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• Originally selected by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.
• Waived by the Broncos on September 4, 2009.
• Claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Vikings on September 6, 2009.
• Waived by the Vikings on September 29, 2009.
• Signed with the Washington Redskins as a free agent on January 11, 2010.
• Re-signed with the Redskins as a restricted free agent on March, 2012.

PRO:

• Played in 37 career regular season games with 19 starts.
• Has played both guard and center.
• Made his first career start at St. Louis on Sept. 26, 2010.
• Started a career-high 14 games in 2010 as a member of the Washington Redskins.
• Was having a strong 2011 season before suffering a season-ending knee injury against Philadelphia in Week 6.

2011 (Redskins):

• Started in all five games in which he played before suffering a season-ending knee injury.
• In Week 2 against Arizona, he started at left guard and helped pave the way for a running attack that totaled 35 carries for 172 yards (4.9 avg).
• Started at left guard against St. Louis on Oct. 2 and helped the running game rush for a season-high 196 yards.
• Was placed on Reserve/Injured List on Oct. 17.

2010 (Redskins):

• Played in all 16 regular season games and made a career-high 14 starts.
• Started at left guard against Philadelphia and blocked for a rushing attack that had a season-high 169 yards.
• Started at left guard against Tampa Bay on Dec. 12 and blocked for Ryan Torain to set a career-high 172 yards on 24 carries, including 158 yards in the first half, and 121 in the first quarter.
• Started at left guard against Dallas on Dec. 19 and protected quarterback Rex Grossman who complete 25-of-43 pases for 322 yards and a career-high four touchdown passes.

2009 (Vikings)

• Claimed off waivers by the Vikings on September 6, 2009.
• Was inactive at Cleveland (9/13), at Detroit (9/20) and vs. San Francisco (9/20).
• Waived by the Vikings on September 29, 2009.

2008 (Broncos)

• Played in all 16 regular season games.
• Primarily played on special teams and also saw action as an H-Back in goal-line situations.

College

• Received All-MAC honors during each of his four seasons at Bowling Green State.
• Named a finalist for the Rimington Trophy (nation’s best center) and a first-team all-conference choice as a senior.
• Earned All-MAC honors at center as junior.
• Posted the highest blocking consistency (85.6 percent) of any center in the country during his time at Bowling Green State according to NFLDraftScout.com.
• Played guard his first two seasons at Bowling Green State.

Personal

• Named All-Northwest Conference Lineman of the Year as well as an all-state selection during his junior and senior  seasons at Crestview High School in Convoy, Ohio.
• First-team all-conference pick as an offensive and defensive lineman at Crestview.
• Had 125 tackles and eight sacks during his senior year after registering 100 tackles and six sacks his junior year.
• Earned four letters in basketball.
• Has one older brother, Kirk, and one younger brother, Luke.
• Earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.
• Married to his wife, Mandi, and has two sons: Ayden and Kale.
• Born on March 22, 1985, in Van Wert, Ohio