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• Originally selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round (eighth overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft.
• Traded to the Oakland Raiders on March 21, 2008.
• Waived by the Oakland Raiders on November 5, 2008.
• Signed by the Washington Redskins as a free agent on November 8, 2008.
• Re-signed by the Redskins on March 3, 2009.

PRO

• Has played with the Atlanta Falcons (2004-07), Oakland Raiders (2008) and Washington Redskins (2008-11).
• Has played in 117 career games, with 111 starts, and two postseason contests (both starts) in 2004.
• Has amassed 595 career tackles, 35 interceptions, 110 passes defensed, six forced fumbles, 10 fumble recoveries and one sack.
• Has three career interception returns for touchdowns (vs. Arizona, 10/1/06, at Seattle, 1/2/05 and at CHI 10/24/10).
• Was selected to the Pro Bowl (with the Atlanta Falcons) in 2005 and 2006.
• Named “NFL’s Fastest Man” at the 2006 Pro Bowl competition.
• Ranks second – behind Baltimore’s Ed Reed– among NFL players for interception return yards (727) since the start of the 2004 season.
• His interception total (35) is fourth in the NFL over the same period of time.

2011 (Redskins)

• Named a defensive captain for the second straight season.
• Named Defensive Player of the Week after his performance in Week 12.
• Started and played in all 16 games.
• Recorded 111 tackles (75 solo), three interceptions, one forced fumble, and 16 passes defensed.
• Recorded at least 5 tackles in 14 out of 16 games.

2010 (Redskins)

• Named a defensive captain.
• Made his first trip to the Pro Bowl as a Redskin.
• Named NFC Defensive Play of the Week for Week 7.
• Started all 16 games and led the team with six interceptions which tied him for fifth in the NFL.
• Recorded 112 tackles (79 solo) which was third on the team.
• Totaled two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and 16 passes defensed
• Recorded his first fumble recovery for a touchdown, which came when we stripped the ball from Dallas running back Tashard Choice.
• Became the 19^th NFL player and third Redskin to record four interceptions in the same game.
• Returned an interception for a 92-yard touchdown which was the longest in his career and tied for third-longest in Redskins history.

2009 (Redskins)

• Played in 13 games with 12 starts, declared inactive for three games with a knee sprain (at Philadelphia, 11/29; New Orleans, 12/6; and at Oakland, 12/13).
• Led the Redskins with four interceptions.
• Also totaled 64 tackles (44 solo), nine passes defensed and one fumble recovery.
• Had 10 tackles (seven solo) at Carolina (10/11) and intercepted his third pass of the season off quarterback Jake Delhomme leading to running back Clinton Portis’ first rushing touchdown of the season
• Notched four tackles (three solo) and an interception vs. Denver (11/15).
• Sustained a knee sprain against at Dallas (11/23) after recovering his first fumble of the season, but returned to total nine tackles.

2008 (Raiders/Redskins)

• Started in eight games with the Oakland Raiders and played in seven games with four starts for the Redskins.
• Tied for sixth in the NFL in interceptions (5) and fifth in passes defensed (21) in 2008 with Oakland and Washington.
• Tallied 49 tackles, three interceptions, 13 passes defensed, one fumble recovery, one forced fumble and a half-sack as a member of the Raiders.
• Released by the Raiders on November 5.
• Signed with the Redskins on November 8.
• Totaled 27 tackles (21 solo), two interceptions, eight passes defensed and one fumble recovery with the Redskins.
• Made his Redskins debut at Dallas (11/16) and had three tackles and intercepted Dallas quarterback Tony Romo.
• Made his first start with the Redskins at Baltimore (12/7) and had four tackles, one pass defensed, one fumble recovery (returned for 10 yards) and one special teams stop.

2007 (Falcons)

• Tallied a career-high 71 tackles to go along with five interceptions for 80 yards, 16 passes defensed, one fumble recovery, one fumble forced and a touchdown.
• Posted one tackle, one pass defensed and one interception (19 yards) at Minnesota (9/9); the interception marked the 13th of his career and second on opening day (9/12/05 vs. Philadelphia).
• Recorded one tackle, one fumble recovery (56 yards – in the first quarter for a touchdown) and one pass defensed at Tennessee (10/7).
• Amassed a career high 11 tackles and tied a career high with four passes defensed in addition to recording one interception (33 yards) vs. New York Giants (10/15).

2006 (Falcons)

• Earned second consecutive Pro Bowl nod after tallying 56 tackles, a team-high four interceptions, one fumble recovery and a career-high 16 passes defensed.
• According to STATS Inc., less than half (48.7 percent) of the passes thrown his direction were completed.
• Had two tackles, one interception and two passes defensed against Arizona (10/1); his interception was returned 37 yards for a touchdown.
• Had a career-best two interceptions vs. Tampa Bay (9/17).

2005 (Falcons)

• Started 15 games and led the team with a career-high six interceptions.
• Also tallied 68 tackles, 10 passes defensed, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and one touchdown on the way to his first Pro Bowl selection.
• Registered eight punt returns for 82 yards and two kickoff returns for 45 yards.
• Matched up against WR Terrell Owens in the season opener and posted four tackles and one interception as he kept the Pro Bowl receiver out of the end zone before a nationally televised audience on ABC’s “Monday Night Football” vs. Philadelphia (9/12).

2004 (Falcons)

• Saw action in 10 games with nine starts after missing the first six games of the season with a hip injury suffered in the preseason.
• Registered 37 tackles, two interceptions, one forced fumble, six passes defensed and a half-sack; also returned one kickoff for 48 yards.
• Tied for second on the team with eight passes defensed and third with two interceptions.
• Posted first career interception vs. New Orleans (11/28).

College

• Recorded 190 tackles, 20 passes defensed, eight interceptions, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and seven receptions for 86 yards with one touchdown in his three-year career at Virginia Tech.
• Returned 56 punts for 839 yards and five touchdowns.
• His five punt returns for touchdowns rank second in Big East Conference history to current teammate Santana Moss (6, Miami).
• All-America first-team selection as a punt returner as a junior.
• Semi-finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation’s top defensive back, as he ranked sixth on the team with a career high 93 tackles.
• Tallied 56 tackles, 12 passes defensed, four interceptions and one forced fumble in 10 starts as a sophomore.
• Registered 42 tackles and three interceptions as a freshman.

Personal

• Lettered in basketball, football and track at Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake, Va.
• Rushed for more than 1,300 yards and 30 touchdowns as a senior.
• First team all-state selection as a defensive back and kick returner as he intercepted nine passes and posted more than 100 tackles.
• Averaged 9.8 yards per carry as a junior and added seven picks.
• Placed sixth at the junior nationals in the 60-meter dash as a junior.
• Joined other NFL players and United States Senators and Representatives from the American Heart Association and National Association for Sport and Physical Education to call for passage of the FIT Kids Act, which would put a greater priority on physical education in schools during the 2009 offseason.
• Participated in the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation’s F.I.T. Kids Act, which sought to increase the amount of physical activity offered in public schools across the country.
• During the 2010 offseason, co-hosted the Violence Prevention Weekend Program in Aberdeen, Md., for the third consecutive year with Buffalo Bills DE Aaron Maybin.
• Threw out the first pitch at a Washington Nationals game this past May.
• Majored in secondary education.
• Married with one son and one daughter.