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2009 HIGHLIGHTS: GENERAL: Second-year pro started Games 1-16, bringing improved power to center of Bengals line ... Praised by coaches as the “glue” of the revamped line, due to his work with line calls in his first season as a starter ... 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 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 … On Oct. 11 at Baltimore, helped limit Ravens defense to one sack while helping Benson (27-for-120) become the first player to rush for 100 yards against Baltimore in 40 games … Helped lead a pass protection effort Oct. 18 vs. Houston that allowed only one sack for the second straight week … Also 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. 8 vs. Baltimore, aided blocking that allowed only one sack and helped Benson rush for 117 yards … On Nov. 15 at Pittsburgh, aided pass protection effort that allowed just two sacks and controlled the line of scrimmage for fourth-quarter FG drives of 50 and 54 yards to get Cincinnati’s winning six-point margin … On Nov. 22 at Oakland, led a blocking effort that helped the Bengals mount 177 rushing yards and a possession time of 38.24 … 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. 20 at San Diego, aided a blocking effort that supported a 407-yard net offensive output, the team’s second-highest of the season … On Dec. 27 vs. Kansas City, supported Benson’s 133-yard game for his Bengals-record sixth 100-yard game of season.

PREVIOUS SEASONS: 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 … Single … Hobbies include hunting, fishing and boating.