Seventh-year pro started Games 1-10 at LT, but suffered season-ending leg injury in Game 10, Nov. 16 vs. Philadelphia ... Limited to fewer than 15 games for only the second time in his career.
Seventh-year pro started Games 1-10 at LT, but suffered season-ending leg injury in Game 10, Nov. 16 vs. Philadelphia ... Limited to fewer than 15 games for only the second time in his career.
2008 RECAP: Had a key clearing block Sept. 14 vs. Tennessee as Chris Perry ran for 13-yard TD on a fourth-and-one play in second quarter ... Also prevented a Bengals turnover in the Tennessee game by covering a Perry fumble ... On Nov. 2 vs. Jacksonville, helped line pave the way for 159 rushing yards (5.5 avg.) ... On Nov. 16 vs. Philadelphia, came out of the lineup in first quarter due to leg soreness, but returned in third quarter when his replacement, Andrew Whitworth, went down with an injury ... Game-day inactive for Game 11-16.
PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2007 - Starter in pass protection that did not allow a sack in the final three games, and team's total of 17 sacks allowed broke season record of 21 set in 2005 ... Bengals ranked second in NFL in fewest sacks allowed, behind only New Orleans (16) ... On Oct. 21 vs. N.Y. Jets, aided rushing output of 177 yards and helped team allow only one sack of Carson Palmer ... On Nov. 25 vs. Tennessee, blocked for season's second-most net yards (426), including 283 passing and 148 rushing ... On Dec. 9 vs. St. Louis, aided in season-high rushing output of 192 yards and only one sack of Palmer.
2006 - Played in Games 1, 3-5 and 15-16, with six starts (Games 1, 3-5 and 16) ... Started season opener Sept. 10 at Kansas City, but suffered right ankle injury and was inactive Sept. 17 at Cleveland ... Started next three games, but suffered left knee injury in Game 5, Oct. 15 at Tampa Bay, and was inactive for Games 6-13 and active-DNP for Game 14 ... Entered Game 15, Dec. 24 at Denver, as sub in first quarter and played remainder of game at LT ... Started Game 16, Dec. 31 vs. Pittsburgh, but was forced to leave game with recurring left knee soreness ... On Sept. 10 at Kansas City, paved way for 96 rushing yards by RB Rudi Johnson ... On Sept. 24 at Pittsburgh, helped Bengals pull out road win against defending Super Bowl champs ... On Dec. 24 at Denver, in first action since Game 5 at Tampa Bay, supported 129-yard rushing effort by Johnson.
2005 - Helped the offense set a two-pronged record with its 21 sacks allowed ... The total of 21 broke a mark of 24 that was established in the 14-game seasons of 1972 and '73 ... The average of 1.31 sacks allowed per game broke a mark of 1.56 that was established in 1995 (25 in 16 games) ... On Sept. 11 at Cleveland, helped pave way for 420 yards net offense, most for Bengals in a season opener since 1984, including 126 rushing yards by RB Rudi Johnson ... Helped the offense produce 504 yards, tied for most in the last 63 games, on Sept. 18 vs. Minnesota, including no sacks of QB Carson Palmer ... Key performer in protection of Carson Palmer on Oct. 30 vs. Green Bay, primarily responsible for holding top pass-rusher Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila without a sack as Palmer threw three TD passes ... On Nov. 6 at Baltimore, shook off a knee strain that briefly sidelined him during 91-yard fourth-quarter TD march, coming back in to help finish the drive ... Helped power 492 net offensive yards Nov. 20 vs. Indianapolis, and was in primary role against Pro Bowl DE Dwight Freeney, who was held to no tackles (including sacks) ... Supported 324-yard offensive effort in crucial win Dec. 4 at Pittsburgh, with Carson Palmer sacked just once ... Supported season-high 185 team rushing yards Dec. 11 vs. Cleveland, including season-high individual total of 169 by Johnson, and helped hold Browns without a sack ... Paved way for offense's 426 net yards in division-clinching win Dec. 18 at Detroit, including Johnson's second straight 100-yard rushing performance (24-117) and Palmer's three TD passes ... Had a key block on Tab Perry two-yard TD run on Dec. 24 vs. Buffalo ... Supported 327 yards of offense in Wild Card playoff 1-8-06 vs. Pittsburgh, with 56 percent third-down efficiency (9-of-16).
