Height: 6-2   Weight: 258
College: Wyoming
Position: LB   No: 56

Born: 3/1/1979
Hometown: Irving, TX

Professional Career Highlights:  Originally drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2001 NFL Draft; during his rookie season, played in all 16 games, with three starts, while recording nine tackles and 2 1/2 sacks; when he made his NFL debut on September 9, 2001, he became the first Vikings rookie linebacker to start a game since Dewayne Rudd in 1997 and the first to start the opener since Roy Winston in 1962; was acquired by the Houston Texans in 2003 but was released prior to the start of the regular season; spent the 2004-2006 seasons with Denver, playing in 14 games in each of his three seasons with the Broncos; was a part of the a Broncos team that faced Pittsburgh in the AFC Championship game on January 22, 2006; during his final season in Denver, converted to defensive end and made his first career start in that position in the team’s Week 1 contest;  signed with Tamp Bay in 2007 as a free agent; in two years with the Buccaneers, played in just nine games.

College Accomplishments:  Was a three-year starter at University of Wyoming where he played in 45 career games while collecting 245 tackles and 27 sacks; earned first team All-Mountain West Conference honors as a senior, recording 100 tackles and seven sacks; was Wyoming’s defensive captain as a senior year; named second team all-conference and earned defensive MVP honors as a junior; ranks 11th on the school’s career tackles list; played in all 13 games as a true freshman in 1997.

Personal:  Was born in Nigeria; attended MacArthur High School in Irving, TX.