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PRO CAREER:Originally drafted by Tampa Bay in the seventh round (231st overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft, was waived follow-ing training camp on 9/3/05. Signed to the Buccaneers’ practice squad on 10/20/05 before being signed by Den-ver to the active roster on 11/1/05, where he remained for the rest of the season, appearing in one game. Made the Broncos roster out of training camp, played in one game and was inactive for two others before being released on 9/23/08. Signed by Cleveland on 10/6/08 and was inactive for the final 12 games of the season. Spent the preseason with the Browns and was released on 9/5/09. Signed with Arizona on 12/22/09 and re-signed with the Cards on 3/23/10 to a one-year contract.

2009: After spending the preseason with Cleveland, was released on 9/5 and signed with Arizona on 12/22 … played in one regular season game and both post-season games for the Cards … inactive vs. StL (12/27) … in his first career game as a member of the Cardinals, finished second on the team with eight tackles and one special teams tackle in the regular season finale vs. GB (1/3/10) … played in first career postseason game and registered one tackle in the Wild Card matchup vs. GB (1/10/10) … saw increased playing time after starting SS Antrel Rolle left the game in the 1st quarter with a head injury and recorded one tackle and one pass defensed in the Divisional game @ NO (1/16/10).

2008: Began the season with Denver where he appeared in one game and was inactive for two others … waived by the Broncos on 9/23 … signed by Cleve-land on 10/6 and was inactive for the final 12 games of the season.

2007: Started a career-best eight of the final 11 games at SS for Denver, registering career-highs with 48 tackles, seven passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … suffered a hip injury vs. Oak (9/16) that forced him to be inactive for the next

five weeks … returned from hip injury and led the sec-ondary with seven tackles @ Det (11/4) … recorded a career-high nine solo tackles and two pass breakups in his first career start @ KC (11/11) … led the secondary with eight tackles vs. Ten (11/19) … registered a forced fumble, fumble recovery, pass defensed and led the sec-ondary with seven solo tackles @ Chi (11/25).

2006: Played in 11 games during his second sea-son with Denver, finishing fifth on the team with eight special teams tackles … saw action at safety in four games and recorded four tackles … helped set up a TD by forcing an Antonio Cromartie fumble on a kickoff return @ SD (12/10).

2005: Spent the first eight weeks of the season on Tampa Bay’s practice squad … signed to Denver’s active roster on 11/1 … saw action in one game, recording a special teams tackle @ KC (12/4).

COLLEGE:Started 11 of 39 career games at Washington State (2001-04), totaling 104 tackles, one sack, one INT, nine pass breakups and four forced fumbles … as a senior, started all 11 games at free safety, registering a career-high 70 tack-les, 44 solo tackles, one sack, four forced fumbles and one INT … awarded Defensive Player of the Game three times as a senior … earned a degree in Business Management.

PERSONAL:Born in Los Angeles, CA … earned two varsity letters as a safety at Pomona (CA) High School … as a senior, was an all-league selection after he recorded 115 tack-les, nine forced fumbles, and three INTs … named to the All-Inland Empire team … one of 12 children … brother, Husain, also played safety at Washington State and plays for the Minnesota Vikings … along with wife, Alexa, they have a daughter, Layla Sa’eeda Abdullah and a son, Aqil Hamza Abdullah.

Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2005 Den 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12006 Den 11/0 3 1 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82007 Den 11/8 40 8 48 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 12008 Den/Cle 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02009 Ariz 1/0 7 1 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Total 25/8 50 10 60 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 11

Single Game Highs:Total Tackles: 9, @ Kansas City, 11/11/07; Solo Tackles: 9, @ Kansas City, 11/11/07; Forced Fumbles: 1, @ Chicago, 11/25/07; Fumble Recoveries: 1, @ Chicago, 11/25/07.

ABDULLAH CAREER STATS

HT. 6-2 | WT. 216College

Washington StateHomeToWn

Los Angeles, CA

HoW ACquiredFA-09

YeArs nFl | CArdinAls 6 | 2

dob: August 20, 1983

HAMZA ABDULLAH

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ABDULLAH PoSTSeASon STATS Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2009 Ariz 2/0 0 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Total 2/0 0 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

PRO CAREER:Originally signed by the Cardinals as an undrafted rookie free agent on 4/30/07. Released after training camp on 8/31/07. Signed to the practice squad on 9/3/07 before being elevated to the active roster on 11/17/07. Released on 11/20/07 and re-signed to the practice squad on 11/21/07. Elevated to the active roster on 11/24/07. Signed to the practice squad on 9/1/08 and promoted to the active roster on 11/26/08. Re-signed with the Cardinals on 3/29/10 as an exclusive rights free agent.

2009: Made the opening day roster and appeared in all 16 regular season games and both postseason contests with one start … recorded a career-high 32 tackles, 17 special teams tackles, and one INT during the regular season … tied for the team lead with a career-high three special teams tackles @ Sea (10/18) … saw time at CB after starter Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie injured his ankle in the 3rd quar-ter, registering four tackles and one pass defensed @ NYG (10/25) … from the 2nd quarter on, filled in for injured CB Bryant McFadden and led defensive backs with a career-high nine solo tackles while registering a team-best two special teams tackles @ StL (11/22) … started his second career game as part of a six DB formation and recorded the first INT of his career vs. Min (12/6); picked off a Brett Favre pass at the AZ 39-yard line in the 3rd quarter … registered two tack-les and tied a career-high with three special teams tackles @ Det (12/20) … continued to see time as the nickel back, recording two tackles and one special teams tackle vs. StL (12/27) … filled in at CB after Rodgers-Cromartie left during the first possession with a knee injury and recorded six tackles and one pass defensed in the regular season finale vs. GB (1/3/10) … in fifth postseason game, registered two tackles and a forced fumble on a sack of Aaron Rodgers in OT that was recovered and returned for the game winning TD by Karlos Dansby in the Wild Card matchup vs. GB (1/10/10); marked first sack and forced fumble of his career, including the regular season … saw action at nickel back after Rodgers-Cromartie suffered a knee injury in the 1st quarter and recorded one tackle

and one pass defensed in the Divisional game @ NO (1/16/10).

2008: For the second consecutive year, began the season on the practice squad before being promoted to the active roster on 11/26 ... went on to play the final five games and all four postseason contests … registered career-best two special teams tackles and recovered a muffed punt in the 3rd quarter @ Phi (11/27) ... recorded first two defensive tackles of the season @ NE (12/21) … registered first career start as one of six DBs and tied for the team lead with two special teams tackles vs. Sea (12/28) ... in first career postseason game, recorded one special teams tackle vs. Atl (1/3/09); tackled Falcons punt returner Harry Douglas at the Atlanta eight-yard line for no gain … tied career-high with two special teams tackles @ Car (1/10/9) ... in Super Bowl XLIII, registered one special teams tackle and downed a Ben Graham punt at the two-yard line; the ensuing drive led to a safety pulling the Cardinals to within four with three minutes to play vs. Pit (2/1/09); tied for the team lead with four unassisted special teams tackles in the postseason.

2007: Played in seven games as a rookie after signing to the active roster from the practice squad on 11/17/07 … in first career game recorded one spe-cial teams tackle @ Cin (11/18) … recorded his first career tackle @ NO (12/16) … registered first career pass defense and tied for the team lead with two spe-cial teams tackles vs. StL (12/30).

ABDULLAH CAREER STATS (ConT.)


Louisiana-LafayetteHomeToWn

Dallas, TX

HoW ACquiredFA-07


dob: June 17, 1985

MicHAel ADAmS

27 CoRnERBACk

Sacked Packers QB Aaron Rodgers and forced ■

a fumble that was recovered by Karlos Dansby and returned 17 yards for the game-winning TD in overtime of the 2009 Wild Card contest vs. Green Bay.

Appeared in all 16 regular season contests in ■

2009 while also appearing in both postseason games. Has now appeared in 28 regular season games for the Cardinals as well as all six post-season contests over the last two campaigns.

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Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2007 Ariz 7/0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 102008 Ariz 5/1 1 2 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 52009 Ariz 16/1 27 5 32 0.0 0 1 17 17 0 3 0 0 17 Total 28/2 29 7 36 0.0 0 1 17 17 0 5 0 0 32

Single Game Highs:Total Tackles: 9, @ St. Louis, 11/22/09; Solo Tackles: 9, @ St. Louis, 11/22/09; Interceptions: 1, vs. Minnesota, 12/6/09; Special Teams Tackles: 3, twice, last @ Detroit, 12/20/09.

ADAmS PoSTSeASon STATS Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2008 Ariz 4/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42009 Ariz 2/0 2 1 3 1.0 7.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Total 6/0 2 1 3 1.0 7.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5

ADAmS CAREER STATS

COLLEGE:Collected 140 tackles, four INTs and six tackles for a loss in his four-year career at Louisiana-Lafayette ... as a senior boasted 40 tackles in 10 games with three pass break-ups, an INT he returned 79 yards for a TD, and a sack … also the Cajuns leading punt returner with nine returns for a 7.4-yards-per-return average … appeared in 10 games at CB, starting seven and earning honor-able mention All-Sunbelt Conference honors as a junior … collected career-highs with 45 tackles and two INTs … started all 11 games at CB as a sophomore tying for sixth on the squad with 37 total tackles while adding three pass breakups ... appeared in all 12 games as a

freshman, earning one start ... blocked two FGs, one of which was picked up by a teammate and returned 89 yards for a TD.

PERSONAL:Full name Michael Wayne Adams … lettered two years in football at J.F. Kimball (Dallas, TX) High School ... won two district championships, helping team to two-straight 5-0 district records ... two-time all-district first team selection, had nine INTs, with 60 tackles, four blocked extra point attempts and 900 return yards as a senior ... finished career with 150 tackles, 11 INTs, four forced fumbles, six blocked FGs and one TD.

PRO CAREER:Originally signed by the Cleveland Browns as a rookie free agent on 5/3/07 and played two seasons in Cleveland before being released on 9/5/09. Played with the New York Sentinels during the 2009 UFL season before signing with the Ravens on 11/24/09. Inactive for two games with the Ravens before being released on 12/12/09. Re-signed with the Ravens on 1/22/10 but was released on 4/28/10. Signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals on 5/7/10.

2009: Released by the Browns after training camp on 9/5 … played with the New York Sentinels of the UFL before signing with the Ravens on 11/24 … inactive for games vs. Pit (11/29) and @ GB (12/7) … released by the Ravens on 12/12.

2008: Appeared in 15 games (4 starts) during his second season with the Browns, totaling four

receptions for 13 yards … made his first career start when he stepped in for the injured Lawrence Vickers (ankle) vs. Bal (11/2) … hauled in his first career reception @ Was (10/19) … started and helped pave the way for the Browns to rush for a season-high 161 yards @ Buf (11/17) … left the game vs. Ind (11/30) in the third quarter with a rib injury and did not return … inactive (ribs) the fol-lowing week @ Ten (12/7).

2007: The only undrafted free agent to earn a spot on the Browns roster during training camp and went on to appear in 13 games, including each of the final 12 games of his rookie campaign … appeared in his first career game vs. Cin (9/16) but did not record any statistics … did not play in either of the next two games @ Oak (9/23) and vs. Bal (9/30) … saw action in each of the final 12 games.


Arkansas-Pine BluffHomeToWnSt. Louis, MO

HoW ACquiredFA-10



cHArles ALi

42 FULLBACk

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Rushing ReceivingYear Team GP/GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD no Yds Avg Lg TD STT2007 Cle 13/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 02008 Cle 15/4 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 13 3.3 12 0 02009 Bal 0/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0Total 28/4 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 13 3.3 12 0 0

ALi CAREER STATS

PRO CAREER:Originally drafted by Baltimore in the sixth round (213th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft, was waived by the Ravens on 9/20/05. Claimed off waivers by Cleve-land on 9/21/05 and signed a three-year contract with the Browns on 2/29/08. Released by the Browns on 3/9/10 and signed a two-year contract with the Cardi-nals on 3/17/10 as a free agent.

2009: Played in eight games with seven starts in his final season with the Browns … served as the backup to Brady Quinn for the season’s first two games … saw first action of the season when he started the second half and hit on 11 of 19 passes for 92 yards with no TDs and three INTs @ Bal (9/27) … made first start of the season and connected on 26 of 48 passes for 269 yards with a TD and an INT vs. Cin (10/4); had a streak of nine straight completions at one point in the game; rushed for two yards on two attempts, including a one-yard scoring run in the third quarter on fourth-and-goal … completed 9 of 24 throws for 122 yards with a TD and an INT @ Pit (10/18); con-nected with Mohamed Massaquoi for a season-long 43-yard strike … served as the backup to Quinn vs. Bal (11/16); @ Det (11/22); @ Cin (11/29); vs. SD

(12/6); vs. Pit (12/10); @ KC (12/20) … saw action vs. Oak (12/27) and completed 8 of 17 for 121 yards with a TD and no INTs; posted a season-best passer rat-ing of 90.6 … in the season finale vs. Jax (1/3/10), was 7 of 11 for 86 yards with an INT.


Oregon StateHomeToWn

Scappoose, OR

HoW ACquiredFA-10


dob: June 15, 1983

Pro boWl seleCTion: 2007

DereK AnDERSon

3 QUARTERBACk

COLLEGE:Began his career at Arkansas-Pine Bluff as a linebacker but moved to fullback during spring practices in 2003 as a freshman … went on to appear in 32 games at FB and rushed for 158 yards and a TD on 41 carries … added 71 yards on 12 receptions … played in 11 games as a senior in ’06, rushing for 32 yards on 13 carries and adding nine receptions for 56 yards … as a junior in ’05, started 10 games and rushed for 87 yards on 16 carries and had two receptions for 13 yards … during his sophomore season, appeared in seven games and rushed for 35 yards and a TD on 11 carries … switched from LB to FB during spring drills prior to his freshman season in ’03 and went on to appear in four games at FB, recorded one reception for two yards and one rushing attempt for four yards.

PERSONAL:Attended Cleveland Junior Naval Academy (St. Louis, MO) High School where he was a four-year starter at linebacker and fullback … was a three-time all-city selection at linebacker and also earned all-city honors as a fullback as a senior … named to the Sports Prep All-American team in 2001 and was a two-time honoree for Missouri’s Grid Iron Team … was a starter on the basketball team and was also a tennis player … participates in charity work with My H.O.O.D. (Helping Other’s Organized Dreams) with fellow NFL players Steve Sanders and Josh Cribbs … graduated from Arkansas-Pine Bluff with a degree in Criminal Science.

