Troy University Athletics
Troy Professional Football Update
5/28/2009 3:45:00 PM | Football
As spring turns to summer several Troy players will be in camp as members of NFL teams or trying to earn spots on rosters for the upcoming season. You can keep up with how these players are doing here. We will also be providing updates for players in the Canadian Football League this summer. Click on the official team page links at the bottom of each bio for updated statistical information as it becomes available.
#12 Gary Banks, WR - Height: 6-0; Weight: 193; Age: 27; Experience: 1st Season (Practice Squad)
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[San Diego Chargers Official Website]
#60 Chris Bradwell, DT - Height: 6-5; Weight: 280; Age: 26; Experience: One Year
Pro Career: Signed by the Buccaneers on January 8, 2009... Released by Tampa Bay on December 17, 2008... Signed to the Buccaneers practice squad on December 3, 2008... Released by Tampa Bay on August 30, 2008... Entered the league as an undrafted free agent with the Buccaneers on May 6, 2008 ... Previous Experience: (2008) Spent two weeks on the Buccaneers practice squad ... College Career: Appeared in 12 games with nine starts for Troy in 2007... Named Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year... Finished the season with 36 total tackles, including eight tackles for loss, as well as four sacks, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and one pass defensed... Sat out the 2006 season... Played for Northeast Mississippi Community College in 2005... Was named junior college All-American and Defensive Player of the Year in Mississippi in 2005... Recorded 70 tackles, including 10 for loss in 2005... Played in four games as a true freshman at Florida State in 2004... Recorded one tackle... Redshirted in 2003... Majored in social science ... Personal: Encouraged physical activity and spoke on the importance of academics and making smart decisions to teenagers at the Jackson Heights NFL YET Center in April 2009... Spoke to students at Stewart Middle School about the importance of physical activity and sound nutrition during the Buccaneers and American Heart Association “What Moves U” fitness rally in January 2009... Taught football fundamentals and signed autographs for youth at the NFL Cheerleading Clinic during 2009 Super Bowl week... Visited with patients at All Children's Hospital during the Rookie Club's annual visit in 2008... Sang Christmas Carols at Westminster Palms Nursing Home in St. Petersburg with members of the Rookie Club in 2008... Coached football drills and fundamentals to local Pop Warner participants during the second annual Rookie Club Football Camp in June 2008... Played linebacker, tight end, defensive end and defensive tackle at Chattahoochee High School in Johns Creek, Georgia... Was SuperPrep's No. 17 defensive tackle from Georgia... Recorded 93 tackles and 11 sacks as a senior... Also caught eight passes for 150 yards... As a junior, caught 11 passes for 177 yards and one touchdown while logging 73 tackles and six sacks... Born Christopher D. Bradwell on December 17, 1983 in Jacksonville, Florida.
[Tampa Bay Buccaneers Official Website]
#42 Brannon Condren, DB - Height: 6-1; Weight: 205; Age: 25; Experience: Three Years
[Indianapolis Colts Official Website]
#23 Trevor Ford, DB - Height: 6-0; Weight: 188; Age: 23; Experience: Rookie
No Bio Available
[Green Bay Packers Official Website]
#62 Dion Gales, DT - Height: 6-5; Weight: 259; Age: 23; Experience: Rookie
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#33 Elbert Mack, DB - Height: 5-10; Weight: 168; Age: 23; Experience: Two Years
Pro Career: Speedy and hard-nosed cover man ... Willing and sure tackler despite his diminutive stature who was a solid special teams contributor in his rookie season ... One of two 2008 undrafted free agents (also T James Lee) to make the Buccaneers opening day roster ... Played in 15 games with eight tackles, one pass defensed and 12 special teams stops Originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Buccaneers on May 1, 2008 ... Previous Experience: (2008) Appeared in 15 contests (all but at Chicago) Ranked tied for fourth on the team with 12 special teams tackles ... Posted eight tackles, including one TFL, one pass defensed and 12 special teams stops ... Had one stop in NFL debut in season opener at New Orleans (9/7) ... Finished game against Atlanta (9/14) with one tackle on defense and one special teams tackle ... Tallied three tackles, including one TFL, and one special teams stop vs. Green Bay (9/28) ... Finished game vs. Carolina (10/12) totaling two tackles, one pass defensed and one special teams tackle Saw majority of action on special teams vs. Seattle (10/19), recording one special teams tackle ... Had one special teams tackle at Dallas (10/26) ... Finished game at Kansas City (11/2) with one tackle and one special teams stop ... Notched one special teams tackle at Detroit (11/23) ... Had two special teams tackles vs. New Orleans (11/30) ... Finished with two special teams tackles at Carolina (12/8) ... Saw action in the secondary and on special teams at Atlanta (12/14) ... Had one special teams tackle vs. Oakland (12/28) ... College Career: Two-year letterwinner at Troy (2006-07), starting in all 25 contests he played in... Finished career with 84 tackles, 4.5 TFL, two fumble recoveries, 22 passes defensed and 10 interceptions... Also returned nine kickoffs