2004 - Started every game at LT for second straight season, ranking second on offense with 99.2 percent of snaps played (1030 of 1038) ... Supported Rudi Johnson's club-record 1454 rushing yards (since broken), and contributed to team's pass protection allowing only 12 sacks in last nine games ... Supported three consecutive games of 450-plus offensive yards in Games 11-13, first such streak in Bengals history ... Protected Carson Palmer in Palmer's NFL debut Sept. 12 at N.Y. Jets, Palmer posting 105.2 passer rating ... Supported 123-yard rushing effort by Johnson Oct. 3 at Pittsburgh, the most rushing yards by a Bengal at Pittsburgh since James Brooks had 127 in 1989 ... In Monday night win Oct. 25 vs. Denver, had key block in pass protection on Palmer's 50-yard TD pass to Chad Johnson ... Had key block Johnson's season-long 52-yard run Nov. 28 vs. Cleveland, helping Johnson post 202 yards, the second-most yards by an NFL rusher in '04.
2003 - Ranked third on offense in snaps played, logging 97.7 percent (1053 of 1078) ... Showed his toughness when he played every snap in victory Dec. 14 vs. San Francisco, six days after arthroscopic surgery for torn knee cartilage suffered Dec. 7 at Baltimore ... Saw some action at TE in goal-line offense, and he gave the offense new life for an eventual TD Sept. 14 at Oakland as he was the intended receiver of a Jon Kitna pass in the end zone and Raiders LB Bill Romanowski was flagged for interference ... Supported a season-high 444-yard total offense effort Nov. 23 at San Diego, including third straight game of 200 or more rushing yards (210).
2002 - Drafted by Bengals in first round (10th overall) ... Signed July 25, first day of training camp ... Started Games 5-16 at LT ... Started as blocking TE in Games 1 and 3 ... Played as reserve in Games 2 and 4 ... Started every game during offense's streak of six straight games of 350 or more yards (Games 7-12), team's longest such streak since 1986 ... Named to All-Rookie Team selected by Pro Football Weekly ... Supported RB Corey Dillon's 1311-yard rushing season ... Took over the LT job in the second quarter on Sept. 29 vs. Tampa Bay, following season-ending injury to Richmond Webb ... Made his first start at the LT spot Oct. 6 at Indianapolis, helping Dillon rush for season-high 164 yards and aiding pass protection effort that yielded only one sack ... Supported season-high 423-yard output Dec. 22 vs. New Orleans, including a 240-yard rushing total that was Cincinnati's highest since 2000.
COLLEGE: Entered Arizona State on an academic scholarship, and joined the football program as a walk-on ... Earned an athletic scholarship in his second year at ASU, after gaining 60 pounds (215 to 275) during his redshirt freshman season of 1997 ... Played DE as a freshman, but was switched to offensive line, playing guard as a sophomore and left tackle as a junior and senior ... Started his last 35 games ... As a senior, was All-America second-team selection by Football News and first-team All-Pac-10, helping lead offense that averaged 426.4 yards per game ... Started all 12 games as a junior, including Aloha Bowl vs. Boston College.
PERSONAL: Hometown is Eloy, Ariz. ... Attended Santa Cruz Valley High School, where he earned first-team all-state honors on offense and second-team all-conference honors on defense ... Lettered in football, basketball, baseball and track, and was named the school's Athlete of the Year in 1997 ... Earned bachelor's degree from Arizona State in exercise science, with a minor in business ... Played trumpet in his high school band ... First name is pronounced "LEE-vye."
