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Position LB |
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Height 6-2 |
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Weight 240 |
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Birthdate 02/19/1982 |
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Hometown Oakland, Calif. |
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College San Diego State |
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NFL Exp 4 |
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Acquired D3-05 |
PRO: Productive linebacker who’s been in starting lineup since NFL rookie season…Racked up 357 tackles, six interceptions, 15 passes defensed, two sacks, four fumble recoveries and a touchdown in first three NFL seasons…Was one of the NFL’s most productive rookies in 2005.
PERSONAL: Oakland native who attended Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland and played for 1999 National Coach of the Year Paul Perenon...Named to the Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times and San Francisco Examiner first team defenses...An ANG Newspapers first team "1999 Best of the Bay" selection...Hayward Area Athletic League's Defensive Player of the Year and two-time HAAL first teamer...Registered a team-high 98 tackles with four sacks, two interceptions and a pair of fumble recoveries as a linebacker and totaled 583 yards and 10 touchdowns at running back in 1999...Led the Dragons to back-to-back (1997-98) NorCal Section 3A and HAAL Championships...Also competed in track...Parents have owned Raiders season tickets since the team returned to Oakland in 1995.
CAREER
2007: Started in every game at MLB for the second straight season…Led the team with 119 tackles…Also added 10 passes defensed, four interceptions and one sack…Had an interception in each of the first three games of the season.
2006: Started all 16 games at MLB…Led team with 122 tackles, also contributed five special teams tackles.
2005: Saw action in all 16 games, starting the final 15 at LB…Finished second on the team with 112 tackles, including 87 solo stops…Led all rookie defenders in tackles…Tallied 10 or more tackles in four games and led or tied for the team lead in seven contests…Also notched two passes defensed and a pair of fumble recoveries…Contributor on special teams and recorded seven tackles as a part of the kick and punt coverage units.
COLLEGE
COLLEGE: Became the first two-time All-American at SDSU since Marshall Faulk (1991-93)...Four-time All-Mountain West Conference selection and two-time MWC Defensive Player of the Year...Played in 47 games, starting the final 43 contests...Finished his career with 396 tackles (241 solos), ranking second on the school's all-time tackle list...Also recorded 9.5 sacks for minus-54 yards and 40 stops for losses of 113 yards...Recovered 10 fumbles, caused eight others, intercepted six passes and had 11 pass deflections...Named a second team All-American by The Sporting News as a senior in 2004...All-Mountain West Conference first team choice for the third straight year, adding MWC Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors...Semifinalist for the Butkus Award, given to the nation's top linebacker...Also nominated for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy (nation's most outstanding defensive player), Lombardi Award (outstanding lineman), Bednarik Award (nation's outstanding defensive player) and Lott Trophy (nation's defensive impact player of the year)...Two-time MWC Defensive Player of the Week (vs. Colorado State and Air Force)...Ranked second in the conference with 115 tackles (72), including nine stops for losses of 18 yards...Recovered three fumbles and caused another...Had a 14-yard interception return and two pass deflections...First team All-American selection by College Football News following junior season in 2003...All-MWC first team pick and named MWC Defensive Player of the Year by the league's coaches and media...Ranked second on the team with 115 tackles (70), including 3.5 sacks for minus-22 yards and 17 stops for losses of 44 yards while starting every game at middle linebacker...Caused four fumbles and recovered two others...Had one interception and three pass deflections...All-MWC first team as a sophomore in 2002 and named the team's Defensive Player of the Year after leading the team with 97 tackles (60), including three sacks for minus-15 yards and nine stops for losses of 27 yards...Recovered five fumbles and caused two others...Intercepted three passes for 91 yards in returns and a touchdown...Also deflected three passes...Earned Freshman All-American accolades from The Sporting News and All-MWC honorable mention after moving into the starting lineup at middle linebacker for the final seven contests as redshirt freshman...Finished with 69 tackles (39), three sacks for minus-17 yards and five stops for losses of 24 yards...Caused a fumble, intercepted a pass and had three pass deflections...Criminal Justice major.
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