for 129 yards... Started all 12 games as a senior and led NCAA with eight interceptions, including one for a touchdown... Recorded at least one interception in four straight games going into the season finale and had six interceptions in the last seven games... Finished with 51 tackles on the season and six other passes defensed... As a junior in 2006, played in 13 games with 12 starts and finished with 33 tackles, including 26 solo stops... Credited with 2.5 TFL, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions to go with six passes defensed... Turned in his best performance of the year in the New Orleans Bowl (12/22/06) despite having missed more than a week of preparations for the game due to the death of his father... Was credited with a season-high six tackles against Rice and made two interceptions while helping to cover one of the top receivers in college football (Jarett Dillard)... Both fumble recoveries came in the game at Florida State... Prior to Troy attended Butler County CC in Eldorado, Kansas... Was an honorable mention All-Region pick as a sophomore... Helped Grizzlies to a 20-3 record over two seasons... Twice named Defensive Player of the Week... Majored in social science ... Personal: Greeted fans and spread team spirit on the Buccaneers float at the Gasparilla Day Parade in February 2009 Spoke to students at Stewart Middle School about the importance of physical activity and sound nutrition during the Buccaneers and American Heart Association What Moves U fitness rally in January 2009 Visited with patients at All Childrens Hospital during the Rookie Clubs annual visit in 2008 Sang Christmas Carols at Westminster Palms Nursing Home in St. Petersburg with members of the Rookie Club in 2008 Sorted and distributed food for Metropolitan Ministries Holiday Assistance Program with Rookie Club members in November 2008 Along with teammates Phillip Buchanon, Andrew Economos, John Gilmore and Adam Hayward, led children through the HOPSports Training System at the Interbay Boys & Girls Club during Hometown Huddle in October 2008 With teammate Dre Moore, taught football drills to children at Metropolitan Ministries LAMPlighters festival in October 2008 Coached youth participants at the Ryan Nece Mind & Body Clinic to promote health and fitness in July 2008Coached football drills and fundamentals to local Pop Warner participants during the second annual Rookie Club Football Camp in June 2008... Hosted a bowling outing for foster children with the Rookie Club in May 2008 As a member of the 2008 Buccaneers Rookie Club, joined underprivileged children on a bowling outing, coached local youth at the Rookie Club Football Camp, hosted an exclusive movie screening of The Express for underserved children, sorted and distributed food at Metropolitan Ministries, visited patients at All Childrens Hospital and sang Christmas carols for residents at Westminster Palms Nursing Home in St. Petersburg, Son of Paula Carter... Played for coach Joe Beldon at Wichita North... Accounted for 18 touchdowns as a senior (12 rushing and six passing) while rushing for 725 yards and throwing for 330 yards... Also had 45 tackles and 10 interceptions... Had 85 tackles and 22 interceptions in his high school career... Also played receiver during his career... Was named to the Class 6A All-State team as a senior and was twice an honorable mention All-Metro pick... Helped his team turn three straight 1-8 seasons into an 8-3 mark his senior year... Born Elbert Depaul Mack on July 14, 1986 in Wichita, Kansas.
[Tampa Bay Buccaneers Official Website]
#98 Alfred Malone, DE - Height: 6-4; Weight: 312; Age: 27; Experience: Three Years
Pro Career: Signed by Green Bay to a reserve/future contract on Feb. 7, 2008 ... Signed to the team's practice squad on Dec. 11, 2007, after being waived by the Houston Texans on Sept. 2, 2007 ... Played in two games in 2006 for the Texans ... Against Miami (Oct. 1) totaled two tackles and a half-sack before breaking a bone in his hand, ending his season ... Was placed on the team's injured reserve on Oct. 10, 2006 ... In 2005, spent the first 14 games of his career on the Texans' practice squad before being signed to the team's active roster for the finals two games on the season ... Registered 11 tackles, a half-sack and one batted ball for the season ... Was originally signed by Houston as a non-drafted free agent on May 2, 2005 ... College Career: Was a three-time letterwinner during his collegiate career ... In 2004, started all 12 games for Troy and posted 35 tackles and four sacks ... Sat out the 2003 season while transferring from Georgia Tech ... While at Georgia Tech in 2002 started 12 of 13 games ... Recorded 25 stops and four tackles for loss ... In 2001, played in 11 games, starting six, and had 16 tackles and two fumble recoveries ... Redshirted in 2000 ... Earned a B.A. in business management ... Personal: A four-time letterman at Frisco City High School in Frisco City, Ala., saw action on the defensive line, at tight end and fullback ... Recorded 82 stops, six sacks, six forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries ... At fullback tallied 550 rushing yards with three touchdowns ... Also a four-year letterman in basketball ... Runs a free football camp in Houston called 'Malone for Kids' ... Enjoys hunting, fishing, and auto restoration ... Single, lives in Houston, Texas ... Given name is Alfred Wayne Malone; born in Frisco City, Ala.