Earned a trip to the Pro Bowl in 2007 after an ■injury to starter Charlie Frye forced him into action in the season opener. Went on to start the final 15 games, completing 298 of 527 passes for 3,787 yards and 29 TDs.

An outstanding all-around athlete, was the first ■player selected as the Oregon 3A High School Player of the Year in football and basketball in the same season. Earned All-State honors in basketball as a junior and senior while also lettering in track and field. Also boasts a 3-handicap as a golfer.

Signed a two year-contract with the Cardinals ■on March 17, 2010 after spending his first five NFL seasons in Cleveland where he started 34 of the 39 games in which he appeared.

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2008: Led the Browns to two fourth quarter wins while seeing action in 10 games, including nine starts … voted as an offensive team captain at the start of the season … started the first eight games of the season before being replaced by Brady Quinn; later re-entered the lineup before injury ended his season … led a late comeback as the Browns put up 17 fourth quarter points for a 20-12 road victory @ Cin (9/28); was 7 of 8 passing for 66 yards in the decisive fourth quarter … went 18-of-29 passing for a season-high 310 yards and two TD passes for a 121.3 QB rating in a 35-15 victory vs. NYG (10/13) … engineered a fourth quarter come-from-behind victory @ Jax (10/26) after connecting with Syndric Steptoe for a 53-yard completion down to the Jaguars 1-yard line; four plays later, a 20-yard FG opened a 20-17 lead ... compiled a career-best 132 consecutive pass attempts without an INT (from Cin. on 9/28 to Bal. on 11/2) … left game vs. Ind (11/30) late in the fourth quarter with a knee injury and was placed on Injured Reserve on 12/2.

2007: Set career-highs in all offensive categories and was named to the AFC Pro Bowl roster, the first Browns QB to earn that honor since Bernie Kosar (1987) … replaced starter Charlie Frye in the second quarter of the opener and went on to lead the Browns to a 10-5 record as a starter, the most wins by the franchise since 1994 … set a franchise record with seven con-secutive home victo-ries … tied for sec-ond in club history with 29 TD passes and also ranked fifth in attempts (527) and passing yards (3,787), and sixth in completions (298) ... named AFC Offensive Player of the Week and also received NFL FedEx Air Player of the Week honors after completing 20 of 33 passes for 328 yards, a career-high five TDs and one INT for a 121.0 QB rating vs. Cin (9/16); led the offense to 554 net yards of offense, the third-highest total in franchise history and 51 points, tying for fourth highest point total in franchise history; his 328 yards passing, along with Jamal Lewis’ 216 yards rushing and Braylon Edwards’ 146 yards and Kel-len Winslow’s 100 yards receiving, marked the first time in club history to have a QB with 300 yards pass-ing, a 100-yard rusher and two 100-yard receivers in the same contest … scored his first career rushing TD @ Oak (9/23) on a 1-yard run ... completed 10 of 18 passes for 204 yards and connected with Edwards on a career-long 78-yard TD vs. Bal (9/30) ... posted the second-best QB rating of his career (142.5) after completing 18 of 25 passes for 245 yards and three TDs vs. Mia (10/14); connected with Edwards for all three TDs ... for the second straight game, completed 18 of

25 passes and finished with a career-high 143.0 QB rating after throwing for 248 yards and three TDs @ StL (10/28) … led the Browns to a 33-30 OT win vs. Sea (11/4), while establishing career-highs in passing yards (364), completions (29) and attempts (48); led a 14-play, 89-yard fourth quarter come-from-behind drive, capped by Lewis’ 1-yard TD run, as Anderson was 8 of 11 for 92 yards on the drive, and also completed the two-point conversion to Joe Jurevicius to open a 30-27 lead … trailing 30-27 with 26 seconds remaining @ Bal (11/18), connected on two passes, including an 18-yard completion to Edwards, to set up a game-tying 51-yard field goal that sent the game to OT; on the opening possession in OT, orchestrated a 9-play, 43-yard drive, capped by Dawson’s game-winning 33-yard FG for a 33-30 victory, as Anderson was 4-of-4 for 34 yards on the drive … matched career-bests in attempts (48) and completions (29) @ Cin (12/23).

2006: Entered his first full season with the Browns as the backup behind starter Charlie Frye … made his NFL debut vs. Den (10/22), replacing Frye for one play in the first quarter and did not attempt a pass … after Frye suffered a bone bruise injury late in the season, Anderson moved into the starting lineup and played in five games (three starts) before suffering a separated shoulder … threw two fourth quarter TD passes as he led the Browns from a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to a 31-28 OT win vs. KC (12/3); on the first possession of OT, led the Browns on a 9-play, 63-yard game-winning scoring drive as Phil Dawson converted a 33-yard FG for the win; completed 2 of 2 passes for 34 yards on the OT

drive, in addition to a key 33-yard run down to the Chiefs 12-yard line to set up the winning FG …

made his first NFL start @ Pit (12/7) and had a season-high 276 yards passing in the game … recorded a season-high 23 completions @ Bal (12/17), including 13 consecutive comple-

tions, the fifth-best streak in franchise history … left game

vs. TB (12/24) in the fourth quarter with a

right shoulder separa-tion and was placed on injured reserve on 12/26.

2005: After being released by the Ravens,

claimed off waivers by the Browns on 9/20 and spent the final 14 games of the season

as the third QB.

COLLEGE:A four-year letterman at Oregon State (2001-

04) who started his final three years and finished his collegiate career complet-ing 768 of 1,515 passes (50.7%) for 11,249 yards, 79 TDs and 57 INTs …

was the first QB to lead the Beavers to three bowl games … set school career passing yards and TDs mark … graduated as only the second player in Pac-10 Conference his-tory to throw for more than 4,000 yards in a season (Cody Pickett, Washington, 4,458 in 2002) … as a senior in 2004,

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Passing YdsYear Team GP/GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rating2005 Bal/Cle 0/0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02006 Cle 5/3 117 66 56.4 793 6.8 5 8 54 8 66 63.12007 Cle 16/15 527 298 56.5 3,787 7.2 29 19 78t 14 109 82.52008 Cle 10/9 283 142 50.2 1,615 5.7 9 8 70 14 87 66.52009 Cle 8/7 182 81 44.5 888 4.9 3 10 43 11 75 42.1Total 39/34 1,109 587 52.9 7,083 6.4 46 45 78t 47 337 69.7

RushingYear Team Att Yds Avg Lg TD2006 Bal/Cle 0 0 0.0 0 02006 Cle 4 47 11.8 33 02007 Cle 32 70 2.2 11 32008 Cle 25 55 2.4 15 02009 Cle 10 8 0.8 3 2Total 71 180 2.5 33 5

Single Game Highs:Attempts: 48, three times, last vs. Cincinnati, 10/4/09; Completions: 29, twice, last @ Cincinnati, 12/23/07; Yards: 364, vs. Seattle, 11/4/07; Passing TDs: 5, vs. Cincinnati, 9/16/07; Long Pass: 78t, vs. Baltimore, 9/30/07; QB Rating: 143.0, @ St. Louis, 10/28/07 (25-18-0, 248 yds., 3 TDs); Interceptions: 4, twice, last @ Cincinnati, 12/23/07; Consecutive Completions: 13, @ Baltimore, 12/17/06; Rushing Yards: 44, vs. Kansas City, 12/3/06; Rushing TDs: 1, five times, last @ Chicago, 11/1/09.

300-Yard Games: (4) 328 yards, vs. Cincinnati (9/16/07); 364 yards, vs. Seattle (11/4/07); 304 yards, @ Arizona (12/2/07); 310 yards, vs. NY Giants (10/13/08).

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named second-team All-Pac 10 and extended his con-secutive starts streak to 38 games … completed 279 of 515 passes (54.2%) for 3,615 yards, a career-high 29 TDs and 17 INTs and led the Pac-10 in passing (301.2 ypg.) … finished his senior season with a 38-21 victory over Notre Dame in the Insight Bowl in Phoenix, earn-ing game MVP honors when he connected on 28 of 45 passes for 358 yards and four TDs.

PERSONAL:Full name Derek Matthew Anderson … attended Scap-poose (OR) High School where he was the first player selected as the 3A Player of the Year in football and bas-ketball in the same season ... as a senior, led Scappoose to the Oregon state football title and was selected as the

top QB in the state and second in the nation by Super Prep Magazine … named USA Today Player of the Year for Oregon … threw for 8,177 yards and 85 TDs during his three-year varsity career … second-team All-State pick as a junior … averaged 26.8 points and 10.8 rebounds during his senior year on the basketball court and was a first-team All-State choice as a junior and senior in bas-ketball … finished his career earning four letters in foot-ball and basketball and two in track (shot put, hurdles, 1,600-meter relay) … a right-handed passer, but writes left-handed … named as the 2007 Player of the Year by the local chapter of the PFWA … started a youth football camp at his high school in Scappoose … in 2007, raised more than $50,000 to support flood victims in his home state of Oregon … a 3-handicap golfer.

ANDERSON GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS2009 YdsDate opp GP/GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rating W/LSept. 13 MIN DNPSept. 20 @ Den DNPSept. 27 @ Bal 1/0 19 11 57.9 92 4.8 0 3 22 1 6 30.9 L Oct. 4 CIN 1/1 48 26 54.2 269 5.6 1 1 30 2 20 68.8 LOct. 11 @ Buf 1/1 17 2 11.8 23 1.4 0 1 16 1 1 15.1 WOct. 18 @ Pit 1/1 24 9 37.5 122 5.1 1 1 43 2 16 51.0 LOct. 25 GB 1/1 29 12 41.4 99 3.4 0 1 22 2 18 36.4 LNov. 1 @ Chi 1/1 17 6 35.3 76 4.5 0 2 23 1 11 10.5 LNov. 16 BAL DNPNov. 22 @ Det DNPNov. 29 @ Cin DNPDec. 6 SD DNPDec. 10 PIT DNPDec. 20 @ KC DNPDec. 27 OAK 1/1 17 8 47.1 121 7.1 1 0 28 2 3 90.6 WJan. 3 JAX 1/1 11 7 63.4 86 7.8 0 1 29 0 0 49.8 WTotal 8/7 182 81 44.5 888 4.9 3 10 43 11 75 42.1 3-4

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ANDERSON GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (CONT.)2008 YdsDate opp GP/GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rating W/LSept. 7 DAL 1/1 24 11 45.8 114 4.8 1 0 18 1 0 74.0 LSept. 14 Pit 1/1 32 18 56.3 166 5.2 0 2 23 2 11 44.5 LSept. 21 @ Bal 1/1 37 14 37.8 125 3.4 1 3 19 4 26 22.9 LSept. 28 @ Cin 1/1 24 15 62.5 138 5.8 1 1 20 1 11 74.7 WOct. 13 NYG 1/1 29 18 62.1 310 10.7 2 0 70 0 0 121.3 WOct. 19 @ Was 1/1 37 14 37.8 136 3.7 1 0 20 1 2 57.9 LOct. 26 @ Jax 1/1 27 14 51.9 246 9.1 1 0 53 1 10 95.6 WNov. 2 BAL 1/1 33 17 51.5 219 6.6 2 1 28t 1 9 80.2 LNov. 6 DEN DNPNov. 17 @ Buf DNPNov. 23 HOU 1/0 14 5 35.7 51 3.6 0 1 18 0 0 17.3 LNov. 30 IND 1/1 26 16 61.5 110 4.2 0 0 20 3 18 71.0 LDec. 7 @ Ten Injured Reserve – Knee Dec. 15 @ Phi Injured Reserve – Knee Dec. 21 CIN Injured Reserve – Knee Dec. 28 @ Pit Injured Reserve – Knee Total 10/9 283 142 50.2 1,615 5.7 9 8 70 14 87 66.5 3-6

2007Sept. 9 PIT 1/0 28 13 46.4 184 6.6 1 1 30 1 12 65.2 LSept. 16 CIN 1/1 33 20 60.6 328 9.9 5 1 37t 0 0 121.0 WSept. 23 @ Oak 1/1 37 18 48.6 248 6.7 1 2 33 1 24 57.0 LSept. 30 BAL 1/1 18 10 55.6 204 11.3 2 1 78t 0 0 109.5 WOct. 7 @ NE 1/1 43 22 51.2 287 6.7 2 3 36 3 26 59.0 LOct. 14 MIA 1/1 25 18 72.0 245 9.8 3 0 33 1 1 142.5 WOct. 28 @ StL 1/1 25 18 72.0 248 9.9 3 0 29 2 12 143.0 WNov. 4 SEA 1/1 48 29 60.4 364 7.6 0 1 34 0 0 75.3 WNov. 11 @ Pit 1/1 35 16 45.7 123 3.5 3 0 16t 0 0 83.4 LNov. 18 @ Bal 1/1 38 24 63.2 274 7.2 0 1 50 1 5 73.8 WNov. 25 HOU 1/1 35 24 68.6 253 7.2 2 1 25 1 4 96.5 WDec. 2 @ AZ 1/1 41 21 51.2 304 7.4 2 2 67t 1 9 71.6 LDec. 9 @ NYJ 1/1 29 16 55.2 185 6.4 2 1 45 0 0 83.3 WDec. 16 BUF 1/1 24 9 37.5 137 5.7 0 0 25 1 7 57.1 WDec. 23 @ Cin 1/1 48 29 60.4 251 5.2 2 4 22 1 7 53.4 LDec. 30 SF 1/1 20 11 55.0 152 7.6 1 1 45t 1 2 75.4 WTotal 16/15 527 298 56.5 3,787 7.2 29 19 78t 14 109 82.5 10-5

2006Sept. 10 NO DNPSept. 17 @ Cin DNPSept. 24 BAL DNPOct. 1 @ Oak DNPOct. 8 @ Car DNPOct. 22 DEN 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 LOct. 29 NYJ DNPNov. 5 @ SD DNPNov. 12 @ Atl DNPNov. 19 PIT DNPNov. 26 CIN DNPDec. 3 KC 1/0 21 12 57.1 171 8.1 2 1 54 1 5 95.5 W

Dec. 7 @ Pit 1/1 37 21 56.8 276 7.5 1 1 45t 0 0 78.2 LDec. 17 @ Bal 1/1 32 23 71.9 223 6.9 2 2 36 5 41 85.8 LDec. 24 TB 1/1 27 10 37.0 123 4.6 0 4 25 2 20 12.3 LDec. 31 @ Hou Injured Reserve - ShoulderTotal 5/3 117 66 56.4 793 6.8 5 8 54 8 66 63.1 0-3

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PRO CAREER:Attended mini-camp with Tampa Bay after signing as a rookie free agent on 4/30/04. Signed with Detroit on 8/24/04 but was released on 8/31/04. Signed by Detroit to the 2005 reserve/future list on 1/7/05 and was allocated to NFL Europe by the Lions on 1/12/05. Assigned to the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe on 2/17/05. Released by Detroit on 5/6/05 and signed to the Jaguars practice squad on 11/30/05 before being waived on 12/5/05. Signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League on 5/4/06 and played in five regular season games as well as the East Semifinal. Released by Winnipeg during training camp the following year on 6/23/07. Signed with the CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos on 6/25/07 and saw action in seven games before being released on 8/23/07. Finished the 2007 season with Winnipeg, recording two sacks in two games. Played in one game for the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League before being released on 3/7/08. In September, 2008 signed with the Saskatchewan Rough Riders of the CFL and started three of five games played at DE. The follow-ing season started all 18 regular season games, the West Final, and the Grey Cup, totaling a league-high 12 sacks and career-best 55 tackles. Signed a one-year contract with Arizona on 2/4/10.

