Cook held starting center role for third straight season ... Helped offense rank tied for fourth in NFL in fewest sacks allowed (25) ... Has started 50 consecutive Bengals games (regular season and postseason), tied for longest streak on current team.
2011 HIGHLIGHTS: Started Games 1-16 and Wild Card playoff … On Sept. 11 at Cleveland, aided blocking effort that helped produce Cedric Benson’s 121-yard, one-TD rushing performance … Supported run-blocking effort Oct. 2 vs. Buffalo that paved way for 171 yards and 5.3 avg., including 104 yards by Benson ... On Oct. 16 vs. Indianapolis, supported pass-protection effort that held Colts for the first time this season without a sack ... Also no sacks allowed Nov. 13 vs. Pittsburgh … On Nov. 20 at Baltimore, helped lead blocking effort for 483 yards of net offense … On Nov. 27 vs. Cleveland, helped lead protection effort for 389 yards of total offense, including 106 rushing yards by Benson ... Aided 165-yard rushing total Dec. 24 vs. Arizona.
PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2010 - Aided possession time of 36:22 Sept. 26 at Carolina … Aided offensive outputs of 469 yards Oct. 24 at Atlanta (most by team since Game 2 of 2007), and 413 yards Oct. 3 at Cleveland … Supported 149 rushing yards, including 144 by Cedric Benson Oct. 10 vs. Tampa Bay … Supported 124-yard rushing game by Benson Nov. 21 vs. Buffalo … Aided 38:03 possession time and 188-yard team rushing output Dec. 19 vs. Cleveland, both 2010 bests … Supported 371-net yard performance with no sacks allowed Dec. 26 vs. San Diego.
2009 - 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 … On Oct. 11 at Baltimore, helped limit Ravens defense to one sack while helping Benson (27-for-120) become the first player in 40 games to rush for 100 yards against Baltimore … On Oct. 28 vs. Houston, had a key block to spring a 10-yard TD run by Benson in second quarter … Helped Benson rush for a career-high 189 yards Oct. 25 vs. Chicago, while also aiding a sack-free performance up front … On Nov. 15 at Pittsburgh, helped control line of scrimmage for fourth-quarter FG drives of 50 and 54 yards to get Cincinnati’s winning six-point margin … Aided 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) … On Dec. 27 vs. Kansas City, supported Benson’s 133-yard game for his Bengals-record sixth 100-yard game of season … Supported Benson for Bengals postseason-record 169 rushing yards in Wild Card playoff 1-9-10 vs. N.Y. Jets.
2008 - Played in Games 2-6 on special teams, but was placed on Reserve/Injured list Oct. 17, due to a dislocated toe suffered during a collision in pregame warmups Oct. 5 at Dallas ... Inactive for Game 1 ... Played in all four preseason games.
2007 - Signed May 4 with Minnesota as college free agent ... Played in all four Vikings preseason games, and was waived Sept. 1 ... Signed Sept. 5 to Bengals practice squad ... On practice squad for Games 1-16, and was signed Dec. 31 to Bengals offseason roster.
COLLEGE: Closed his Michigan State career with 35 consecutive starts and played in Hula Bowl after the 2006 campaign ... Played from 2003-06, following redshirt year in 2002 ... Named second-team All-Big Ten as a senior, leading team in pancake blocks (48) for the second straight year ... Started 11 games as a junior for club that set school record for passing yards (295.5 ypg.).
PERSONAL: Hometown is Macomb, Mich. … Attended Dakota High School, where he earned Class A all-state honors from The Detroit News while also lettering in basketball and track … Holds degree in construction management from Michigan State … Hobbies include hunting, fishing and boating.