[Green Bay Packers Official Website]
#23 Sherrod Martin, DB - Height: 6-1; Weight: 198; Age: 24; Experience: Rookie
No Bio Available
[Carolina Panthers Official Website]
#28 Leodis McKelvin, DB - Height: 5-10; Weight: 184; Age: 23; Experience: One Year
Pro Career: Drafted with the 11th overall pick...first cornerback selected overall...team's first ever selection from Troy and only the 27th player in school history drafted...became the club's highest drafted cornerback all-time, passing Derrick Burroughs (1985, 14th overall) .. College Career: Set a school all-time record with 3,909 all-purpose yards, also ranking as the third-best career total in Sun Belt Conference history...returned eight total kicks for touchdowns (seven punts, one kickoff), tying the NCAA Division 1-A career-record... 211 total returned kicks (99 kickoffs, 112 punts), topping the previous collegiate record of 203 set by Deltha O'Neal (Cal 1996-99)...Held the NCAA record with 3,817 total kick return yards before being broken by Kevin Robinson of Utah (3,829) ... 2007: All-American first-team selection by The Sporting News and Pro Football Weekly...Also a All-Sun Belt Conference first-team choice...led the league and ranked fourth in the nation with 436 yards and three touchdowns on 25 punt returns...33 kickoff returns for a school season-record 765 yards topping his own mark in 2006 with 634...led the team and ranked 8th in the conference with 1,228 all-purpose yards ... 2006: All-American honorable mention as an all-purpose back by The NFL Draft Report...Second-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection...Ranked third in the conference with 27 kickoff returns for 634 yards (23.5 avg.)...Ranked second in the league and 16th in the nation with 28 punt returns for 314 yards (11.2 avg.) and one score... Third straight year with at least one punt return for a touchdown, only one of three to do so in school history ... 2005: Selected as a finalist for the National Return Specialist of the Year Award...All-Sun Belt Conference first-team selection as a return specialist...Appeared in 11 games as a reserve cornerback...led the conference and ranked 16th in the nation with 33 punt returns for 417 yards (12.6 avg.) and a touchdown...Led the league and ranked 24th nationally with 24 kickoff returns for 619 yards (25.8 avg.) and a score...became the first player in school history to return an interception (2004), kickoff return and punt return for a touchdown in a career ... 2004: Played in all 12 games as a reserve cornerback, collecting 17 tackles (13 solo) with a pass deflection and a 71-yard interception return for a touchdown...ranked second in the Sun Belt Conference and 29th in the nation with 26 punt returns for 304 yards (11.7 avg.) and a pair of scores...ranked second in the league with 328 yards on 15 kickoff returns (21.9 avg.) ... Personal: Majored in sports management... full name is Leodis Anquane McKelvin...son of Lydia Brown...has two older brothers, Dexter (23) and Walter (24)...played cornerback for head coach Dan Ragle at Ware County High School, helping lead team to a 9-2 record, a regional title and a second-round AAAA playoff appearance in 2003...honored by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Georgia Sportswriters Association as a first-team AAAA All-State player...was named Defensive Player of the Year in the area as well as to the Georgia Times Union Super 11 team...Was a member of the Ware County basketball team.