2009 (Canadian Football League): Named West Division All-Star after setting career-highs in starts (18), sacks (league-high 12), tackles (55), forced fumbles (4), INTs (1) and fumble recoveries (2) … named Defensive Player of the Month for August … in the opening week of the season registered two tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery and was named the CFL’s Defensive Player of the Week … registered first career INT as well as a sack in week two … earned CFL Defensive Player of the Week honors in week eight by totaling 10 tackles, two sacks, and a forced fumble … in week 15 recorded seven tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble and was named Defensive Player of the Week … registered two tackles and one sack in the Grey Cup.

COLLEGE:Three-time All-American and a three-time All Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference selection ... set a school record with 40 career sacks ... named MEAC Defen-sive Player of the Year and SBN/Mel Blount Defensive Player of the Year, an award previously won by the likes of Michael Strahan, Harry Carson, Robert Porcher, Earl Holmes and Rasheen Mathis ... as a senior in 2003, led all Division I-AA players in tackles for loss with 40 ... played both LB and DE in college.


Bethune-CookmanHomeToWnOrlando, FL

HoW ACquiredFA-10


dob: December 30, 1981

stevie BAggS

57 LinEBACkER

Stevie Baggs and his mother, Lola Robinson, established the CETA Foundation (Creating Empowerment Through Autonomy) in 2004 as a leading advocacy proponent of community awareness, neighborhood preparedness and individual self-sufficiency. Through informational programs, educational workshops, seminars and interactive activities, the CETA Foundation provides individuals, neighborhoods and commu-nities with available resources that lead to self-empowerment, which aids in self-respect and self-worth thus being a contributing member of society.

Baggs has been active in contributing and fundraising for the foundation by hosting the first annual “Stevie Baggs Professional Football Camp and Life Skills Clinic” for kids from the Atlanta Boys & Girls Club in 2009. The foundation also hosted an HIV/AIDS Awareness cocktail reception, golf challenge and bowl-ing competition last year to raise funds for local Atlanta area HIV/AIDS assistance programs.

Last year, while in Saskatchewan, Baggs was selected as the winner of the “Mosaic Outstand-ing Community Service Award,” given annually to the member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders who provides the biggest contributions to the community. He was a regular visitor and guest speaker at various Canadian charitable events as well making appearances at multiple Canadian high school and elementary schools.

To learn more about the Stevie Baggs’ “CETA Foundation,” visit www.cetafoundation.org.

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PRO CAREER:Originally drafted in the sixth-round (201st over-all) of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles, was released on 9/1/07. Claimed off waiv-ers by Kansas City on 9/2/07 and went on to play in six games. Released by the Chiefs on 8/31/08 and signed to the Giants practice squad on 9/3/08 before being released on 10/22/08. Re-signed to the Giants’ practice squad on 10/24/08. Elevated to New York’s active roster on 12/30/08 and was inac-tive for the Divisional Playoff game vs. Philadel-phia (1/11/09). Released by the Giants on 6/19/09. Acquired off waivers by the Jets on 6/25/09 but was released during final cuts on 9/5/09. Signed to Arizona’s practice squad on 9/8/09, where he spent the remainder of the season. Signed by the Cardinals to a future contract for the 2010 season on 1/18/10.

2009: After spending time with the Giants and Jets during the off-season, signed to Arizona’s practice squad on 9/8, where he spent the remain-der of the season.

2008: Released by the Chiefs on 8/31 … signed to the New York Giants practice squad on 9/3 before being released on 10/22 … re-signed to the Giants’ practice squad on 10/24 … elevated to New York’s active roster on 12/30 … inactive for the Divisional Playoff game vs. Phi (1/11/09).

2007: Registered nine special teams tackles in six games played for Kansas City after being claimed off waivers from Philadelphia on 9/2 …

recorded one special teams tackle in first NFL game vs. Jax (10/7), becoming the first player from the University of Albany to play in a NFL game … reg-istered career-high three special teams tackles vs. Ten (12/16) and @ NYJ (12/30).

COLLEGE: Played one season of football at Albany and started 10 games, registering 37 tackles (26 solo), three INTs, and three passes defensed … walked onto the football team in August 2006 as a fifth-year senior … named Mid-Major All-America by Foot-ball Gazette … in two seasons as an outfielder on Albany’s baseball team, batted .288 with 3 HRs, 24 RBI, and 29 stolen bases in 79 games … also played baseball at Hudson Valley Community College (Troy, NY) and helped his team to the 2004 conference championship game.

PERSONAL: Full name is Rashad Emmanuel Unique Barksdale … earned All-State honors as a RB and DB at Hudson (NY) High School … also garnered All-State honors in baseball … stole 90 career bases and was named Patroon Conference MVP as a senior … served as an intern with Metro Sports during the 2008 off-season … volunteered at Higher M-Pact, an agency that helps high-risk urban youths prepare for suc-cess … has three younger brothers, Talib, Jordan, and Zayre … earned degree in Sociology, with a minor in Communications


SUNY AlbanyHomeToWnHudson, NY

HoW ACquiredFA-09


dob: May 11, 1984

rAsHAD BARkSDALE

23 CoRnERBACk

Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2007 KC 6/0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2008 NYG Practice Squad2009 ARZ Practice SquadTotal 6/0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9

BARkSDALE CAREER STATS

PERSONAL:Full name Stevie Baggs Jr. … was an All-State 6A selection at Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs, FL) High School where he was named Seminole County Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … broke the state single-season sack record as a senior after recording 26.0 sacks on the season … was a multi-sport star at Lake Brantley, also

lettering in basketball and track (shot-put) … in April 2009, hosted the First Annual Professional Football Camp and Life Skills Clinic, providing close to 100 youth (ages 8-21) the opportunity to gain first-hand athletic knowledge and life lessons of empowerment from current and former NFL and CFL players … earned a degree in Inter-national Business.

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PRO CAREER:Originally selected by the New York Jets in the first round (27th overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft, played five seasons with the Jets before signing with Tampa Bay on 3/15/05 as an unrestricted free agent. Following three seasons with the Buccaneers, signed with St. Louis on 3/11/08 as an unrestricted free agent. Signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals on 3/19/09 and re-signed with Ari-zona as an unrestricted free agent on 3/10/10.

2009: In his first season with the Cardinals, extended his consecutive regular season games played streak to 152 after appearing in all 16 regular season games for the ninth straight year … totaled seven receptions for 61 yards and one TD in 2009 … saw first action as a Cardi-nal in the season opener vs. SF (9/13) … registered first start, as part of two TE formation, and first reception as a Cardinal @ Jax (9/20) … recorded first TD reception as a Cardinal @ Chi (11/8) and his first since 12/16/07 vs. Atlanta as a member of the Buccaneers … helped block for a rushing attack that totaled over 100 yards (110) for the sixth time in eight games vs. StL (12/27) … played in 152nd consecutive game in the regular season finale vs. GB (1/3/10); marked the third longest active streak among offensive players in the NFL (Brett Favre-287 and Peyton Manning-193) … helped block for a rushing attack that totaled 156 yards in his first postseason game as a member of the Cardinals vs. GB (1/10/10) … made eighth career postseason start as part of a two TE package and recorded one reception for eight yards @ NO (1/16/10); marked first postseason reception since 2005.

2008: Played in all 16 games with 11 starts for the Rams, the eighth consecutive season he appeared in all 16 games … primarily as a blocker, helped RB Steven Jackson lead the NFL with 118.4 scrimmage yards per game … caught six passes for 39 yards.

2007: Appeared in all 16 regular season games with two starts and also started playoff game … finished the season with five receptions for 20 yards and two TDs … caught first pass and TD of the season @ NO (12/2), scoring on a one-yard pass in the second quarter … caught his second TD pass of the season vs. Atl (12/16), a one-yard reception in the fourth quarter.

2006: Started all 16 games for Tampa Bay … totaled 18 catches for 115 yards and one TD … caught two passes for nine yards vs. Was (11/19), including a two-yard TD reception, his first score as a Buccaneer.

2005: Started all 16 games in first season with Tampa Bay while also starting playoff game ... caught 16 passes for 112 yards … in Buccaneers debut, started and helped the team rush for 146 yards … caught one pass for 13 yards and helped lead the way for Bucs’ backs to record 180 yards on the ground vs. Mia (10/16).

2004: Started all 16 regular season contests and both playoff games with the New York Jets … regu-

lar season totals of 13 catches for 100 yards and one TD … had three receptions for 28 yards and one TD in two playoff games … recorded two catches for 20 yards including a diving 11-yard reception that helped set up the game-winning FG on the Jets final drive vs. Buf (10/10) … recorded a season-high four receptions for 47 yards, including a season-long 19-yard reception vs. SF (10/17) … as a blocker, helped the Jets rush for 229 yards vs. Sea (12/19).

2003: Started all 16 games at TE with the Jets and set career-highs with 40 receptions for 356 yards and four TD catches … tied a career-high with two TD catches vs. Buf (10/12) … started his 50th career game and caught four balls for 44 yards, including a nine-yard TD to tie the game at 28-28 and force OT vs. NYG (11/2) ... caught a career-best six passes, including a one-yard TD grab @ Mia (12/28).

2002: Started all 16 regular season games and both playoff contests with the Jets … totaled 28 receptions for 243 yards and tied a career-high with five TD catches … registered four catches for 36 yards, one TD, and caught a two-point conversion @ Buf (9/8).

2001: Started in all 16 regular season games and the AFC Wild Card game with the Jets … finished with 36 catches for 321 yards and five TDs … notched five catches for 35 yards and two TDs vs. StL (10/21) … tallied four catches for 22 yards, including the game-winning TD with 58 seconds left in the fourth quarter @ Ind (12/23).

2000: Played in 14 games as a rookie, starting 10 contests with the Jets … inactive for two other contests with a sprained knee … earned Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie team honors with 16 catches for 144 yards and two TDs … recorded three catches for 41 yards and first career TD vs. Den (11/5).


West VirginiaHomeToWnDrexel Hill, PA

HoW ACquiredFA-09


dob: August 8, 1977

ANtHONY BECHT

84 TigHT EnD

After missing two games during his rookie ■

season (2000) with a knee injury, has appeared in 152 consecutive games, the third-longest streak among offensive players in the NFL (Brett Favre-287 and Peyton Manning-193).

Started 104 consecutive games between 2000 ■

and 2006.

Has blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher in seven ■

of his 10 NFL seasons heading into 2010; Steven Jackson (StL-2008), Cadillac Williams (TB-2005), Curtis Martin (NYJ-2000-04) and blocked for a Cardinals team that rushed for 1,494 yards in 2009.

Has won four division titles with three different ■

teams (NYJ-2002; TB-2007, 2005; AZ-2009).

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COLLEGE:Finished his collegiate career at West Virginia ranked second on the school’s all-time receptions list by a tight end with 83 catches for 1,173 yards and 10 TDs … appeared in 35 games with 26 starts as a Moun-taineer … selected as a Football News honorable mention All-American pick as a senior after record-ing 35 catches for 510 yards and five TDs … also named second team All-Big East and was the team captain and MVP for the second consecutive season … recorded 29 receptions for 393 yards and four TDs as a junior, earning second team All-Big East honors and was the team captain and MVP … appeared in

every game as a sophomore and one game as a red-shirt freshman.

PERSONAL:Full name Anthony Becht … was an all-city, all-Catholic Conference and all-county selection as a senior at Monsignor Bonner (Drexel Hill, PA) High School after recording 47 receptions for 693 yards … was a three-year letter winner in basketball … hosts the Anthony Becht Football Camp in the summer at his prep alma mater and also at Robert C. Byrd High School in Clarksburg (WV) … along with wife, Dee-Ann, the couple has one son, Anthony Rocco, and one daughter, Olivia Ann.

Receiving Year Team GP/GS Rec Yds Avg LG TD2000 NYJ 14/10 16 144 9.0 30 22001 NYJ 16/16 36 321 8.9 24 52002 NYJ 16/16 28 243 8.7 21 52003 NYJ 16/16 40 356 8.9 29 42004 NYJ 16/16 13 100 7.7 19 12005 TB 16/16 16 112 7.0 17 02006 TB 16/16 18 115 6.4 13 12007 TB 16/2 5 20 4.0 9 22008 STL 16/11 6 39 6.5 11 02009 Ariz 16/10 7 61 8.7 16 1Total 158/128 185 1,511 8.2 30 21Single-Game Highs:Receptions: 6, @ Miami, 12/28/03; Receiving Yards: 63, vs. Jacksonville, 11/23/03; Long Reception: 30, vs. Denver, 11/5/00; Touchdowns: 2, twice, last vs. Buffalo, 10/12/03.

BeCHT PoSTSeASon STATSReceiving

Year Team GP/GS Rec Yds Avg LG TD2001 NYJ 1/1 0 0 0.0 0 02002 NYJ 2/2 4 22 5.5 8 02004 NYJ 2/2 3 28 9.3 13t 12005 TB 1/1 3 26 8.7 14 02007 TB 1/1 0 0 0.0 0 02009 Ariz 2/1 1 8 8.0 8 0Total 9/8 11 84 7.6 14 1Postseason Single-Game Highs:Receptions: 3, twice, last vs. Washington 1/7/06; Receiving Yards: 26, vs. Washington, 1/7/06; Long Reception: 14, vs. Washington, 1/7/06; Touchdowns: 1, @ San Diego, 1/8/05.

BECHT CAREER STATS

TE Anthony Becht played in his 152nd consecutive game in the 2009 regular season finale vs. Green Bay, marking the third-longest active streak among offensive players in the NFL behind Brett Favre (287) and Peyton Manning (193).

Among players on both sides of the ball, Becht’s 152 con-secutive games played ranks fifth.

