Player Roster

2009 HIGHLIGHTS: GENERAL: Second-year pro played in Games 1-13 and 16, recording starts in Games 1-5 at RT … Played in reserve role in Games 6-13 and 16, seeing action on both offense and special teams ... Inactive for Games 14-15 ... Credited with seven starts overall, including games when Bengals opened with an extra-blocker formation ... Aided run-blocking effort that made Cedric Benson second in NFL in total rushing yards through Week 9 (Benson finished regular season ranked eighth with 1251 after missing three games due to injury and rest) … Contributed to Bengals ranking ninth in NFL in fewest sacks allowed (29) through the regular season … Helped blocking effort to support a 128.5-yard rushing average in the regular season that included a team-record eight 100-yard games by individual backs.

GAME-BY-GAME: Aided 141-yard rushing game by Cedric Benson on Sept. 20 at Green Bay ... Helped lead fourth-quarter drives of 85 and 71 yards during comeback win Sept. 27 vs. Pittsburgh … Helped support a 5.1-yard team rushing average in win Oct. 4 at Cleveland … In win Oct. 11 at Baltimore, helped limit Ravens defense to one sack while helping Benson (27-for-120) become first player to rush for 100 yards against Baltimore in 40 games … In win Nov. 8 vs. Baltimore, aided performance up front that allowed only one sack, and helped Benson rush for 117 yards … Aided a run-blocking effort that netted 210 yards rushing Nov. 29 vs. Cleveland, and helped Bengals control time of possession for 38:11 ... On Dec. 6 vs. Detroit, supported third straight game of more than 38 minutes possession time (38:48).

PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2008 - His six starts at LT included a competitive effort against Pro Bowl DE Dwight Freeney on Dec. 7 at Indianapolis ... In win Dec. 14 vs. Washington, helped line lead the way for 310 net yards offense, second-highest of year behind 347 in OT at N.Y. Giants ... On Dec. 21 at Cleveland, line paved the way for 191 rushing yards in victory ... Helped clear path for season-best 204 rushing yards Dec. 28 vs. Kansas City ... Made NFL debut Sept. 14 vs. Tennessee, playing on special teams and as extra blocker in short-yardage offense ... Saw some action with base offense Nov. 2 vs. Jacksonville, spotting Levi Jones at LT, and also played in short-yardage formation.

COLLEGE: Played 32 games over three seasons (2005-07) at Kansas … Earned multiple first-team All-America honors in ’07, starting at LT as Kansas posted 12-1 record with victory over Virginia Tech in FedEx Orange Bowl … Redshirted as a freshman in 2004, and left KU following his junior season to enter NFL Draft … As a junior, credited with 108 knockdowns and 15 touchdown-producing blocks for an offense that averaged 479.8 yards per game; he was penalized only twice all season.

PERSONAL: Hometown is Beaumont, Texas … Attended Central High School, where he played football only as a senior and earned Class 4A all-state honors as a DE … African-American studies major at Kansas.