Height: 6-4   Weight: 338
College: Pittsburgh
Position: OT   No: 77

Born: 3/17/1982
Hometown: Poughkeepsie, New York

Professional Career Highlights: Drafted by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2006 NFL draft; after two games with the Texans in the 2006 season, he suffered a broken leg and was out for the year; missed the entire 2007 season due to this injury; was released on July 22, 2008; a day after being waived by the Texans, he was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers; was waived again on August 7 with the Panthers; signed with the Jaguars on Sept. 3 to provide depth along the offensive line; was waived on December 21 without having played a game for the Jaguars; re-signed to a future contract by the Jaguars on January 12, 2009;  was released on April 29, 2009.

College Accomplishments:  Made the switch from defensive tackle to offensive guard his last year and emerged as an all-star caliber player; earned All-Big East while providing Pitt with an athletic and tenacious blocker at left guard; lettered in his first active season in 2002, playing in 12 games with two starts at defensive tackle; had 20 tackles on the season; as a senior, earned second team All-Big East in his first year on the offensive line; impressive transition to the offensive front earned him Pitt's Most Improved Offensive Player honor; started all 12 games at left guard

Personal: Three-year, two-way starter at Poughkeepsie High; all-county, all-section and all-region honoree; defensive MVP of the Exceptional Senior All-Star Game; four-year letterman under Coach Keith Thompson; also a three-year starter in basketball; first-team All-Poughkeepsie Journal honoree in basketball; spent the 2000 season at Trinity-Pawling Prep (N.Y); starter at defensive end and tight end; had a team-high 75 tackles; offensively, had 25 receptions for over 300 yards with three touchdowns