ConSeCUTIve GAmeS PLAYeD—nFL PoSITIonAL PLAYeRSGames Player (Position)287 Brett Favre (quarterback)193 Peyton Manning (quarterback)192 Ronde Barber (cornerback)192 London Fletcher (linebacker)152 Anthony Becht (tight end)

Entering his 11th NFL season, and second with the Cardinals, Becht has appeared in every game over the past nine seasons after missing two games during his rookie campaign (2000) with a sprained knee. Becht missed games seven and eight during his rookie campaign and his current streak began with the final eight games of that season.

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PRO CAREER:Originally drafted by the Chiefs in the fourth round (107th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft, Beisel played in Kansas City for his first four seasons. He played one year in New England, signing with the Patriots as an unre-stricted free agent on 4/14/05 and was released during their final roster cut on 9/1/06. Signed by the Cardinals on 11/6/06 as a free agent, went on to sign a two-year deal with the team on 3/14/07. Returned to Kansas City, signing as an unrestricted free agent on 3/17/09. In 2009, played in three games with the Chiefs before being released on 9/29/09. Signed with the Cardinals on 11/24/09 and re-signed a one-year contract with Arizona on 3/29/10 as a free agent.

2009: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with Kansas City on 3/17 … played in three games, regis-tering two tackles and one tackle for loss before being released on 9/29 … signed with Arizona on 11/24 and appeared in six regular season games while also start-ing one of two postseason contests for the Cards … in first game back with Arizona, registered one special teams tackle @ Ten (11/29) … recorded one special teams tackle in each of the next two games … tied for the team lead with a season-high three special teams tackles @ Det (12/20) … saw extensive action on defense, recording two tackles in the regular season finale vs. GB (1/3/10) … recovered a Steve Breaston fumble on a punt return at the AZ 41 in the Wild Card contest vs. GB (1/10/10) … started in place of injured LB Gerald Hayes (ankle) and tied career-postseason-high with four tackles in the Divisional matchup @ NO (1/16/10).

2008: For the fourth time in his career and for the second year in a row he played in all 16 regular season games as well as all four postseason games including a start in Super Bowl XLIII vs. Pit in which he tied a post-season career-best with four tackles ... during the regu-lar season registered 19 special teams tackles, the third most of his career … in 100th career game recorded two special teams tackles and helped win the game by recovering a blocked punt and advancing it three yards for his first career TD in OT vs. Dal (10/12); marked the first time in NFL regular season history that a game has ended on a TD off of a blocked punt ... led team with a career-high five special teams tackles @ StL (11/2); eclipsed 100 career special teams tackles ... recorded first two defensive tackles of the season vs. StL (12/7) ... registered a season-high five tackles and tied for the team lead with two special teams tackles vs. Sea (12/28) ... tied for the team lead with two special teams tackles @ Car (1/10/9) ... recorded first defensive tackle of the postseason vs. Phi (1/18/09) ... started

first career Super Bowl and tied postseason career-high with four tackles vs. Pit (2/1/09); tied for team lead with four special teams tackles in the postseason.

2007: For the first time since 2002, appeared in all 16 games while starting two for the injured Karlos Dansby and led Arizona with 23 special teams tack-les … led the team with three special teams tackles in the season opener @ SF (9/10) … filled in at LB after Dansby left with a knee injury in the first quarter and registered team-high 10 tackles vs. Car (10/14) … made first start of the season and finished second on the team with seven tackles @ Was (10/21); part of defense that held Washington to 160 total net yards … for the second straight week started at LB for the injured Dansby (knee) and registered career-high 15 tackles with 10 unassisted tackles @ TB (11/4) … in 90th career game led team with three special teams tackles vs. Cle (12/2) … tied for team lead with two special teams tackles vs. StL (12/30) and set new single season career-high with 23 special teams tackles, sur-passing old mark of 22 (2003).

2006: Released by the Patriots following training camp on 9/1/06 and signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals on 11/6/06 … made his first start of the season for injured LB Gerald Hayes, posting a team- high eight tackles, one tackle for a loss and one QB pressure @ SF (12/24) … collected five tackles, one pass defensed and the second INT of his career @ SD (12/31), a turnover that led to an Edgerrin James TD run and a 7-0 Cardinals lead.

2005: Recorded 57 tackles for New England, the second-highest tackle total in his career and seven tack-les shy of his career-high; started six of 15 games at ILB and earned his first career playoff start vs. Jax (1/7/06) … started the first five games of the season, the regu-lar season finale and the Wild Card playoff game … first start as a Patriot came vs. Oak (9/8) and tied for second on the team with seven stops … tied for the team lead with seven tackles including a sack of Matt Schaub @ Atl (10/9) … started at ILB in the Wild Card game vs. Jax (1/7/06) and collected four stops … saw action on special teams @ Den (1/14/06).

2004: Played in 11 games with nine starts and fin-ished third on the team with a career-high 64 tackles with the Chiefs; set a career-high with 2.5 sacks and also recorded the first INT of his career … made his first career start at MLB in the season opener @ Den (9/12) and made his first career INT, snaring a Jake Plummer pass and also led the team in tackles with seven … led the team in tackles for the second consecutive week vs. Car (9/19), recording 13 stops … posted seven tack-les and forced a Kyle Boller fumble @ Bal (10/4) … recorded five tackles and combined for a sack on Michael


Kansas StateHomeToWnDouglass, KS

HoW ACquiredFA-09



MONtY BEiSEL

52 LinEBACkER

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Vick vs. Atl (10/24) … recorded six tackles and a sack of Billy Volek @ Ten (12/13) … picked up a fumble by Chargers RB Michael Turner and returned it nine yards vs. SD (1/2/05).

2003: Appeared in 12 games for the Chiefs and ranked second on the team with 22 special teams stops while adding a forced fumble and a partially blocked punt on special teams … produced a career-high four special teams stops @ Hou (9/21) … partially blocked a Kyle Richardson punt and added three special teams stops @ Cin (11/16) … recorded his first career sack when he dropped Rick Mirer vs. Oak (11/23) … posted two special teams stops in the AFC Divisional Playoff game vs. Ind (1/11/04).

2002: Played in 16 games on special teams for the Chiefs; tied for second on the club with 15 special teams stops … returned three kickoffs for 21 yards … blocked a Tom Rouen punt that was recovered at the five-yard line to set up a TD vs. Den (10/20) … had three spe-cial teams tackles vs. Oak (10/27) and @ SF (11/10) … returned a kickoff for nine yards @ Sea (11/24).

2001: Played in 16 games on special teams for Kan-sas City and took snaps on defense in 13 contests … made his NFL debut vs. Oak (9/9) as a reserve DE and recorded a tackle … registered a season-high three spe-cial teams tackles @ Was (9/30) … forced a Terry Kirby fumble on a kickoff return @ Oak (12/9) in addition to two special teams tackles and an eight-yard kickoff return … had four tackles and a 14-yard kickoff return @ Sea (1/6/02).

COLLEGE:Played in 44 games at Kansas State … finished his career with 192 tackles (110 solo), 22 sacks, 45 stops for a loss and 18 passes defensed … was a two-time first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection … started 13 games at weakside DE as a senior in 2000, leading the team with a career-high 102 tackles … finished second on the squad with 10.5 sacks and 19 stops for a loss, while forcing three fumbles … a consensus first-team All-Big 12 selec-tion … started all 11 games at weakside end as a junior, finishing the season with 47 tackles (34 solos), 6.5 sacks, nine QB pressures and nine passes defensed … All-Big 12 honorable mention and a second-team Academic All-Big 12 pick … played in 11 games with two starts in 1998 and recorded 35 tackles with 4 sacks, an INT, a fumble recovery, forced fumble and a pass defensed … appeared in nine games as a reserve DE in 1997, recording eight tackles with a sack and four tackles for a loss.

PERSONAL: Full name Monty Gene Beisel … All-State performer who played for his father at Douglass (KS) High School as a senior … finished his career with 513 rushing attempts for 3,693 yards and caught 76 passes for 1,006 yards and 58 total TDs … a 1996 Parade All-America selection by USA Today … first-team All-State pick by the Topeka Cap-ital-Journal … a track standout who was a two-time win-ner of the state Class 3A discus and shot titles, as well as a two-time runner-up in the javelin and a finalist in the 100 meters as a senior … also lettered in basketball.

Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2001 KC 16/0 7 6 13 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 162002 KC 16/0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152003 KC 12/0 7 1 8 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 222004 KC 11/9 48 16 64 2.5 17 1 -1 -1 0 1 1 1 52005 NE 15/6 32 25 57 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 52006 Ariz 8/2 12 2 14 0.0 0 1 11 11 0 1 0 0 62007 Ariz 16/2 19 13 32 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 232008 Ariz 16/0 6 4 10 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 192009 KC/Ariz 9/0 3 1 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7Total 119/19 135 68 203 4.5 19 2 10 11 0 3 1 2 118

Single Game Highs:Total Tackles: 15, @ Tampa Bay, 11/4/07; Solo Tackles: 12, vs. Carolina, 9/19/04; Special Teams Tackles: 5, @ St. Louis, 11/2/08; Interceptions: 1, twice, last @ San Diego, 12/31/06; Sacks: 1, four times, last @ Atlanta, 10/9/05; Forced Fumble: 1, twice, last @ Denver, 10/16/05; Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. San Diego, 1/2/05.

Additional Statistics:Touchdowns: 1, vs. Dallas, 10/12/08 (returned blocked punt three yards in OT).

BeISeL PoSTSeASon STATS Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2003 KC 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22005 NE 2/1 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02008 Ariz 4/1 2 3 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02009 Ariz 2/1 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 9/3 6 7 13 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Postseason Single Game Highs:Total Tackles: 4, three times, last @ New Orleans, 1/16/10. Solo Tackles: 2, three times, last @ New Orleans, 1/16/10. Special Teams Tackles: 2, twice, last @ Carolina, 1/10/09.

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PRO CAREER:Selected in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft after Arizona traded up (sent fourth-rounder to Oak-land). Appeared in all 16 regular season games for the first time in his career in 2009, while also appearing in both postseason contests.

2009: Established career-highs with 20 tackles, two sacks and two passes defensed in 16 games … appeared in both post-season contests and recorded first career start (regular or post-season) in the Wild Card game vs. GB … saw action in the first two games as a reserve defensive lineman, playing both inside and outside … registered career-high two passes defensed and one tackle vs. Ind (9/27); deflected a Peyton Manning pass that resulted in an Antrel Rolle INT … part of fourth quarter goal line stand that prevented the Texans from scoring from the one-yard line on three straight plays in the final minutes vs. Hou (9/27) … part of defense that held the Seahawks to their lowest rushing output in franchise history (14 yards on 11 carries) @ Sea (10/18) … notched his first two career sacks @ NYG (10/25) on Sunday Night football … tied for the lead among defensive linemen with a career-high four tackles and one QB hit vs. Min (12/6); defense held the Vikings to 62 yards rushing, 67.2 yards below their season average heading into the game (129.2) and held RB Adrian Peterson to 19 yards on 13 carries … after being inactive for all of the 2008 post-season, started first career game in place of DE Calais Camp-bell (thumb), and recorded first career fumble recovery vs. GB (1/10/10) in the Wild Card matchup; recovered fumble on the GB 22-yard line, leading to a Cards TD and a 14-0 lead … tied for the team lead among defensive linemen with three tackles @ NO (1/16/10) in the Divisional game.

2008: Saw action in four games in 2008 ... inactive (ankle) in the season opener @ SF (9/7) ... in first action of the season recorded two tackles vs. Mia (9/14) and helped hold Dolphin RBs Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown to just 53 yards on 22 attempts (2.4 avg.) ... recorded two tackles @ Was (9/21) and @ NYJ (9/28) ... inactive for the next 10

games ... inactive (cheek) vs. Min (12/14) ... was active for the first time in 11 games vs. Sea (12/28) ... inactive for all four postseason games.

2007: Played in the season’s final 11 games after suffer-ing a hand injury in training camp … inactive (hand) for the first two games of the season … saw first career action but did not register any statistics vs. Car (10/14) … recorded one QB hit vs. Cle (12/2) and @ Sea (12/9) … totaled career-high three tackles @ NO (12/16) which tied for most among defensive linemen … registered first career pass defensed vs. StL (12/30).

COLLEGE:Entered the 2007 Draft following his junior season at Michi-gan … All-Big Ten Conference first-team choice by the league’s coaches and media as a junior … started all 13 games at left DT for Michigan’s #1 ranked rush defense, allow-ing only 43.3 yards-per-game … the team also ranked 10th nationally allowing 268.3 yards-per-game in total offense … recorded 25 tackles (17 solos) with two sacks for minus 16 yards, six stops for losses of 23 yards and two pressures … saw action in all 12 games, starting the final 10 … lined up at NT for three games before shifting to left DE for his final seven starts … appeared in 12 games as a reserve DE as a freshman.

PERSONAL:Full name Alan Keith Branch … attended Cibola (Rio Rancho, NM) High School where he was standout two-way lineman and FB … named Gatorade Player of the Year in New Mexico, earning All-State and all-district accolades as a junior and senior … picked up team MVP honors both of those seasons … recorded over 200 tackles with 15 stops behind the line of scrimmage, including six sacks, forced four fumbles with two recoveries and one INT in his career … also returned five punts for TDs … in addition to football, he lettered three times in basketball, picking up all-district first-team and All-State second-team honors as a junior.

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AlAN BRAnCH

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Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2007 Ariz 11/0 8 2 10 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 02008 Ariz 4/0 5 2 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02009 Ariz 16/0 15 5 20 2.0 12.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Total 31/0 28 9 37 2.0 12.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0Single Game Highs:Total Tackles: 4, vs. Minnesota, 12/6/09; Solo Tackles: 2, six times, last vs. Green Bay, 1/3/10; Sacks: 2.0, at NY Giants, 10/25/09.

BRAnCH PoSTSeASon STATS Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2009 Ariz 2/1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 2/1 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

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PRO CAREER: Drafted in the fifth round (142nd overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft, has appeared in 47 of 48 regu-lar season games and all six postseason contests during his first three seasons. Signed a one-year tender with Arizona on 3/29/10 as a restricted free agent.

