Player Information
He was born on October 17, 1981 in Knoxville, TN where he attended Farragut High before enrolling at Wake Forest. He played in 10 games as a true freshman, and started one game at right guard. He became the starting left tackle as a sophomore, seeing action in 11 games. As a junior, he moved to left guard, and was given All-ACC honorable mention honors. As a senior, he saw action at every position on the offensive line except center and earned 1st team All-ACC honors. He was originally an undrafted rookie free agent with the Denver Broncos in 2004. He played with the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europe in 2005, starting 10 games at right tackle and earning All-League honors. Added to NFC Pro Bowl squad in 2010 as an injury replacement.
Career Statistics
| Year | Team | G | GS |
| 2004 | DEN | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | ATL | 10 | 10 |
| 2007 | ATL | 11 | 11 |
| 2008 | ATL | 16 | 16 |
| 2009 | ATL | 16 | 16 |
| 2010 | ATL | 16 | 16 |
| 2011 | ATL | 16 | 16 |
| TOTALS | 85 | 85 | |
Transactions
Signed by Denver Broncos on April 26, 2004 ... Cut by Broncos on September 5, 2004 ... Signed by New York Giants to practice squad on September 7, 2004 ... Cut by Giants on September 21, 2004 ... Signed by San Diego Chargers on October 5, 2004 to their practice squad but released on October 11 ... Signed by Broncos to their practice squad on November 17, 2004 ... Promoted to Broncos active 53-man roster on December 21, 2004 ... Cut by Broncos on September 3, 2005 ... Signed by Atlanta Falcons to practice squad on September 21, 2004 ... Re-signed by Falcons on January 2, 2006 ... Re-signed by Falcons on June 3, 2009 ... Re-signed by Falcons on July 28, 2011.
Contract Details
His restricted free agent franchise tender in 2009 is worth $1.545 million ... Signed by Falcons in 2011 to a five-year contract worth $25 million, including $11.5 million in guaranteed money.