one sack…(11/12) vs. DEN: Recorded two tackles…(11/19) @ KC: Recorded one tackle…(11/26) @ SD: Recorded one tackle and a half-sack…(12/3) vs. HOU: Recorded four tackles, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble…(12/10) @ CIN: Recorded three tackles…(12/17) vs. STL: Recorded six tackles and one sack…(12/23) vs. KC: Recorded four tackles…(12/31) @ NYJ: Recorded four tackles.
2005: Joined the Silver and Black after helping Philadelphia reach the Super Bowl for the first time in 24 years, signing as a free agent on March 12…Played in all 16 games with 12 starts at DE and also played on special teams…Tallied 56 tackles (50), 16 sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries…Recorded a sack in 10 of the team’s 16 contests…Named the AFC Defensive Player of the Month in October when he had two sacks in the Raiders first three games of the month…Won the organization’s Commitment to Excellence Award for “The Player Who Best Exemplifies the Pride and Spirit of The Oakland Raiders” as voted by team members…(9/8) @ NE: Made his Raiders debut at DE, registering two solo tackles…(9/18) vs. KC: Played at DE, recording five total tackles (four)…Had Raiders only sack for an 8-yard loss…(9/25) @ PHI: Made first start at DE, making two solo tackles…(10/2) vs. DAL: Played at DE, registering four solo tackles and a game-high two sacks for a loss of six yards…(10/16) vs. SD: Started at DE, contributing four solo tackles…Helped lead the defense with two sacks for a loss of 12 yards…(10/23) vs. BUF: Played at DE, leading the defense with two sacks for a loss of 26 yards and four solo tackles…Also had one tackle on special teams…(10/30) @ TEN: Started at DE, assisting on one tackle…(11/6) @ KC: Started at DE and recorded one solo tackle and recovered a fumble -- his first since 2001 rookie season…(11/13) vs. DEN: Started at DE, contributing five total tackles (four) and forced a fumble in the fourth quarter…(11/20) @ WAS: Started at DE, tallying three solo tackles and forced and recovered one fumble…Registered two sacks for a loss of 17 yards, including one with 17 seconds left in the game to seal the victory…Also had one tackle on special teams…(11/27) vs. MIA: Started at DE and recorded two solo tackles…Registered two sacks for the second consecutive week for a loss of eight yards…(12/4) @ SD: Started at DE, racking up six total tackles (five)…(12/11) @ NYJ: Started at DE, registering six total tackles (four)…Recorded two sacks for a loss of nine yards…(12/18) vs. CLE: Started at DE, recording four solo tackles and one sack for a loss of nine yards…(12/24) @ DEN: Started at DE, contributing four solo tackles and one sack for a loss of five yards…(12/31) vs. NYG: Started at DE, registering three solo tackles and one forced fumble…Sacked QB for a 4-yard loss, breaking the team’s all-time season sack record with 16.
2004: Made 10 tackles (nine) and had team-leading three sacks in the postseason…Four career postseason sacks tied him for first in Eagles history with Reggie White and Hugh Douglas…Played in 12 games at DE, starting the first 11 contests of the season…Recorded 44 tackles (22) and 2.5 sacks…(9/12) vs. NYG: Started at DE in the season opener, his first game action since the first game of the 2002 season…Recorded two tackles and registered a half-sack…(10/3) @ CHI: Notched three solo stops, including an 8-yard sack…(10/24) @ CLE: Recorded three tackles and dropped Cleveland QB for a 5-yard loss…(10/31) vs. BAL: Tallied three tackles, one pass defensed and five QB pressures as the defense held the Ravens to just 10 points…(11/7) @ PIT: Recorded a career-high 13 tackles (six)…Also knocked down a pass attempt and recorded one QB pressure…Inactive for final four games of the regular season, but returned for the playoffs…Received the 2004 Ed Block Courage Award for bouncing back from consecutive season-ending injuries in 2002 and 2003 to become a key member of the Eagles 2004 Super Bowl run...Postseason: Started all three playoff contests and led the team in postseason sacks with three…(1/23/05) vs. ATL: Started at DE in the NFC Championship Game and notched six solo tackles and tied a career high by sacking QB twice for minus-14 yards…Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week… Super Bowl XXXIX (2/6/05) vs. NE: Started at DE and recorded four tackles (three)…Sacked QB for an 8-yard loss in the second quarter.
2003: Missed the season after suffering a torn Achilles tendon in preseason.
2002: Suffered a foot injury in the season opener at Tennessee (9/8) and missed the remainder of the regular season
2001: Played in all 16 games as a rookie, starting four contests…Ranked second in the NFC and fifth in the NFL among rookies in sacks with six…Six sacks were the second most by a rookie in Eagles history behind Corey Simon’s 9.5 in 2000…(9/9) vs. STL: Made his professional debut in the season opener…(9/23) @ SEA: Recorded his first career sack, dropping QB for a 6-yard loss…(9/30) vs. DAL: Made his first career start at DE and recorded four tackles…(10/22) @ NYG: Notched five tackles and his second sack of the season, tackling QB for a 10-yard loss…(11/18) @ DAL: Started for the second time and recorded four tackles (three) and a sack…(11/25) vs. WAS: Started at DE for the second consecutive game and recorded a season-high 11 tackles…(12/9) vs. SD: Recorded a career-high two sacks for minus-10 yards…(1/6/02) @ TB: Tallied six tackles in the season finale, including a 7-yard sack in the second quarter…Postseason: Played in all three postseason contests at DE and recorded four tackles, a sack and one forced fumble…(1/19/02) @ CHI: Played at DE in NFC Divisional Playoff Game and registered two tackles and a pass defensed…(1/27/02) @ STL: Played at DE in the NFC Championship Game and got his first career postseason sack, dropping QB for a 2-yard loss on the final play of the first half…Also forced a fumble in the game…Philadelphia’s third round (63rd overall) pick in the 2001 NFL Draft.
All-America and All-SEC selection finished his career at Ole Miss with 166 tackles, 40 tackles for a loss and 17.5 sacks…A third team All-America choice by the Football News and first team All-SEC selection as a senior…Ranked third on the team as a senior with a careerhigh 60 tackles and led the squad with 9.5 sacks and 18 tackles for a loss…Business major.
Born in Lake City, S.C. and moved to Greenbelt, Md. as a child where, as a senior at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, he was an all-state selection at outside linebacker…Collected 102 tackles, four sacks, an interception and returned a fumble for a touchdown that season, earning him team most valuable player and defensive player of the year honors… Selected to compete in the Chesapeake Classic All-Star Game…Also earned two letters in basketball, averaging 18 points and 11 rebounds over his junior and senior seasons.
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