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#53 Marcus Richardson, LB - Height: 6-3; Weight: 225; Age: 24; Experience: Rookie
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#9 Lawrence Tynes, K - Height: 6-1; Weight: 202; Age: 31; Experience: Five Years
Pro Career: Originally signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as a rookie free agent on April 26, 2001...Released by the Chiefs on Aug. 27, 2001...Signed by the Chiefs on Jan. 16, 2002...Released by the Chiefs on Sept. 1, 2002...Signed by the Ottawa Roughriders (Canadian Football League) on Sept. 5, 2002....Signed by the Chiefs on Feb. 9. 2004...Traded to the Giants on May 22, 2007 for a 7th-round draft choice...Giants Notes: Tynes kicked the overtime field in the 2007 NFC Championship Game in Green Bay that put the Giants in Super Bowl XLII...His game-winning 47-yard field goal just 2:35 into overtime that was the longest postseason 3-pointer in Lambeau Field history...Tynes is the NFL's first Scottish-born player. Although raised in Florida, he was born in Greenock, Scotland after his parents met there while his father was a Master Chief in the U.S. Navy...Career Highlights: Tynes Has played in 66 regular season games and 6 postseason games...He has made 92 of 115 regular season field goal attempts (80 percent) and 180 of 186 extra point tries (96.8 percent) for 456 points...With Kansas City, Tynes kicked at least 1 field goal in 15 consecutive games beginning at Denver (12/19/04) and ending vs. Denver (12/4/05)...He has scored more than 100 points in each full season of his career: 109 in 2004 and 2007, career-high 125 in 2005 and 107 in 2006...Twenty four of 347 career kickoffs have resulted in touchbacks...In postseason play, Tynes has made 5 of 8 field goal attempts and all 10 of his PATs for 25 points...In 2008, Tynes played in 2 regular season games and the NFC Divisional Playoff Game...Was inactive for 14 games...Playing time was limited due to knee injury suffered in training camp on Aug. 9...Played at Philadelphia (11/9), where he handled kickoff duties and vs. Baltimore (11/16). Made his only field goal attempt (19 yards) and all 3 PATs for 6 points...Also handled the kickoffs in NFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Philadelphia (1/11) ... In his 1st Giants season in 2007, Tynes made 23 of 27 field goal attempts in the regular season, an .852 percentage that tied him with his predecessor, Jay Feely, for 3rd on the Giants' single-season list. Feely succeeded on 23 of 27 field goal tries in 2006. Tynes was 8-for-8 from 40-49 yards, hitting 3 times from a season-long 48 yards...Also connected on 40 of 42 extra point tries and 8 of his 80 kickoffs resulted in touchbacks. ... Connected on all 3 field goal attempts good from 44, 48 and 24 yards in his Giants debut at Dallas (9/9)...Was also 2-for-2 on PATs ...Was 3-for-3 on field goal attempts at Detroit (11/18), hitting from 28, 40 and 20 yards...Booted 3 field goals in a game for the 3rd time at Philadelphia (12/9), connecting from 19, 23, and 23 yards...Connected on 3 of 5 field goal attempts at Green Bay in the NFC Championship Game (1/20)...Missed from 43 and 36 yards wide left in the 4th quarter (the latter on the final play of regulation), but succeeded from 29 yards in the 1st quarter and 37 yards in the 2nd quarter before kicking the game-winning 47-yarder with 2:35 elapsed in overtime. It was the 1st overtime 3-pointer of his career. Tynes' latest kick had been a 53-yarder with 6 seconds remaining to give the Kansas City Chiefs a 30-27 victory over San Diego on Oct. 22, 2006...Tynes' game-winner was the longest postseason field goal in Lambeau Field history...In 2006, played in 16 regular season games and the AFC Wild Card Game for the Chiefs...Made 24 of 31 field goal attempts (77.4 percent) and 35 of 36 PATs for 107 points, which left him 7th among AFC kickers...Made 2 of 4 attempts from 50-plus yards...Placed 56 of his 78 kickoffs inside the 10-yard line and had 5 touchbacks...Also had 1 punt for 33 yards and 2 special teams tackles...Was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his play at Arizona (10/8), where he kicked field goals of 45, 40 and 19 yards (the latter a game-winner with 1:36 remaining) and added 2 PATs for 11 points...Kicked field goals of 45, 52 and 24 yards at San Diego (12/17)...Tied a career high with 4 field goals (24, 34, 29 and 21 yards and added a PAT for 13 points vs. Denver (11/23)...Booted a 42-yard field goal, 4 PATs and had a tackle at St. Louis (11/5)...Kicked a game-winning and career-long 53-yard field goal with 6 