2009: After missing the first game of the reg-ular season with a knee injury he suffered during the preseason, served as the Cardinals third WR and primary punt returner for the second straight year, starting six of 15 games played and both postseason contests … including the regular and postseason, registered a team-high 14 receptions of 20 yards or more … inactive (knee) for the sea-son opener vs. SF (9/13); marked the first game missed in his career … after missing a practice and being limited in others during the week (knee), registered a team-high 83 yards receiving on five receptions @ Jax (9/20) … for the second straight week led the Cardinals with 94 yards receiving on seven receptions vs. Ind (9/27) … averaged 21.3

yards on three punt returns with a long of 36 and finished second on the team with seven receptions for 77 yards and one TD @ Sea (10/18) … tied Larry Fitzgerald for the lead among Cardinal WRs with six receptions for 57 yards vs. Car (11/1) … started in place of the injured Boldin (ankle) and registered a regular season career-long 25-yard run as well as five receptions for 66 yards and one TD @ Chi (11/8) … registered four receptions for 79 yards and a TD vs. Sea (11/15); marked third TD in the last three games vs. Seattle … set up the tying score with a 64-yard punt return to the Vikings two-yard line and rushed for 19 yards on a reverse vs. Min (12/6); marked the second longest punt return of his career … recorded a 45-yard reception to the Rams 14-yard line, setting up a TD to put Arizona up 7-0 vs. StL (12/27); 45-yard reception marked the Cardinals longest completion of the regular season … led team with a career postseason-high seven receptions for 125 yards and one TD as well as a career-long 28-yard run vs. GB (1/10/10); marked first career 100-yard game


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steve BREASTon

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In his first 19 career NFL games, Breaston ■

totaled 12 receptions for 164 yards and no receiving TDs as he served primarily as the Cardinals punt return specialist. Over his last 28 regular season games, Breaston has tallied 128 receptions for 1,646 yards and six TDs.

In 2009, registered his first postseason TD ■

in the Wild Card win vs. Green Bay, where he also had a career-high 125 yards on seven receptions and a career-long 28-yard run.

In six career postseason contests, has totaled ■

24 receptions for 325 yards and a TD.

Including the postseason, registered a team- ■

high 14 receptions of 20 yards or more in 2009.

Had a breakout season as a wide receiver ■

in 2008, establishing career-highs with 77 receptions for 1,006 yards and three TDs after totaling eight receptions for 92 yards in 2007 as a rookie.

In ’08, joined WRs Anquan Boldin and Larry ■

Fitzgerald to mark the fifth time in NFL history

that a team had three players all reach 1,000 receiving yards in the same season.

Also in ‘08, Breaston (77) combined with ■

Boldin (89) and Fitzgerald (96) to mark just the fifth time in league history (second by a trio of wide receivers) that a team had three players record at least 75 receptions each in a season.

Totaled 192 yards on eight kickoff returns, 122 ■

yards on nine receptions and 10 punt return yards in the game against the Jets (9/28/08), establishing a franchise record with 324 com-bined yards, which surpassed the 284 combined yards piled up by Ollie Matson vs. Pittsburgh on 12/31/54.

With his 73-yard punt return for a TD vs. Pit ■

(9/30/07), became the first Cardinals rookie with a punt return for a TD since Vai Sikahema in 1986.

Collected 1,786 combined return yards as a ■

rookie in 2007, the fourth-highest total in franchise history.

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in the postseason; 125 yards marked the highest single-game total of his career, including the regu-lar season … made second consecutive postseason start in place of injured WR Anquan Boldin (ankle) and recorded four receptions for 52 yards @ NO (1/16/10) in the Divisional game.

2008: Started nine of 16 games played as well as two of four postseason games serving as the Cardinals third WR and punt returner ... started first career game as the Cardinals opened in a four WR set vs. Mia (9/14) ... established career-highs with 192 yards on eight kickoff returns and nine receptions for 122 yards @ NYJ 99/28); combined with 10 punt return yards set a franchise record of 324 combined yards which surpassed the 284 com-bined yards by Ollie Matson vs. Pit on 12/31/54; teamed with Boldin (10 rec.-119 yds.) and Fitzger-ald (8 rec.-122 yds.) to mark only the second time in franchise history that three receivers went over 100 yards in the same game (first hap-pened in 11/10/68 vs. Pit) ... tied for team lead with seven receptions for 77 yards vs. Buf (10/5) ... made fifth consecu-tive start and for the second straight week filled in for the injured Boldin, leading the team with eight receptions for 102 yards and first career receiv-ing TD vs. Dal (10/12) ... recorded a game and career-high 124 yards on seven receptions vs. SF (11/10) ... registered team-high six recep-tions for 45 yards and one TD @ Phi (11/27) ... recorded a career long 58-yard reception as part of a team-high seven receptions for 90 yards while missing some time with a rib injury late in the second quarter vs. StL (12/7); marked the fifth game he has either led or tied for the team-lead in recep-tions ... started for the injured Bol-din at WR while also registering a career-high nine kickoff returns @ NE (12/21) ... recorded a TD and 91 receiving yards vs. Sea (12/28) to reach a career best 1,006 yards on the season ... started in playoff debut and recorded 39 yards on two receptions includ-ing a 25-yarder for a first down on the Cardinals game clinch-ing dr ive

that ate up the final 4:10 vs. Atl (1/3/09) ... started in place of the injured Boldin (hamstring) and finished second on the team with four recep-tions for 28 yards @ Car (1/10/09) ... registered a season long 34-yard punt return as well as a postseason-high of six receptions for 71 yards vs. Pit (2/1/09).

2007: Played in all 16 games as the primary kick and punt returner, recording 1,786 combined return yards, the fourth highest season total in franchise history … totaled four punt returns for a career-high 101 yards while registering first career TD on a 73-yard punt return vs. Pit (9/30); became the first Cardinals rookie with a punt return TD since Vai Sikahema in 1986, and it was the lon-gest since a 76-yard TD by Sikahema in 1987 while also marking the first punt return for a TD for the Cardinals since they played @ Was on 9/12/93

when Johnny Bailey returned a Reggie Roby punt 58 yards; earned NFC Special Teams

Player of the Week becoming only the fourth Cardinal rookie to earn a

Player of the Week award … regis-tered first career carry for 10 yards while returning five kickoffs for

a 24.6-yard average vs. Car (10/14); returned at least one kick off for 33 yards

or more in three out of the last four

games … registered second longest punt return of the season (46 yards)

that set up a TD and his second longest kickoff return

(52) vs. Det (11/11) … hauled in first two career recep-tions for 24 yards and opened fourth quarter with career long 59-yard kickoff return to set up a Neil Rackers FG that made

it 24-18 with 12:10 left vs. Cle (12/2) … set career-high with four receptions for 52 yards @ Sea (12/9) … saved a TD on a Falcon fake punt with his first

career tackle vs. Atl (12/23).

COLLEGE:The Big Ten’s all-time leader in punt returns (127) and punt return yards (1,599) …

appeared in 48 games for the Wolverines with 25 starts … scored on kickoff returns (1), punt

returns (4), as a receiver (10) and running the ball (2), while amass-

ing 5,609

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all-purpose yards during his career … started 12 of 13 games at split end and led the team with a career-high 58 receptions for 670 yards and two TDs … as a junior, was the recipient of the U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award and became the first player in U-M history to gain 1,000 return yards (1,002) in a season and finished third on the team with 26 receptions for 291 yards and two TDs, adding 101 yards on 10 carries (10.1 avg) … as a sophomore, played in 11 games, finishing third on the team with 34 receptions for 291 yards (8.6 avg.) and three TDs … gained 292 yards with one TD on 24 punt returns, ranking third in the Big Ten Conference with a 12.3-yard average … added 689 yards on 28 kickoff returns (24.6 avg.), both good for school season-records, giving him 1,348 all-purpose yards on the season, an average of 122.5 yards-per-game … saw action in 13 games as a freshman and ranked third in the Big Ten with 13.8 yards-per-punt return as he set Michi-gan season records in punt returns (45) and yards (619) ... scored two TDs on punt returns, ranked second on the team in receiving TDs (three), third in receiving yards (444) and fourth in receptions (38), averaging 11.7 yards-per-catch … amassed

1,319 all-purpose yards, an average of 101.4 yards-per-game.

PERSONAL:Full name Steven William Breaston … attended Woodland Hills (North Braddock, PA) High School where he lettered three times in football, lead-ing the team to a 14-1 record and to a berth in the Pennsylvania 4-A State Championship game … helped Woodland Hills win the WPIAL Class AAAA title, gaining 219 yards on 15 carries during a 41-6 victory … in June of 2010 was inductd into the WPIAL Hall of Fame ... named the Gatorade Penn-sylvania Player of the Year in 2001 … selected as Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s co-Player of the Year … gained 2,545 career rushing yards and 37 TDs as a QB … as a senior, he rushed 151 times for 1,718 yards (11.4 avg.) and 24 TDs, completed 33-of-79 passes for 600 yards and was involved in 34 scores overall, including 10 TD runs of more than 50 yards … returned two punts for TDs in his senior season and accounted for more than 5,000 all-purpose yards during his last two seasons … lettered twice in basketball and track, winning the district title in the 300-meter hurdles as a junior.

In addition to being part of the WR trio that each recorded 1,000 yards in ’08, Steve Breas-ton joined Fitzgerald and Boldin in establishing another milestone. All three receivers posted at least 75 receptions on the year, marking just the fifth time in NFL history that three players on the same team hauled in 75+ receptions in a season. It was just the second time a trio of wide receivers had accomplished the feat.

THRee PLAYeRS WITH 75+ ReCePTIonS In A SeASonYear Team Players (Receptions)2009 Steelers WR Hines Ward (95), WR Santonio Holmes (79), TE Heath Miller (76)2008* Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald (96), WR Anquan Boldin (89), WR Steve Breaston (77)2002 Raiders WR Jerry Rice (92), RB Charlie Garner (91), WR Tim Brown (81) 2002* Rams WR Torry Holt (91), RB Marshall Faulk (80), WR Isaac Bruce (79) 2000* Rams WR Isaac Bruce (87), WR Torry Holt (82), RB Marshall Faulk (81) 1989 Redskins WR Art Monk (86), WR Ricky Sanders (80), WR Gary Clark (79)*Kurt Warner was the QB

Although it has happened just six times in league history, Kurt Warner was the QB for three of the five teams that had three players with 75+ receptions in a season.

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ReceivingYear Team GP/GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2007 Ariz 16/0 8 92 11.5 22 02008 Ariz 16/9 77 1,006 13.1 58 32009 Ariz 15/6 55 712 12.9 45 3 Total 47/15 140 1,810 12.9 58 6

Punt Returns Kickoff ReturnsYear Team Att Yds Avg Lg FC TD no Yds Avg Lg TD2007 Ariz 42 395 9.4 73t 6 1 62 1,391 22.4 59 02008 Ariz 33 237 7.2 25 10 0 33 667 20.2 38 02009 Ariz 38 253 6.7 64 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Total 113 885 7.8 73t 27 1 95 2,058 21.7 59 0

Single Game Highs:Yards Receiving: 124, vs. San Francisco, 11/10/08; Receptions: 9, (twice) last @ Carolina, 10/26/08; Long Reception: 58, vs. St. Louis, 12/7/08; Touchdown Receptions: 1, (six times) last vs. Seattle, 11/15/09; Punt Returns: 5, twice, last @ St. Louis, 11/2/08; Punt Return Yards: 101, vs. Pittsburgh, 9/30/07; Longest Punt Return: 73t, vs. Pittsburgh, 9/30/07; Kick Returns: 9, @ New England, 12/21/08; Kick Return Yards: 192, @ New York Jets, 9/28/08; Longest Kick Return: 59, vs. Cleveland, 12/2/07.

Additional Statistics: Rushing: Career: 6-60; 2009: 2-44: 1-25 @ Chi (11/8); 1-19 vs. Min (12/6); 2008: 2-8: 1-4 vs. Mia (9/14); 1-4 vs. NYG (11/23) … 2007: 2-8: 1-10 vs. Car (10/14); 1-(-2) @ NO (12/16) … Special teams tackles: 1 vs. Atl (12/23/07).

BReASTon PoSTSeASon STATSReceiving

Year Team GP/GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2008 Ariz 4/2 13 148 11.4 25 02009 Ariz 2/2 11 177 16.1 26 1Total 6/4 24 325 13.5 26 1

Punt Returns Kickoff ReturnsYear Team Att Yds Avg Lg FC TD no Yds Avg Lg TD2008 Ariz 7 59 8.4 34 1 0 3 50 16.7 29 0 2009 Ariz 1 6 6.0 6 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Total 8 65 8.1 34 2 0 3 50 16.7 29 0

Postseason Single Game Highs:Yards Receiving: 125, vs. Green Bay, 1/10/10; Receptions: 7, vs. Green Bay, 1/10/10; Touchdown: 1, vs. Green Bay, 1/10/10; Yards Rushing: 28, vs. Green Bay, 1/10/10.

Postseason Additional Statistics:Rushing: Career: 1-28; 2009: 1-28 vs. GB (1/10/10).

