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A sixth-round Bengals draft selection in ’08, Lynch played in Games 2-8 but missed season’s second half due to knee injury … Swiped a Brett Favre pass for his first pro INT … Earned national headlines in college as a key player in Appalachian State’s landmark 2007 win at Michigan.

2008 RECAP: Drafted by Bengals in sixth round (177th overall) ... Signed July 27 ... Played in all four preseason games, with seven tackles, one INT, one fumble recovery and tied-for-team-leading five passes defensed ... Game-day inactive for regular season opener, but played in the next seven contests ... Logged one defensive tackle and two special-teams tackles Sept. 21 at N.Y. Giants ... Two tackles on defense Sept. 28 vs. Cleveland, plus one tackle on special teams ... Claimed his first NFL interception on Oct. 12 at N.Y. Jets, grabbing deflected Brett Favre pass at Bengals 2 and returning it six yards ... On Oct. 19 vs. Pittsburgh, had one special-teams tackle ... Had one special-teams tackle Oct. 26 at Houston, but suffered knee injury and was placed Oct. 27 on Reserved/Injured list, ending his season

COLLEGE: Played five seasons (2003-07) at Appalachian State, including a redshirt ’04 season when an injury limited him to two games … Established himself as a virtually unparalleled playmaker during his last three seasons, as he led Mountaineers to three straight national titles in NCAA Division I-AA/FCS ranks … Became nationally known from ASU’s 2007 win at Michigan, when he blocked a field goal attempt to seal a 34-32 decision in what many have called the greatest upset in NCAA football history … His 24 INTs established a Southern Conference record, and his 52 passes defense established an FCS mark … Became ASU’s first three-time All-American since LB Dexter Coakley, who went on to play 10 seasons in NFL.

PERSONAL: Hometown is Cape Coral, Fla. … Played DB and RB under his father (head coach Brian Lynch) at Evangelical Christian High School in Fort Myers, Fla., and was twice named to Class A all-state teams … Was a National Honor Society member in high school, and majored in applied physics at Appalachian State … Married to the former Sissy Graham, granddaughter of evangelist Billy Graham.