seconds remaining vs. San Diego (10/22)...In 2005, played in all 16 games...Converted 27 of 33 field goal attempts (81.8 percent) and 44 of 45 of his PATs for a career-high 125 points, the 6th-highest single-season total in Chiefs history...Booted 58 of his 86 kickoffs inside the 10-yard line with 1 touchback...Also had a special teams tackle...His 125 points were 2nd in the AFC and 4th among NFL kickers...Became the 7th player in Chiefs history to register multiple 100-point seasons...Was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week after kicking field goals of 30, 51 and 52 yards at Miami to join Nick Lowery as the only players in Chiefs history to produce 2 field goals of 50+ yards in a game...Converted 39, 24 and 23-yard field goals vs. Cincinnati (1/1)...Kicked a 19-yard field goal at the Giants (12/17)...Hit all 4 of his PATs and missed a 41-yard field goal attempt as time expired to break his streak of 15 consecutive games with at least 1 field goal at Dallas (12/11)...Converted a 34-yard FG vs. Denver (12/4). It was his 15th consecutive game with a field goal, the 2nd-longest streak in Chiefs history...Kicked a career-high 4 field goals (25, 20, 33 and 47 yards) and both of his PATs for a career-high 14 points vs. New England (11/27). Tynes' 4 second-quarter field goals tied an NFL record for the most 3-pointers in a quarter. He became the 7th player in NFL history to accomplish that feat and the first since St. Louis' Jeff Wilkins did it in the 4th quarter vs. Baltimore (11/9/03)...Connected on a 35-yard field goal at Buffalo (11/13), but missed 44 and 34-yard attempts, snapping his string of 14 consecutive successes, which tied for the 7th longest streak in team history...Played in all 16 games in 2004, his 1st NFL season...Connected on 17 of 23 field goal attempts (73.9 percent) and 58 of 60 PATs for a team-high 109 points...His 58 PATs tied the highest single-season total in Chiefs history and his 60 attempts were a team record...Placed 60 of his 94 kickoffs inside the 10-yard line with 7 touchbacks, tying for 6th in the AFC...Ranked 9th among kickers in the AFC with 109 points...Had1 special teams stop...Tyne's 1st NFL field goal was a 50-yarder at Denver (9/12). His initial NFL field goal attempt was a 58-yard try in the first half, the longest attempt by a member of the Chiefs since Nick Lowery made a 58-yarder vs. the LA Raiders (9/12/85) and the longest by a kicker attempting his first FG since Owen Pochman of the Giants tried a 63-yarder at Denver (9/10/01)...Became the 1st NFL kicker to convert his 1st career field goal from 50+ yards since the Rams' Jeff Hall connected on a 50-yarder at the Giants (11/12/00)...Tied a franchise record with 8 PATs vs. Atlanta (10/24)...Hit field goals from 28 and 22 yards and all 4 of his PATs for a season-high 10 points and added 1 special teams tackle at Oakland (12/5)...Connected on a 38-yard game-winning field goal with 22 seconds remaining in a 31-30 victory vs. Oakland (12/25)...Kicked a 50-yard field goal at San Diego (1/2/05) to become the 1st Kansas City kicker to have 2 field goals of 50 yards or more in a season since Pete Stoyanovich in 1998...CFL (2002-2003): Played in 26 games for the Ottawa Renegades and connected on 71 of 87 field goals (81.6 percent) and 51 of 51 extra point tries with 11 singles for 275 points...2003: Played in 18 games for Ottawa and hit 51 of 62 fields goals (82.3 percent) with 36 PATs and 9 singles for 198 points...His 51 made field goals set a team record...Tied for the CFL scoring title with 198 points and led the league with 51 FGs...Became only the second Ottawa player named to the All-CFL team and was selected as the league's all-star kicker...Set a franchise record with 6 field goals on 8 attempts at Hamilton (6/20)...Connected on 4 first-half field goals at British Columbia (7/24)...Had 4 field goals vs. Edmonton (7/31) and 5, including a season-long 50-yarder, vs. Montreal (8/29)...Converted all 4 of his field goal attempts to earn CFL Special Teams Player of the Week honors vs. Calgary (9/26)...2002: Played in 8 games for the Renegades and succeeded on 20 of 25 field goals tries (80.0 percent) and all 15 PATs with 2 singles for 79 points...Joined the Renegades on Sept. 5th...Kicked a 50-yard field goal vs. Calgary (9/22)...Booted 4 field goals, including 3 in the final quarter to account for 14 points in a 26-25 comeback win vs. Montreal (11/3)...NFL EUROPE (2002): Played in 10 games as the long-distance kicker for the Scottish Claymores...Hit 9 of 12 field goals (75.0 percent) for 27 points, with a long of 49 yards.