B R E A S T o n C A R E E R S TAT S

In 2008, Steve Breaston, Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin became just the fifth trio in NFL history to each eclipse 1,000 yards receiving in the same season.Team Year PlayersChargers 1980 Kellen Winslow (89-1,290); John Jefferson (82-1,340); Charlie Joiner (71-1,132)Redskins 1989 Art Monk (86-1,186); Ricky Sanders (80-1,138); Gary Clark (79-1,229)Falcons 1995 Eric Metcalf (104-1,189); Terance Mathis (78-1,039); Bert Emanuel (74-1,039)Colts 2004 Marvin Harrison (86-1,113); Reggie Wayne (77-1,210); Brandon Stokley (68-1,077)Cardinals 2008 Larry Fitzgerald (96-1,431); Anquan Boldin (89-1,038); Steve Breaston (77-1,006)

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2009Date opp. GP/GS no Yds Long TDSept. 13 SF Inactive-Knee Sept. 20 @ Jax 1/0 5 83 22 0Sept. 27 IND 1/0 7 94 25 0Oct. 11 HOU 1/0 4 66 22 0Oct. 18 @ Sea 1/0 7 77 22 1Oct. 25 @ NYG 1/1 1 23 23 0Nov. 1 CAR 1/0 6 57 17 0Nov. 8 @ Chi 1/1 5 66 24 1Nov. 15 SEA 1/0 4 79 28t 1Nov. 22 @ StL 1/0 0 0 0 0Nov. 29 @ Ten 1/0 4 26 9 0Dec. 6 MIN 1/1 1 8 8 0Dec. 14 @ SF 1/0 1 15 15 0Dec. 20 @ Det 1/1 3 38 23 0Dec. 27 STL 1/1 4 64 45 0Jan. 3 GB 1/1 3 16 11 0Total 15/6 55 712 45 3Jan. 10 GB 1/1 7 125 26 1Jan. 16 @ NO 1/1 4 52 20 0Postseason 2/2 11 177 26 1

2008Date opp. GP/GS no Yds Long TDSept. 7 @ SF 1/0 3 54 40 0Sept. 14 MIA 1/1 1 18 18 0Sept. 21 @ Was 1/1 0 0 0 0Sept. 28 @ NYJ 1/0 9 122 37 0Oct. 5 BUF 1/1 7 77 18 0Oct. 12 DAL 1/1 8 102 23 1Oct. 26 @ Car 1/1 9 91 21 0Nov. 2 @ StL 1/0 2 39 34 0Nov. 10 SF 1/1 7 124 46 0Nov. 16 @ Sea 1/0 2 15 9 0Nov. 23 NYG 1/0 6 86 32 0Nov. 27 @ Phi 1/0 6 45 17 1Dec. 7 STL 1/0 7 90 58 0Dec. 14 MIN 1/1 4 46 19 0Dec. 21 @ NE 1/1 1 6 6 0Dec. 28 SEA 1/1 5 91 35 1Total 16/9 77 1,006 58 3Jan. 3 ATL 1/1 2 39 25 0Jan. 10 @ Car 1/1 4 28 12 0Jan. 18 PHI 1/0 1 10 10 0Feb. 1 PIT 1/0 6 71 23 0Postseason 4/2 13 148 25 0

2007Date opp. GP/GS no Yds Long TDSept. 10 @ SF 1/0 0 0 0 0Sept. 16 SEA 1/0 0 0 0 0Sept. 23 @ Bal 1/0 0 0 0 0Sept. 30 PIT 1/0 0 0 0 0Oct. 7 @ StL 1/0 0 0 0 0Oct. 14 CAR 1/0 0 0 0 0Oct. 21 @ Was 1/0 0 0 0 0Nov. 4 @ TB 1/0 0 0 0 0Nov. 11 DET 1/0 0 0 0 0Nov. 18 @ Cin 1/0 0 0 0 0Nov. 25 SF 1/0 0 0 0 0Dec. 2 CLE 1/0 2 24 19 0Dec. 9 @ Sea 1/0 4 52 22 0Dec. 16 @ NO 1/0 2 16 13 0Dec. 23 ATL 1/0 0 0 0 0Dec. 30 STL 1/0 0 0 0 0Total 16/0 8 92 22 0

CARDinALS PARTiCiPATE in “mAking THE CUT” WiTH RoLF’S SALonSArizona Cardinals players and cheerleaders participated in the

sixth annual “Making the Cut” event in December of 2009 at the Rolf’s Salon at Gainey Village with proceeds benefiting Cardinals Charities.

A ticket for the event included a haircut, style and luxury condi-tioning treatment by an expert Rolf’s Stylist with Cardinals players and cheerleaders assisting. The event also featured a silent auction, food and beverages courtesy of McCormick & Schmick’s, Budweiser, Southern Wine and Spirits, and Coca-Cola. Each participant also received a gift bag.

Cardinals players including wide receiver Steve Breaston, cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, linebacker Clark Haggans, wide receiver Early Doucet, center Lyle Sendlein, tackle Jeremy Bridges, cor-nerback Michael Adams, safety Rashad Johnson, wide receiver Onrea Jones, cornerback Rashad Barksdale, and wide receiver Ed Gant took part in the event.

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PRO CAREER: Originally joined the league as Philadelphia’s sixth-round selection (185th overall) in the 2003 NFL Draft. After spending all 16 games of 2003 as inac-tive with the Eagles, was put on waivers and claimed by Arizona on 9/6/04. Earned his first career start at guard for the Cardinals on 10/10/04 at San Fran-cisco. Released by the Cardinals on 8/31/05 and re-signed with the team on 10/12/05. Appeared in seven games with three starts in 2005 before being released on 9/2/06. Signed as a free agent with Carolina on 9/12/06 and started 28 of 41 games played in three seasons for the Panthers before being released on 2/25/09. Signed by Washington on 5/6/09 but was released on 9/5/09. Re-signed with Arizona as a free agent on 9/8/09. Signed a three-year contract with the Cardinals on 3/11/10.

2009: After signing with the Cardinals on 9/8, served as the primary backup G/T and started four of the final five regular season games as a well as both postseason contests at LT in place of injured T Mike Gandy (pelvis) … including the regular and postseason, the offense registered over 100 yards rushing in five of his six starts (113 vs. Min, 122 @ Det, 110 vs. StL, 156 vs. GB, 101 @ NO) … played in all 16 regular season games for the first time in his career … filled in at RT during the second quarter for injured starter Levi Brown (sprained ankle) @ Jax (9/20) … saw time on special teams in the next five games … played LT for Gandy who left in the fourth quarter due to a pelvis injury @ Ten (11/29) … registered 40th career start but first at LT in place of the injured Gandy vs. Min (12/6); marked first start for the Cardinals since 1/1/06 @ Ind; held Vikings DE Jared Allen, the NFC’s sack leader head-ing into the game, to 0 tackles and 0 sacks for the first time in ’09 … played in 75th career game, fill-ing in at LT for Gandy who left the game in the third quarter @ SF (12/14) … for the second time in ‘09 started at LT in place of Gandy (pelvis) and helped the offense total 122 yards rushing @ Det (12/20) … part of line that only gave up one sack on 33 pass attempts and cleared the way for 156 rushing yards against the NFLs number one ranked rush defense during the regular season in the Wild Card matchup vs. GB (1/10/10); marked the highest rushing total against a GB defense that only gave up 83.3 yards per game … started at LT and helped block for 101 rushing yards on 15 carries @ NO (1/16/10).

2008: Saw action in 14 games with four starts and started the Panthers only postseason game … helped RB DeAngelo Williams finish third in the NFL

with 1,515 rushing yards … started vs. KC (10/5) helping Carolina record 205 rushing yards on a sea-son-high 48 attempts, the most rushing yards since a franchise record 242 vs. StL (11/19/06).

2007: Registered 10 starts in 13 games played and helped Carolina rush for at least 114 yards in six of the team’s seven wins … part of line that helped establish a season-high 44 rushing attempts for 166 yards vs. SF (12/2) … saw action at RT in place of injured Travelle Wharton @ TB (12/30); helped pave the way for 180 yards rushing and two TDs.

2006: Signed as a free agent by Carolina on 9/12 after being waived by Arizona on 9/2 … set a career-high by starting the final 14 games … part of line that cleared the way for Carolina to rush for over 100 yards in nine games … helped give QB Jake Delhomme enough time to total 365 yards passing @ Bal (10/15) … helped open lanes for a team-record 242 rushing yards vs. StL (11/19) and tied a team record with 13 rushing first downs; offense also maintained possession for 41:17, the second highest mark in team history.

2005: Spent training camp with the Cardinals and was released on 8/31 … re-signed with the team on 10/12/05 … saw action on special teams vs. Ten (10/23); @ Dal (10/30) and vs. Sea (11/6) … released by the team on 11/8 … re-signed on 11/15 … started at RG @ StL (11/20) but suffered an ankle injury … deactivated for the next three games … returned to the field @ Hou (12/18) and started at LG in the final two games of the season vs. Phi (12/24) and @ Ind (1/1/06).

2004: Awarded off waivers (Phi) on 9/6 follow-ing the 53-man cut down … entered the game at RG in the second quarter vs. NO (10/3) and played there through the end of the game … recorded the first start of his career at RG @ SF (10/10) and started at RG for the next six games … DNP @ Det (12/5) or vs. SF (12/12) … saw action on special teams vs. StL (12/19) … returned to RG after LT Leonard Davis left the game due to a knee injury and the offensive line shuffled to compensate @ Sea (12/26) … started at RG in the season finale vs. TB (1/2).

2003: Made the Eagles 2003 opening day roster but was inactive for all 16 regular season games and both postseason contests.

COLLEGE: A four-year player, started 45 consecutive games for Southern Mississippi after redshirting his freshman year … played both right and left tackle for the Golden Eagles … earned All-Conference USA honors as


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HoW ACquiredFA-09


dob: April 19, 1980

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Year Team GP/GS2003 Phi 0/02004 Ariz 14/82005 Ariz 7/32006 Car 14/142007 Car 13/102008 Car 14/42009 Ariz 16/4Total 78/43

BRIDGeS PoSTSeASon STATSYear Team GP/GS2008 Car 1/12009 Ariz 2/2Total 3/3

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a senior … opened lanes for RB Derrick Nix to record 1,194 rushing yards, the fourth highest total in school history … started all 11 games as a junior and was a second-team All-Conference USA selection … part of a line that allowed QB Jeff Kelly the time to throw for 2,613 yards, the third highest total in school history … as a sophomore started all 12 games including the GMAC Bowl … earned Conference USA All-Freshman honors after starting 10 games for a Southern Miss team that won the Conference USA championship.

PERSONAL: Full name Jeremy Eugene Bridges … graduated from South Pike (McComb, MS) High School, where he earned Pike County Player of the Year honors … earned a degree in sports administration from Southern Mississippi … he and his wife, Brenda, have four children, sons James and Joe, and daugh-ters Anaia and Daija … the youngest of seven chil-dren (two brothers, five sisters).

PRO CAREER:Originally drafted by Washington in the seventh round (222nd overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft, Brough-ton played in four games as a rookie. Released by Washington on 9/12/06 and re-signed to the practice squad on 9/14/06. Re-signed to Redskins active roster on 12/23/06 and played in the final two games of the season. Spent the 2007 season on Redskins injured reserve list and was on Wash-ington’s practice squad for all of the 2008 season. Signed a future contract with the Carolina Panthers on 1/14/09 but was released on 3/13/09. Signed by Minnesota on 5/18/09 and spent preseason with the Vikings until being released on 9/5/09. Signed to the Giants practice squad on 9/7/09. Signed with Arizona on 1/5/10 and signed an exclusive rights contract with the Cards on 3/23/10.

2009: After spending the preseason with Minnesota, was released on 9/5 … signed to the Giants practice squad on 9/7 where he spent the

entire regular season before signing with Arizona on 1/5/10 … inactive for the team’s two postsea-son contests.

2008: After spending preseason with the Red-skins, was released on 8/31 … re-signed to the prac-tice squad on 9/3 where he spent the entire season.

2007: Placed on injured reserve (knee) on 5/15. 2006: Played in final two games of the regular

season … earned roster spot on 53-man roster fol-lowing training camp, but was inactive for Monday night season opener vs. Min (9/11) … released on 9/12 and re-signed to the practice squad on 9/14 … signed back to the active roster on 12/23 and played in final two games of season @ StL (12/24) and @ NYG (12/30).

2005: Made the opening day roster out of train-ing camp and played in first NFL game @ KC (11/16) where he logged five yards on a kickoff return … had only career carry @ StL (12/4) when he ran for three yards … inactive for 12 other games.


The CitadelHomeToWn

Charleston, SC

HoW ACquiredFA-09


dob: November 4, 1982

NeHeMiAH BRoUgHTon

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PRO CAREER:Drafted by the Cardinals in the second round (63rd overall) in the 2009 NFL draft, suffered a wrist injury during training camp and was placed on injured reserve on 8/31/09.

2009: Spent his rookie season on injured reserve after suffering a left wrist injury during training camp.

COLLEGE:Started 33 of the 42 games he appeared in during his career at Connecticut, including 32 starts at right DE and one other contest on the left side … his 45.5 tackles behind the line of scrimmage rank third in school history behind Uyi Osunde (49.0) and Maurice Lloyd (47.5) while his 24 sacks tied Gary Stills of West Virginia and Mike Mamula of Boston College for 11th on the Big East Conference career-record list and placed him second in school history behind only Mark Michaels (27) … his five forced fumbles in 2008 tied the school season-record and ranked sixth on the Big East’s annual record books … recorded 11 sacks as a senior, the third-best single-season total in Huskies’ history … became the first true freshman to start on Con-necticut’s offensive or defensive line since the pro-gram was elevated to FBS in 2000.

PERSONAL:Full name Cody Deion Brown … attended Coral Springs (FL) High School, serving as team captain during his senior year … named first-team all-Broward County and All-State honorable mention, adding Miami Herald Sweet Sixteen recognition … helped the team to the district playoffs, record-ing 88 tackles with nine sacks in 2004 … selected to play in the BCAA All-Star Classic and the Dade-Broward All-Star Game … earned two letters in basketball, picking up all-Broward County honors … majored in Sociology.


ConnecticutHomeToWn

Coral Springs, FL




cODY BRoWn

50 LinEBACkER

COLLEGE:Earned first-team All-Southern Conference honors at The Citadel … started 27 of 40 career games while rushing for over 2,600 yards and 25 TDs … he joined Cards 2010 third round draft pick Andre Rob-erts as the last two players drafted to the NFL from The Citadel … one of seven players drafted from the school since 1969 … joins former RBs Stump Mitch-ell and Travis Jervey as alums to make the NFL.

PERSONAL:Full name Nehemiah Broughton Jr. … grew up in Charleston, SC … named All-State as a senior at North Charleston (SC) High School as he collected 23 TDs and 1,670 rushing yards.

Rushing ReceivingYear Team GP/GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD no Yds Avg Lg TD STT2005 Was 4/0 1 3 3.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 02006 Was 2/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 02007 Was 0/0 Injured Reserve – Knee2008 Was 0/0 Practice Squad2009 NYG/Ariz Practice SquadTotal 6/0 1 3 3.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0

BRoUgHTon CAREER STATS

The Cardinals second-round selection in the ■

2009 draft, Brown suffered a wrist injury dur-ing training camp and was placed on injured reserve on 8/31/09.

In four seasons with the Huskies, started 33 of ■

42 games and recorded 150 tackles, 24 sacks, and 45.5 stops for losses. He also added six forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.

Named UConn’s Defensive MVP in 2008 after ■

starting all 13 games and recording a career-high 56 tackles and 11 sacks. He tied the school single-season record with five forced fumbles during his senior campaign.

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PRO CAREER:The Cardinals first pick in the 2007 NFL Draft (5th overall), Brown has been the starter at right tackle during his first three NFL seasons and has started 43 of the 45 games he appeared in during the regu-lar season, including all 38 games during the 2008 and 2009 regular season and postseason.

