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PRO: Signed by the Bills as an unrestricted free agent on October 14, 2009... released by St. Louis prior to the start of the 2009 season after playing for the Rams in 2007 and 2008… signed with Carolina on April 20 (2005) after spending the 2000-04 seasons with the Falcons acquired by Atlanta on Feb. 11 (2000) off of waivers from San Francisco… joined the 49ers roster on September 29 (1999)… originally entered the NFL as a sixth-round (175th overall) draft choice of Chicago in 1998.

CAREER: 11-year NFL veteran who has played all three linebacker position, totaling 637 tackles (472 solo) along with 15.0 sacks...Posted a career-best 122 tackles in 2003

2008 Game Notes: w/ St. Louis
• Played in 12 games with nine starts… missed four games with a foot injury
• Totaled 41 tackles (26 solo), two forced fumbles and five special teams tackles
• Started at middle linebacker at ATL (12/128)… led the team with a season-high nine tackles (seven solo)

2007 Game Notes: w/ St. Louis
• Appeared in all 16 games, making seven starts in his first season with the Rams
• Recorded 54 tackles (40 solo) including 1.0 sack and 14 special teams tackles
• Posted first sack of the year, bringing down QB Joey Harrington for an 8-yard loss vs. ATL (12/2)
• Had a career-best 15 tackles at CIN (12/9), surpassing a previous career-high 13 stops at NO (12/31/06)

2006 Game Notes: w/ Carolina
• Started all 16 games for the second time in career
• Totaled 111 tackles … the second-best total of career including a career high 5.5 sacks
• Make five solo tackles with a career-high 1.5 sacks vs. St. Louis (11/19)
• At ATL (12/31) matched then career high with 13 tackles (nine solo) … added a 1.0 sack and one fumble recovery

2005 Game Notes: w/ Carolina
• Appeared in all 16 games… also saw action in all three postseason games
• At NO (12/24) tied for the team lead with seven tackles (six solo) … added a 1.0 sack and two forced fumbles

2004 Game Notes: w/ Atlanta
• Played in 14 games with 13 starts… was inactive for two games
• Moved to middle linebacker from weakside linebacker as Atlanta switched to a 4-3 defense from a 3-4
• Totaled 81 tackles, a forced fumble, one interception, and three passes defended
• Started two postseason games and recorded four tackles

2003 Game Notes: w/ Atlanta
• Started all 16 games for first time in career
• Established a career-high 178 tackles
• Had five games with double-digit tackles
• At NYG (11/19)… totaled a season-high 13 tackles
• At HOU (11/30) … recorded an interception

2002 Game Notes: w/ Atlanta
• Played in 15 games with five starts … started two postseason games
• Totaled 97 tackles (57 of them coming in the last five games of the season including three straight games with more than 11 stops), 3.5 sacks, four special teams tackles
• Got his first career interception at NO (10/27)
• Started at inside linebacker at MIN (12/1)  … had 12 tackles
• At CLE (12/29) … created two turnovers, an interception and a forced fumble, that each resulted into field goals

2001 Game Notes: w/ Atlanta
• Played in 13 games with 10 starts at weakside linebacker
• Totaled 75 tackles, one pass defended, and three special teams stops
• Had 14 tackles at CAR (9/23)

2000 Game Notes: w/ Atlanta
• Claimed off waivers by Atlanta (2/11) after being waived by San Francisco (2/10)
• Played in 13 games with eight starts
• Totaled 67 tackles, 1.0 sack and one special teams tackles
• Had eight tackles in his first NFL start against the NYG (10/8)
• Made his first career sack against TB (11/5)

1999 Game Notes: w/ San Francisco
• Waived by Chicago during the preseason (8/30) … Signed to the 49ers practice squad (9/29) … Signed to the active roster (11/20)
• Appeared in seven games … mainly on special teams … had seven special teams tackles

1998 Game Notes: w/ Chicago
• Waived by Chicago during the preseason (8/30) … signed to practice squad (9/1) … promoted to active roster (12/2) … appeared in one game

COLLEGE: Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at inside linebacker for Stanford… tabbed twice to the second-team All-Pac 10 squad following his junior and senior seasons… recorded 316 career tackles, 6.0 sacks and two interceptions... voted team’s most outstanding freshman after starting at three different positions (strong safety, outside linebacker and defensive end) in his first season… saw action as a reserve outfielder for the nationally-ranked Stanford baseball team from 1995-96… majored in economics.

PERSONAL: Earned All-America honors in football and baseball at Valencia (Placentia, CA) High… played running back and linebacker during prep career… named Atlanta Falcons 2002 Ed Block Courage Award winner after saving a man’s life by pulling him from a burning car off I-85 in Gwinnett County… 2006 Carolina Panthers Man of the Year Award recipient.