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#72 Osi Umenyiora, DE - Height: 6-3; Weight: 261; Age: 27; Experience: Six Years
Pro Career: Originally a 2nd round (56th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2003..Giants Notes: Set a Giants franchise record with 6.0 sacks vs. Philadelphia on Sept. 23, 2007, surpassing surpassed the old mark of 4.5 sacks by Pepper Johnson at Tampa Bay on Nov. 24, 1991...Umenyiora led the Giants in sacks in 4 consecutive seasons with 7.0 in 2004, 14.5 in 2005, 6.0 in 2006 and 13.0 in 2007. He was the 1st Giant to top the team in sacks 4 years in a row since Lawrence Taylor topped the Giants in 5 consecutive seasons from 1986-90. Michael Strahan was No. 1 in sacks each season from 1995-98, but shared the 1996 lead with Chad Bratzke... Was voted to the Pro Bowl following the 2005 and 2007 seasons...Career Highlights: Has played in 72 regular season games with 51 starts and started all 6 postseason games in which he's played at right defensive end...He has 238 tackles (164 solo), 41.5 sacks, 9 passes defensed, 14 forced fumbles and 8 fumble recoveries...Umenyiora missed the entire 2008 season after undergoing knee surgery...He suffered a torn lateral meniscus cartilage in his left knee in a preseason game vs. the Jets on Aug. 23....Underwent surgery and was placed on injured reserve 3 days later...In 2007, started all 16 regular season games and 4 postseason games at right defensive end...Umenyiora was the only member of the Super Bowl champion Giants selected to the Pro Bowl, the 2nd time he was chosen...Led the team in sacks for the 4th consecutive season with 13.0 for 87 yards...Also had 53 tackles (33 solo), 2 pass defensed, 5 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries...Was twice named NFC Defensive Player of the Week...Added 10 tackles (7 solo) and a fumble recovery in the playoffs...Set a Giants record with 6.0 sacks vs. Philadelphia (9/30). The old record of 4.5 sacks was set by Pepper Johnson at Tampa Bay on Nov. 24, 1991. The NFL record of 7.0 sacks was set by the late Hall of Famer Derrick Thomas for Kansas City against Seattle on Nov. 11, 1990. Umenyiora is tied for 2nd in league history with San Francisco's Fred Dean (6.0 sacks vs. New Orleans on Nov. 13, 1983) and Thomas (6.0 sacks vs. Oakland on Sept. 6, 1998)...Umenyiora's previous career high was 2.0 sacks, which he had accomplished 6 times...He entered the game with no sacks in 2007 and just 1 sack in his last 8 games dating back to 2006 ? not counting his sack in the Giants' postseason loss to Philadelphia...In addition to his 6 sacks, he forced 2 fumbles and had 4 QB hurries...Contributed to a defense that set a team record for sacks with 12.0...The previous Giants record was 9 sacks, which they accomplished 3 times. Two of the three games were at home against the Eagles, most recently on Aug. 31, 1997. They also had nine sacks on Dec. 6, 1987 against Philadelphia and Dec. 14, 1986 vs. the St. Louis Cardinals...Was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week...Finished with 4 solo tackles, 1 sack, 3 QB hurries and 3 QB hits vs. the Jets (10/7)...Recorded his 7th sack of the season when he dropped Chad Pennington for a 7-yard loss in the 4th quarter...Had 3 tackles (2 solo), 1 sack, 2 QB hits, 1 forced fumble and 2 fumble recoveries vs. San Francisco (10/21)...Scored the Giants' 3rd touchdown of the game when he sacked Trent Dilfer for a 10-yard loss, forced a fumble that he recovered and returned 75 yards for a score in the 3rd quarter. It was the longest fumble return for a touchdown by a Giant since Sept. 9, 1984, when linebacker Andy Headen brought one back 81 yards in a victory over Dallas...It was the 2nd touchdown of Umenyiora's career. He scored on a 50-yard fumble return at Baltimore on Dec. 12, 2004...The performance earned Umenyiora his 2nd Player of the Week award in 2007...Posted his second 2-sack game of the season vs. Minnesota (11/25)...Also had sacks in each of the next 2 games, at Chicago (12/2) and at Philadelphia (12/9)...Contributed 6 tackles (4 solo) and a 10-yard sack in the Giants' playoff-clinching victory at Buffalo (12/23)...Made a big contribution in Super Bowl XLII vs. New England (2/3), with 3 tackles (2 solo), 2 QB hurries and a team-high 5 QB hits. Also recovered a Tom Brady fumble after the quarterback was hit by Justin Tuck and lost the ball in the 2nd quarter...Tackled RB Laurence Maroney for losses of 3 yards in the 2nd quarter and 2 yards in the 3rd quarter... In 2006, started all 11 regular season games in which he played and the NFC Wild Card Game at right defensive end...Led the team with 6.0 sacks despite missing 5 games with a strained hip flexor...Finished the season with 39 tackles (27 solo), 16 QB hurries, 12 QB hits, 1 pass defensed and 1 forced fumble...Contributed 4 tackles, 1 sack and 3 QB hurries in the NFC Wild Card game at Philadelphia (1/7/07)...Had 5 tackles (4 solo), 2 sacks and a forced fumble at Atlanta (10/15)...Sacked Michael Vick for a 9-yard loss in the 1st quarter...Recorded his 2nd sack of Vick when he stripped the ball for a 6-yard loss in the 4th quarter...In 2005, started all 16 regular season games and the NFC Wild Card Game vs. Carolina at right defensive end...Finished with 70 tackles (49 solo), 14.5 sacks, 3 passes defensed, 4 