2009: Selected as an alternate for the Pro Bowl after starting all 16 games and both postseason con-tests at RT … one of four offensive linemen that have started 38 straight games as a group, including the regular and postseason … part of an offensive line that blocked for 1,494 rushing yards, the most by a Cardinals team since 2004 (1,668), and averaged 4.1 yards per carry, the highest by Arizona since 2002 (4.4) … missed time during the second quarter with a sprained ankle but returned @ Jax (9/20); part of line that did not allow a sack for the first time in ‘09 … helped offense possess the ball for 42:50 @ Sea (10/18), marking the first time since 12/18/94 (41:31 vs. Cin) that Arizona held the ball for at least 40:00 … part of line that only gave up one sack on 32 pass attempts and cleared the way for 182 yards rushing @ Chi (11/8) … was part of line that, despite 38 pass attempts, did not allow sack for the second time in ‘09 vs. Sea (11/15) … helped block for 183 rushing yards on 30 carries @ StL (11/22); marked the most rushing yards by the Cardinals since 10/3/04 vs. NO (211 yards); 487 rush-ing yards over the last three games was the highest three-game total in a season since the Cardi-nals rushed for 494 yards in games 10-12 in 1990 (161, 201, 132 yards) … part of line that didn’t allow a sack and cleared the way for 113 rushing yards vs. Min

(12/6); broke Vikings streak of record-ing at least one sack in 23 consecu-tive games; marked the sixth time in ‘09 (all wins) and the fourth time in the last five games the line allowed one or fewer sacks …

part of line that did not allow a sack for the fourth time in ‘09 in the regular sea-son finale vs. GB (1/3/10) … part of line that cleared

the way for 156 rushing y a r d s against

the NFLs n u m b e r one ranked

rush defense during the regu-

lar season vs. GB (1/10/10) in the Wild Card matchup; marked the highest rush-

ing total against a GB defense that only gave up 83.3 yards per game

… for the second straight week helped o-line give up only one

sack and block for over 100 yards rushing (101) @ NO (1/16/10) in the Divi-sional game.

2008: Started all 16 games as well

as all four post-

HT. 6-6 | WT. 324CollegePenn State

HomeToWnNorfolk, VA

HoW ACquiredD1/07 (5th)


dob: March 16, 1984

levi BRoWn

75 TACkLE

Named an alternate to the Pro Bowl in 2009 ■in his third NFL season after being selected by the Cardinals with the fifth overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft.

Has started 40 consecutive regular season ■games at right tackle dating back to his rookie season in 2007 and also started all six postsea-son contests in 2008 and ’09.

Member of a line that allowed just 26 sacks ■in 2009, the second lowest season total by a Cardinals offensive line (24-2007) since sacks became an official statistic in 1982.

Earned his degree in Labor and Industrial ■Relations in 3 1/2 years, graduating in December 2005; earned second degree in Psychology in December 2006.

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season games and was part of an offensive line that had the same five starters for all 20 games ... started at RT in the season opener @ SF (9/7); helped Edgerrin James collect 100 yards on 26 car-ries ... started at RT vs. Mia (9/14) and suffered a knee injury but returned to the game ... member of line that did not allow a sack for the first time on the season vs. Buf (10/5); helped clear the way for Arizona to record three rushing TDs in back-to-back weeks (@ NYJ, vs. Buf) for the first time since 1979 ... for the second time in ‘08 was part of line that did not allow a sack despite 42 pass attempts vs. SF (11/10) ... helped clear the way for James to register his 57th career 100-yard game and eighth as a Cardinal in the season finale vs. Sea (12/28) ... started first career playoff game and was part of a line that allowed zero sacks vs. Atl (1/3/09); including the regular season it marked the fourth time they had allowed zero sacks ... helped the Car-dinals run the ball a season-high 43 times for 145 yards and control the ball for a season-best 39:49 in the Divisional Playoff win @ Car (1/10/09) ... helped Cardinals register 102 rushing yards in the NFC Championship Game vs. Phi (1/18/09); marked the second consecutive game that the Cardinals eclipsed 100 yards rushing.

2007: Started 11 of 13 games played at RT, miss-ing three contests due to an ankle injury suffered in week three … started first NFL game in season opener @ SF (9/10) and helped Arizona rack up 161 rushing yards on 38 carries … helped Edgerrin James to 128 yards on 24 carries as well as not allowing a sack in the home opener vs. Sea (9/16) … suffered an ankle injury midway through the second quarter and did not return @ Bal (9/23) … inactive (ankle) for the next three games … stepped in at LT when Mike Gandy left with a calf injury in the third quarter @ Was (10/21) … saw action at RT in the fourth quarter when starter Elton Brown went out with a knee injury @ TB (11/4) … made first start since week three vs. Det (11/11) and helped lead the longest TD drive of the season (15 plays, 90 yards) … started vs. SF (11/25) and helped the offense rack up 552 total yards, the most by a Cardinals offense since 1949 (Chicago Cardinals, 572 yards, 11/13) … started vs. Cle (12/2) and helped not allow a sack for the third time this season (only happened once in 2006) while helping James to his second 100+ yard rushing performance of the year …

helped James eclipse 1,000-yards on the season @ NO (12/16) becoming only the second Cardinal RB to record back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons (Ottis Anderson 1983 and 1984) … started vs. StL (12/30) and assisted in helping offense score the most points (48) in a game since 10/23/1977 (49-31 vs. NO); part of line that did not allow a sack for the final two games and a total of five times in 2007, in which the Cardinals went 4-1.

COLLEGE:Originally recruited at Penn State as a defensive lineman, he went on to become a two-time All-American and one of the most dominant offensive linemen in the country after converting to offen-sive tackle during his freshman season … started 11 games at LT sitting out the Northwestern and Minnesota contests after he injured his knee … as a junior, was instrumental in helping Penn State lead the Big Ten in scoring (35.2 ppg) and rank second in rushing (233.1 ypg) … started all 12 games at LT, participating in a career-high 869 plays … allowed only one QB sack and was penalized just twice ... started nine games at LT and the Iowa game at RT as a sophomore, helping pave the way for 300 yards or more of offense in five games and a two-year high of 352 yards rushing in the season-opener with Akron ... as a freshman, was listed as a starting DT in spring drills, but the coaching staff shifted him to the offensive line in fall camp … redshirted as a freshman, competing on the scout team as a DT.

PERSONAL:Full name Levi James Brown III … attended Granby (Norfolk, VA) High School where he was a standout two-way lineman … selected first-team All-Tidewa-ter and second-team All-State on both offense and defense by the Virginia High School Coaches Asso-ciation … played in the U.S. Army All-American game … during his junior season, he recorded 102 of his 189 career tackles … helped lead his team to an 8-2 mark as a senior by recording six sacks, four forced fumbles and 22 stops for losses … earned his degree in Labor and Industrial Relations in 3 1/2 years, graduating in December 2005 … earned his second degree, in Psychology in December 2006, becoming one of six members of the 2006 Penn State football squad that graduated by May, 2006.

Tackle Levi Brown is an active community participant in Arizona. Last fall, Brown joined teammates to participate in “Pros Vs. G.I. Joes,” where Cardinals players competed in video games with soldiers who are based in Kuwait as part of a pro-gram set up through the USO. Brown also visited 30 teenagers at the UMO New Day Shelter and spoke to the group about the importance of education.

He joined teammates and visited the Wellness Community Center to help support teenagers that are struggling with can-cer. The program is funded by Cardinals Charities and the teen-agers gather once a month to play video games and take part in other activities. Brown can also be found in the Valley community as a regular participant at the SRP Milk and Cookies program and by helping out at Cardinals kids camps around the Valley.


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PRO CAREER:Originally drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the third round (93rd overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. Played two seasons in St. Louis, appearing in 14 games. Released by the Rams on 4/29/08 and spent the 2008 season out of football. Signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals on 5/5/09. After being inactive for the first 10 games of the season, was released on 11/24/09. Re-signed to a future con-tract with the Cardinals on 1/21/10.

2009: Inactive for the first 10 games of the season … released on 11/24/09.

2008: Released by the Rams on 4/29 and spent the season out of football.

2007: Saw action in nine contests with the Rams, catching four passes for 44 yards on the sea-son … all four receptions came @ Bal (10/14).

2006: Appeared in five games as a rookie with the Rams, hauling in two passes for 39 yards and one TD … saw first NFL action @ Green Bay (10/8) … first career reception was a 27-yard TD vs. Was (12/24).

COLLEGE: Appeared in 39 games with four starts during his career with the Trojans, catching passes from cur-

rent Cardinals QB Matt Leinart … totaled 81 recep-tions for 968 yards and four TDs for his career … established career-highs with 37 receptions for 384 yards and three TDs as a junior, earning honorable mention All-Pac 10 honors … played some of his best football in big games while at USC, catching three passes for 58 yards and a TD against Okla-homa in the Orange Bowl (National Championship game) as a junior and four passes for 32 yards in the National Title game against Texas as a senior.

PERSONAL: Full name Dominique Montiel Byrd … earned Super Prep, Prep Star, and USA Today All-America honors as a senior at the Breck School (Golden Valley, MN) after catching 62 passes for 1,236 yards and 25 TDs as a WR … added team-high 108 tackles with four sacks, four INTs (three returned for TDs) as a LB for the Mustangs … recorded 56 receptions for 1,280 yards and 17 TDs as a junior … started all four sea-sons and finished his prep career with 147 recep-tions for 3,008 yards and 49 TDs … also a stand-out on the basketball team, earning 2003 Student Sports Grid Hoops All-America third-team honors as a junior … majored in African Studies at USC.


USCHomeToWn

Minneapolis, MN

HoW ACquiredFA-09


dob: February 7, 1984

DOMiNique BYRD

86 TigHT EnD

Receiving Year Team GP/GS Rec Yds Avg LG TD2006 StL 5/0 2 39 19.5 27t 12007 StL 9/0 4 44 11.0 14 02009 Ari 0/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Total 14/0 6 83 13.8 27t 1

BYRD CAREER STATS

Year Team GP/GS2007 Ariz 13/112008 Ariz 16/162009 Ariz 16/16Total 45/43

BRoWn PoSTSeASon STATSYear Team GP/GS2008 Ariz 4/42009 Ariz 2/2Total 6/6

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PRO CAREER:The Cardinals second-round selection (50th over-all) in the 2008 NFL Draft has appeared in all 38 regular and postseason games for the Cards in his first two seasons.

2009: In his second NFL season, set career-highs with 53 tackles, seven sacks, five passes defensed, and two blocked FGs while starting 15 of 16 regular season games played and one of two postseason games … in first career start, tied for the team-lead with seven tackles, while also record-ing one QB pressure and one QB hit vs. SF (9/13) … blocked first career FG and registered first half-sack of career @ Jax (9/20); blocked FG was returned 83 yards for a TD by Antrel Rolle, putting Arizona up 17-3 in the second quarter; named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for the first time in his career … came up big again on special teams, blocking a 35-yard Kris Brown FG and making a TD saving tackle at the AZ 31-yard-line after a 62-yard punt return by Jacoby Jones vs. Hou (9/27); following Jones punt return, helped defense stop the Texans on four straight downs including the last three where they only needed one-yard for a first down; was also part of the goal line stand that stopped the Texans from scoring on three straight plays in the final two min-utes … registered a career-high 1.5 sacks @ Sea (10/18) … recorded one sack and led the defen-sive line with two passes defensed @ NYG (10/25); deflected an Eli Manning pass that was picked off by Adrian Wilson at the Giants 24-yard line … led team with a career-high eight tackles, including two tack-les for loss vs. Car (11/1) … recorded first forced fumble of the season and one QB hit @ StL (11/22) … did not start for the first time all season as the Cardinals opened the game with six DBs, but tied for the lead among defensive linemen with four tackles, one tackle for loss and one sack vs. Min (12/6); sack forced Minnesota into a 3rd-and-24 which resulted in an INT on the following play in the 3rd quarter … registered five tackles, one tackle for loss, one QB hit, and one sack @ SF (12/14) … registered three tackles, one tackle for loss, one QB hit and one sack vs. StL (12/27) … registered two tackles before leaving the game in the fourth quarter with a thumb injury in the regular season finale vs. GB (1/3/10) … played with thumb injury that required a cast and recorded two tackles and one QB hit vs. GB (1/10/10) in the Wild Card contest … continued to play with a cast on his injured thumb and led the defensive line with three solo tackles and one QB hit @ NO (1/16/10) in the Divisional matchup.

2008: As a rookie played in all 16 regular season games and four postseason games (including Super Bowl) as a reserve DE and special teams contributor, finishing fourth on the team with 16 special teams tackles during the regular season ... collected first career tackle in NFL debut @ SF (9/7) ... in just seven plays on defense registered three solo tackles as well as first career special teams tackle vs. Mia (9/14) ... in just 16 plays on defense, registered three tackles, one QB pressure and first career forced fumble vs. Dal (10/12) ... returned one kickoff 16 yards and recorded two tackles on nine defensive plays @ Car (10/26) ... registered a career-high three special teams tackles @ StL (11/2) ... recorded career-high four tackles and one tackle for loss @ NE (12/21) ... played in first career playoff game vs. Atl (1/3/09) … registered first career pass defensed @ Car (1/10/09) … recorded one tackle and one special teams tackle in each of the four postseason games and his four special teams tackles tied for the team-high in the postseason.

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HomeToWnAurora, CO



dob: September 1, 1986

cAlAis CAmPBELL

93 DEFEnSiVE EnD

The Cardinals second-round selection was taken ■

with the 50th overall pick after leaving Miami (FL) following his junior season.

Had a breakout year in his first season as a ■

starter in 2009, tying for the team lead with 7.0 sacks, 53 tackles, five passes defensed and also blocked two FG attempts while starting 15 of 16 regular season games.

Named to the 2009 USA Today All-Joe team as ■

a defensive end.

Earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week ■

after blocking a Jacksonville FG attempt in the second quarter that was recovered by Antrel Rolle and returned 83 yards for a TD in week two of the 2009 season.

Despite suffering a broken thumb in the 2009 ■

regular season finale that required surgery, appeared in both postseason contests and recorded five tackles while wearing a cast on his injured hand.

Following the 2008 season, attended the ■

NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program at the Harvard Business School

At 6-8, Campbell was the tallest lineman ever ■

to suit up for the Hurricanes and was the tallest defensive lineman in the 2008 draft.

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COLLEGE:Played in 36 career games with the Hurricanes (25 starts) before entering the NFL draft following his junior season … finished his career with 158 tackles, 19.5 sacks, 39 tackles for a loss, and 30 QB pressures … was a two-time All-ACC selection … started all 12 games at right DE as a junior, finishing the season with 50 tackles and lead-ing the team with 12 tackles for a loss … recorded six sacks and 19 QB pres-sures while forcing two fumbles, recovering two fumbles and record-ing his first career INT … started 12 of 13 games at right DE as a sophomore and was named the team’s MVP … ranked second on the team with 10.5 sacks and led the ACC with 20 tackles for loss (fourth best in the nation) … added a team-high 16 QB pressures and three fumble recoveries while totaling 80 tackles, six behind team leader Brandon Meriweather … had a streak of seven con-secutive games with at least one sack, the second-longest streak in school history … appeared in all 12 games with one start as a freshman, totaling 35 tackles, 2.5 sacks, eight QB pressures and 5.5 tackles for a loss.

