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• Originally selected by the St. Louis Rams in the first round (13th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft.
• Traded to the Redskins along with a 2010 fifth-round pick (163^rd overall) and 2010 seventh-round pick (208^th overall) in exchange for a 2010 fifth-round pick (135^th overall) and a 2010 seventh-round pick (211^th overall) on April 20, 2010.

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• Has played in 63 career games with 57 starts.
• Has totaled 188 career tackles (112 solo), nine sacks, three fumble recoveries.
• Spent the 2009 season on Injured Reserve.

2011 (Redskins)

• Started and played in all 16 games.
• Posted a career-high 5.5 sacks.
• Recorded 49 tackles (23 solo).
• Notched a career-high 1.5 sacks against Carolina.

2010 (Redskins)

• Played and started in all 16 games.
• Set a career high with 54 tackles (32 solo).
• Had 1.5 sacks and one fumble recovery.
• Controlled the defensive line to hold the Packers to 13 points (fewest in 38 regular season games).

2009 (Rams)

• Missed the entire season after being place on Injured Reserve (9/5) with a shoulder injury. 

2008 (Rams)

• Played in 15 games with nine starts; was inactive at New England (10/26).
• Recorded 40 tackles (27 solo) and recovered one fumble.
• Established a career high with five solo tackles vs. Seattle (12/14).
• Recorded two tackles and recovered a fumble at San Francisco (11/16).

2007 (Rams)

• Started all 16 games and become the first Rams’ rookie to do so since Sean Gilbert in 1992.
• Totaled 45 tackles (30 solo), two sacks, two passes defensed and one fumble recovery.
• Made his NFL debut vs. Carolina (9/9), while making two tackles (one solo).
• Blocked a Neil Rackers field goal attempt vs. Arizona (10/7), becoming the first Ram to block a kick since Tyoka Jackson vs. New Orleans (12/23/05).
• Tallied a career-high six tackles (two solo) at Seattle (10/21).
• Recorded his first NFL sack vs. Cleveland (10/28) after dropping quarterback Derek Anderson for a seven-yard loss.
• Registered a safety vs. Seattle (11/25) tackling running back Maurice Morris.

College

• Played in 45 games at Nebraska with 34 starts.
• Totaled 20.5 career sacks which ranked him sixth in school history.
• Named to the All-Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll three times.
• Started every game at “base” defensive end as a junior and senior and earned third-team All-America honors from NFL Draft Report and Rivals.com.
• Ranks in the top 10 in school history in tackles for loss.
• As a senior, was a first-team All-Big 12 Conference choice by the league’s coaches, the Associated Press, Kansas City Star and Austin American-Statesman.
• Also voted Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year by the league’s coaches and was named a preseason All-American.
• Led the Big 12 in sacks with 9.5 as a junior and was part of a Nebraska defense that led the nation in sacks (50).
• First-team All-Big 12 selection by The Dallas Morning News and the Associated Press as a junior.
• Redshirted as a true freshman.

Personal

• Played quarterback and defensive end at Kennewick (Wash.) High School.
• Earned second-team All-Big Nine Conference honors in his only season at defensive end and played in state all-star game.
• Record 15 sacks, five pass deflections and four forced fumbles as a defensive end his senior season.
• Was a three-year starter at quarterback and a team captain for three years.
• Married to former Angela McBride.
• Born Adam Eugene Carriker in Hastings, Neb.
• Graduated with a degree in business administration.