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries...His 14.5 sacks placed him 1st in the NFC and 2nd in the NFL and was the highest total by a Giant other than Michael Strahan since Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor had 15 in 1989...Umenyiora and Strahan combined for 26 sacks, the most by any pair of NFL teammates...Umenyiora was selected to his 1st Pro Bowl and was named 1st-team All-Pro by both the Associated Press and Pro Football Weekly and was selected the NFL's Most Improved Player by Pro Football Weekly...Umenyiora and Strahan became the 1st tandem of defensive ends from the same team to go to the Pro Bowl together since Jason Taylor and Trace Armstrong of the Miami Dolphins in 2000...Finished with 5 tackles (4 solo), 2 sacks and a forced fumble at Oakland (12/31)...Dropped Kerry Collins for a 12-yard loss in the 2nd quarter and recorded his 2nd sack of the game in the 4th quarter when he stripped Collins of the ball for a 9-yard loss...In 2004, played in 16 games with 7 starts at defensive right end...Led the team with 7.0 sacks, 4 fumble recoveries (including 1 he returned for a touchdown) and 3 forced fumbles along with 58 tackles (42 solo) and 3 passes defensed...Recorded 9 tackles, 1 sack and a forced fumble vs. Dallas (1/2)... Sacked Vinny Testaverde and forced a fumble in the 4th quarter that was recovered by Reggie Torbor and led to Tiki Barber's 3-yard touchdown reception...Did not start at Baltimore (12/12), but recorded 4 tackles, a half-sack, 2 passes defensed and a fumble recovery. Scored the 1st touchdown of his career when he recovered a Kyle Boller fumble that was forced by a Reggie Torbor sack and returned it 50 yards in the 2nd quarter...As a rookie in 2003, played in 13 games with 1 start...Finished with 19 tackles (15 solo), 1 sack and one special teams tackle in rookie season...Set up all 3 Giants touchdowns in season finale against Carolina (12/28), the first 2 with blocked punts and the third with a sack and forced fumble that was recovered for a score by Keith Washington. Umenyiora's feat was the first time the Giants blocked 2 punts in 1 game since Oct. 9, 1943 against the Phil-Pitt Steagles, a team made up of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia players during World War II. Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. He finished with 4 tackles (1 solo) and a sack for a loss of 17 yards.
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#94 Demarcus Ware, DE - Height: 6-4; Weight: 262; Age: 26; Experience: Four Years
Pro Career: When the Cowboys chose DeMarcus Ware with the 11th overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft, they were looking for an explosive playmaker on defense...Through three seasons, Ware has emerged as one of the most dominating defensive players in the league...He has been named a starter to the NFC Pro Bowl squad in each of the two previous seasons...He has the first, third and fifth-highest sack figures by a club linebacker, has started each of the 50 games in his career and logged six multiple-sack games...After a promising rookie season, Ware led the Cowboys with a then club linebacker record 11.5 sacks in 2006, becoming the first Cowboy to record 10-or-more sacks in a season since Tony Tolbert, who had 12.0 in 1996...He upped that total in 2007 to establish a club linebacker record with 14.0 sacks while also becoming the first Cowboy to log back-to-back double-digit sack seasons since Charles Haley (12.5 - 1994, 10.5 - 1995)...As a rookie, Ware tied Greg Ellis for the team lead with eight sacks, becoming just the second rookie in club history to lead or tie for the team lead in sacks since Jimmie Jones in 1990...Ware is the first player in franchise history to lead or tie for the team lead through each of his first three seasons with the team...2007: One of an NFL record 13 Cowboys in the Pro Bowl - his second consecutive selection as a starter...Was a First-Team All-Pro by the Associated Press and named to the All-NFL Team by the Pro Football Writers...Was second in the league - first among linebackers - with a club linebacker record 14.0 sacks - the most by a Dallas defender since Jim Jeffcoat had 14.0 in 1986...With his 11.5 sacks in 2006 and the 14.0 in 2007, was the first Dallas defender to have back-to-back double-digit sack totals since Haley (12.5 in 1994 and 10.5 in 1995)...Along with Ellis's 12.5 sacks, the duo became Dallas's first pass rushing tandem to record 10-or-more sacks each in a season since Ed Jones (13.0) and Jeffcoat (12.0) in 1985...Also led the team in quarterback pressures (27), tackles for losses (eight) and forced fumbles (four) while finishing fifth with 80 tackles...Had a breakout game at Chicago (9/23), recording his third career multiple-sack game with the first two sacks of the season while also leading the team with three quarterback pressures...Had six tackles, three pressures, a pass deflection that led to a Terence Newman interception and 1.5 sacks - one with a forced fumble - at Buffalo (10/8)...Logged his fourth consecutive game with a sack - tying the longest streak of his career - with a takedown of Tom Brady against New England (10/14)...Had a career-high 10 tackles in the Patriots game...Tied for the team lead with eight tackles while tallying his fifth career multi-sack game with 1.5 at Philadelphia (11/4)...Tied his career-best with 10 tackles to go along with his eighth sack of the season at the N.Y. Giants (11/11)...Notched his fourth multi-sack game of the season with two at Carolina (12/22)...In the Divisional Playoff loss to the N.Y. Giants (1/13/08), finished with four tackles, a pressure and a sack. ...2006: Finished his second season with 11.5 sacks, the most ever by a Cowboys linebacker, breaking Anthony Dickerson's record of 10.5 in 1983...Named a starter on the NFC Pro Bowl team and was also named second-team All-Pro by The Associated Press and first-team All-NFC by The Pro Football Writers Association...Became the first Cowboy to have 10-or-more sacks in a season since defensive end Tony Tolbert had 12.0 in 1996...Became the only player in Cowboys history to have led or tied for the team lead in sacks in each of his first two pro seasons while also becoming the first Cowboy since Roy Williams in 2002 and the first linebacker since Dexter Coakley in 2001 to score two defensive touchdowns in a season...Finished fifth on the team with 82 tackles, and led the team with five tackles for a loss and five forced fumbles while finishing fourth on the team with four quarterback pressures...Recorded his first sack of the season in the Cowboys win over Washington (9/17), dropping Mark Brunell for an 11-yard loss in the second quarter. Also had four tackles as the Cowboys held the Redskins to just three points...At Philadelphia (10/8), had his first career fumble recovery, catching a Donovan McNabb fumble following a Ellis sack and returning it 69 yards for his first NFL touchdown. The 69-yard return was the seventh-longest in club history. It was also the team's longest defensive touchdown return by a non-defensive back since 1999, when Ellis returned a fumble 98 yards for a touchdown against Arizona...Against the N.Y. Giants (10/23), recorded a season-high eight tackles and his third sack of the season along with forcing a Tiki Barber fumble just before halftime which was recovered by Bradie James...Had three sacks, three forced fumbles and five tackles at Carolina (10/29)...In a loss to Washington (11/5), tied for the team lead with six tackles, all solo, while adding his first career pass breakup and his fourth sack of the season...Notched his fifth sack in Arizona (11/12), forcing his second fumble of the season on the play...Added his sixth sack of the year against Indianapolis (11/19) and also forced a fumble as the Colts suffered their first loss of the season and were held to a season-low 14 points...Had seven more tackles in a loss to New Orleans (12/10) and posted the team's only sack of the game...Logged his first career interception, picking off a Michael Vick pass and outrunning him for a 41-yard touchdown - his second of the season - at Atlanta (12/16)...Also had six tackles, forced a fumble and split a sack with Bobby Carpenter...Tied a career-high with three sacks in the season finale against Detroit (12/31) and finished the game with eight tackles...In his playoff debut in Seattle (1/6/07), had one tackle for a loss. . 2005: In tying Ellis with a team-best eight sacks, Ware joined Howley (1961) and Jones (1990) as the only rookies to lead or tie for the team lead in sacks...The eight sacks were good for second in the league among rookies and third among club rookies behind Willie Townes (1966) and Martin (1973), who had nine sacks...Added 65 tackles (fifth on the team and first among club rookies) with a club-best 11 tackles for a loss, 19 quarterback pressures (second on the team) and tied for the team lead with three forced fumbles...Posted 41 tackles, four sacks, seven tackles for a loss, three forced fumbles and 10 quarterback pressures through the final eight games of the season...Made his NFL debut in the season opener at San Diego (9/11), and posted three tackles, a tackle for a loss and a quarterback pressure...Recorded his first career sack at San Francisco (9/25) when he took down Tim Rattay...Against the N.Y. Giants (10/16), recorded a sack for the fourth straight game, the longest streak on the team since 2004 when Ellis did it from Week 2 to Week 5...Against Arizona (10/30), posted four tackles and three quarterback pressures, including one that led to Anthony Henry's interception and 58-yard return for a touchdown...Earned NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month honors in October after recording 16 tackles, three sacks and seven quarterback pressures to help Dallas go 3-2...At the N.Y. Giants (12/4), finished second on the team with seven tackles along with two tackles for a loss and a season-high four pressures, one of which led to an Aaron Glenn interception in the end zone...Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week and the Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week for his play at Carolina (12/24), when he tied Randy White's rookie record with three sacks. He forced a fumble on all three sacks, becoming the first Cowboy to force three fumbles in a game since 1984, when records were first kept. Was also second on the team with a career-high eight tackles and had a tackle for a loss...Against St. Louis (1/1/06), recorded his eighth sack of the season, tying the team high, and the Rams were held to 253 total yards.
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