Player Information
He was born on May 16, 1987 in Naples, FL where he attended Naples High. As a true freshman at Miami, he played mostly special teams in 6 games. As a sophomore, he made appearances in 4 games, playing some weakside linebacker. He finished the year with 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss. As a junior, he started 5 of 11 games, most at weakside linebacker, but did garner one start on the strongside. He had 52 tackles, 3 for loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception that season. As a senior, he played in 11 games as a reserve middle linebacker and situational pass rusher. He finished with 20 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, and 4 sacks. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round (176th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.
Career Statistics
| Year | Team | G | GS | Tack | Ast | Sack | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR |
| 2009 | ATL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | ATL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | ATL | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 24 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Transactions
Signed by Atlanta Falcons on June 22, 2009.
Contract details
Signed a four-year contract with the Falcons worth roughly $1.869 million including base salaries of: $310,000 (2009); $395,000 (2010); $480,000 (2011); and $565,000 (2012). Contract included a $119,050 signing bonus. That gives him cap hits of approximately: $339,762 (2009); $424,762 (2010); $519,762 (2011); and $594,762 (2012).