PERSONAL:Full name Calais Malik Campbell … first name pro-nounced “cuh-LAY-us” … attended South (Aurora, CO) High School and was a two-time All-State pick as a

DE as a junior and senior while also playing TE as a senior … established a state career-record of 58 sacks over his four seasons with 38 of those coming in his final two seasons … as a senior, recorded 19 sacks, 188 tackles and two INTs on

defense and added 38 receptions for 412 yards and four TDs as a TE … as a

junior, recorded five TDs off of blocked kicks and fumble recov-eries … an all-around athlete,

also garnered All-State acco-lades in basketball as a

junior and competed in track and field, quali-

fying for the state meet in both dis-cus and shot put in 2003 … fol-lowing the 2008 season, attended the NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program at the Harvard Business School … younger brother, Jared, is a DB at Miami (FL) and his other

brothers played col-lege football as well; his older brother Ciare was a DB at Colorado State from 2004-05 and his brother Raj played football at Butte and Orange County Junior

Colleges and was a receiver at Adams

State … Sociol-ogy major at

Miami.

When Antonio Smith left for the Houston Texans follow-ing the 2008 season, second-year DE Calais Campbell was tabbed to take over the starting role in ’09.

He proved himself more than capable of handling the job. Starting 15 of 16 games, Campbell totaled 53 tackles, along with 7.0 sacks, five passes defensed and a forced fumble. His 7.0 sacks tied with Darnell Dockett for the team lead. During the 2008 season, Smith, the player Campbell replaced along the line, recorded 54 tackles, 3.5 sacks and no passes defensed.

Campbell played particularly well towards the end of the season. Against the Rams in week 16, he recorded three tackles, a tackle for loss, a sack and a QB pressure. In week 14 in San Francisco he had another outstanding game when he recorded five tackles, a tackle for loss and his sixth sack of the season (second in as many games).

Campbell’s contributions weren’t limited to defense. In week two in Jacksonville, he blocked a 38-yard FG attempt, his first of two blocked FGs on the season. The blocked kick was recovered and returned 83 yards for a TD by Antrel Rolle. His second blocked FG attempt of the season came in week five against the Houston Texans.

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Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2008 Ariz 16/0 21 4 25 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 2009 Ariz 16/15 36 17 53 7.0 62 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 Total 32/15 57 21 78 7.0 62 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 17Single Game Highs:Total Tackles: 8, vs. Carolina, 11/1/09; Solo Tackles: 6, twice, last vs. Carolina, 11/1/09; Forced Fumbles: 1, twice, last @ St. Louis, 11/22/09; Sacks: 1.5, @ Seattle, 10/18/09.Additional Statistics:Blocked Field Goals: 2009: 2; 1, vs. Houston 10/11/09; 1, @ Jacksonville 9/20/09; Kickoff Returns: 2008: 2-16

CAmPBeLL PoSTSeASon STATS Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2008 Ariz 4/0 3 1 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 42009 Ariz 2/1 5 0 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 6/1 8 1 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4

Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2008 NYG 4/0 3 0 3 0.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02009 Ari 0/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 4/0 3 0 3 0.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CAmPBELL CAREER STATS

CLARk CAREER STATS

PRO CAREER:Originally signed by the Eagles as a rookie free agent on 4/14/07, was released following training camp on 9/2/07 and re-signed to the practice squad on 9/3/07. Signed a future contract on 1/8/08 and was waived on 6/12/08 before signing with the NY Giants 7/27/08. Waived by the Giants on 8/30/08 and re-signed to the practice squad on 8/31/08. Signed to the Giants active roster on 11/29/08 and appeared in four games over the final month of the season. Released by the Giants on 9/5/09 and signed to the Falcons practice squad on 9/22/09. Released by the Falcons on 12/1/09 before re-signing with the Giants practice squad on 12/4/09. Signed by the Cardinals off the Giants practice squad on 1/5/10 and signed a one-year tender with the Cardinals as a restricted free agent on 3/10/10.

2009: Spent the majority of the season on the Atlanta Falcons practice squad before being released and signing to the Giants practice squad on 12/4 … signed by the Cardinals off the Giants practice squad on 1/5/10 and was inactive for both of Arizona’s postseason contests.

2008: Spent the first three months of the season on the Giants practice squad before being elevated to

the active roster on 11/29 … appeared in four games for the Giants and collected three tackles, a tackle for loss and a half-sack … made his NFL debut @ Was (11/30) and tallied two tackles and a half-sack of QB Jason Campbell … appeared in games @ Dal (12/14) and vs. Car (12/21) but did not record any statistics … tackled RB Chester Taylor for a two-yard loss @ Min (12/28).

COLLEGE:A four-year starter for the Crimson Tide, registered 85 tackles, 4.5 sacks, and eight tackles for loss in his career at Alabama … recorded 24 tackles and two sacks as a senior in 2006 … tallied 18 tackles and two sacks as a junior and 23 tackles and a half-sack during his sophomore campaign.

PERSONAL:Full name Jeremy Terrell Clark … attended Daphne (AL) High School where he was an All-State selection as a senior after collecting 80 tackles and nine sacks in leading the team to the state 6A championship … also lettered in basketball and track … earned his degree in Political Science and wants to earn his master’s degree in Financial Planning.

HT. 6-3 | WT. 295CollegeAlabama

HomeToWnDaphne, AL

HoW ACquiredFA-09



JereMY CLARk

71 DEFEnSiVE EnD

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PRO CAREER:Originally drafted by the Broncos in the fifth-round (157th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft, was waived/injured by Denver on 8/26/03. Signed to the Buc-caneers practice squad on 12/16/03 and signed a futures contract with Tampa Bay on 12/29/03. Allocated to NFL Europe where he played for the Berlin Thunder. After spending training camp with the Buccaneers, was released on 9/5/04 and spent the ’04 season out of football. Signed a futures contract with Steelers on 2/3/05 and was allocated to NFL Europe, where he again played for Berlin. After spending training camp with the Steelers, was released on 9/3/05. Signed with Atlanta on 9/12/05 and appeared in two games for the Fal-cons during the ’05 season. Waived by the Falcons on 8/28/06. Signed an exclusive rights tender with Atlanta on 3/19/07 before being waived on 5/2/07. Claimed off waivers by the Raiders on 5/3/07 and was released on 8/14/07. Spent 2007 out of foot-ball before signing with the Seahawks on 8/4/08 as a free agent. Released by Seattle on 8/30/08 and signed to the Lions practice squad on 9/8/08 where he spent the remainder of the season. Signed a futures contract with the Cardinals on 2/4/09 and re-signed a one-year contract with Arizona on 3/12/10.

2009: Appeared in one game for the Cardinals … did not play in the first four games of the sea-son … saw first action as a Cardinal in relief of Lyle Sendlein with Arizona up 27-3 late in the fourth quarter @ Sea (10/18); marked first game played since 1/1/06 as a member of the Atlanta Falcons …

DNP in the next 11 games … DNP in the Wild Card playoff game vs. GB (1/10/10) or in the Divisional game @ NO (1/16/10).

2008: Spent season on Lions practice squad after being signed on 9/8.

2005: Appeared in two games with the Falcons (11/24 @ Det; 1/1/06 vs. Car) and was inactive for 14 games.

COLLEGE:Played in 44 games with 37 starts for Mississippi … All-SEC as a senior after starting 12 of 13 games … nominated for the Rimington Award, given annually to the top center in college football … started all 12 games as a junior, earning second team All-SEC hon-ors as part of an offensive line that allowed just 10 sacks on the season, the lowest total in the confer-ence … started two of the eight games he appeared in as a sophomore, missing significant time due to an ankle fracture.

PERSONAL:Full name Ben Zachariah Claxton … was a first team All-State AAA selection as a senior at Dublin (GA) High School … selected to play in the Georgia-Flor-ida High School all-star game in Atlanta’s Georgia Dome … earned honorable mention All-State as a junior … helped lead Dublin to a 13-2 record and the 1994 North Georgia Class AAA title … earned two letters in wrestling and placed second in the Georgia 3-AAA wrestling finals … has a twin brother, Jon, who was a reserve RB and teammate at the Univer-sity of Mississippi.

HT. 6-3 | WT. 300CollegeMississippi

HomeToWnDublin, GA

HoW ACquiredFA-09


dob: July 30, 1980

BeN CLAXTon

62 CEnTER

Year Team GP/GS2005 Atl 2/02008 Det Practice Squad2009 Ariz 1/0Total 3/0

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PRO CAREER:Selected by the Cardinals in the sixth round (204th overall) of the 2009 NFL draft and appeared in 11 regular season games and both postseason games during his rookie campaign.

2009: Played in 11 regular season games and both postseason contests, missing weeks 12-16 with a knee injury … in first career game registered one special teams tackle vs. SF (9/13) … saw action on defense and recorded the first two tackles of his career @ Jax (9/20) … contributed on special teams over the next five games, recording a season-high two special teams tackles @ NYG (10/25) … registered first career sack and tied for the team-lead with two special teams tackles @ Chi (11/8) … saw increased time on defense with injured LB Chike Okeafor (back) out and recorded one tackle vs. Sea (11/15) … with Okeafor (back) out again, continued to see more time on defense, registering one sack, one tackle and one QB pressure @ StL (11/22); marked second sack in the last three games … inactive (knee) for the next five games … returned from knee injury to lead all Cardi-nals LBs with five tackles in the regular season finale vs. GB (1/3/10) … in first career playoff game, regis-tered one special teams tackle vs. GB (1/10/10).

COLLEGE:Began his college career as a WR and TE before switching to defense in 2006 … after making the switch to defense, went on to appear in 37 games, collecting 95 tackles, 15 sacks and four forced fumbles during his collegiate career … recorded a career-high 9.5 sacks as a junior in 2007 … despite battling an ankle injury, appeared in all 12 games as a senior, recording 36 tackles, seven tackles for a loss, 3.5 sacks, a forced fumble and blocked his first career kick … earned second-team All-Big Ten hon-ors by the media and honorable mention from the

coaches after appearing in all 13 games with nine starts as a junior ... recorded career-highs with 41 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks and a forced fumble … named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for his performance at Indiana where he reg-istered four sacks, five tackles for loss and a forced fumble … played in all 12 games as a sophomore, starting the final two at DE in his first season since moving to the defensive side of the ball … totaled 18 tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss, two sacks and two forced fumbles ... played in eight games as both a WR and TE as a freshman in 2005 but did not record any statistics.

PERSONAL: Full name William Benjamin Davis, Jr … considered one of the top prep players in the country during his time at Eleanor Roosevelt (Greenbelt, MD) High School where he earned first-team All-State, all-metro, all-league, and all-county honors starting on both sides of the ball … as a senior, was named to the SuperPrep top-25 team after recording 21 receptions for 579 yards (27.6 avg.) and 10 TDs as a WR … on defense, totaled 136 tackles and 24 sacks … lettered two years in football and track and one year in basketball … majored in Community Health at Illinois.


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Greenbelt, MD



dob: June 2, 1986

Will DAViS

59 LinEBACkER

Appeared in 11 regular season games and both ■

postseason contests in his first season and his 2.0 sacks led the team among rookies.

Davis’s mother, Pearine, is the Deputy Minister ■

of State in Liberia and played basketball for the Liberian national team and the University of Liberia. His uncle, John Davis, played for the Liberian national soccer team.

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Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2009 Ariz 11/0 5 4 9 2.0 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Total 11/0 5 4 9 2.0 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8

DAvIS PoSTSeASon STATS Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2009 Ariz 2/0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Total 2/0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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PRO CAREER:The Cardinals third-round draft choice (64th overall) in 2004, has started 95 of 96 career games and all six postseason contests during his first six seasons. Signed a five-year contract extension on 10/13/06.

2009: Earned his first Pro Bowl start (second selec-tion) and for the fifth straight season started all 16 regular season games; also started both postseason contests … joined Reggie Wells as the only Cardinals players to start every game for Arizona in the 2007, 2008 and 2009 seasons … selected as a team captain prior to the season opener … led team with nine QB hits and a career-high 15 tackles for loss … made 80th career start in season opener, leading the defensive line with two tackles for loss, one sack and one QB pressure vs. SF (9/13) … left the game in the first quarter with an ankle injury but returned in the second quarter and registered one tackle for loss vs. Ind (9/27) … regis-tered a team-high four tackles @ Sea (10/18); part of defense that held Seattle to their lowest rushing output in franchise history (14 yards on 11 attempts) … led the d-line with a season-high six tackles, one tackle for loss, and one QB pressure @ NYG (10/25); part of a defense that held New York to 40 yards below its season average in rushing yards per game … registered a team-high three tackles-for-loss as well as a season-high five solo tackles and one QB hit vs. Car (11/1); surpassed 300 career tackles and 200 solo tackles … registered one sack, one tackle for loss and a team-leading three QB hits @ Chi (11/8); named to Pro Football Weekly’s Midseason All-Pro team … registered one sack and led the defensive line with six tackles and one QB pressure vs. Sea (11/15) … recorded three tackles, one sack, one pass defensed and led the team with two tackles for loss and two QB hits @ StL (11/22) … totaled a career-high of three sacks and tied season-high with six tackles @ Ten (11/29); became 10th player in franchise history to record three or more sacks in a game; marked first time in his career he has recorded a sack in four con-secutive games, tying the third-longest streak in fran-chise history; four-game streak marked the longest by a Cardinals player since 2006 (Chike Okeafor-5 games) … recorded three tackles, one QB hit and a team-high two tackles for loss vs. Min (12/6); part of defense that held the Vikings to 62 yards rushing, 67.2 yards below their season average heading into the game (129.2) … recorded first INT since 10/16/06 (vs. Chi) by deflecting a pass up in air and hauling it in while also register-ing three tackles, one QB hit and one pass defensed @ SF (12/14) … only played in the first two series of the regular season finale vs. GB (1/3/10) … registered one sack and along with fellow DT Gabe Watson lined up in

the offensive backfield to lead the way on a one-yard TD run by Tim Hightower to give Arizona a 7-0 lead vs. GB (1/10/10) in the Wild Card matchup; including the 2008 postseason, marked fourth sack in last two postseason games … started and registered one tackle in the Divi-sional Playoff game @ NO (1/16/10).

2008: For the fourth straight season started all 16 games played as well as all four postseason contests ... registered a team-high 13 QB hits and led all defensive linemen with 55 tackles and a career-best three fumble recoveries (tied for 2nd most in the NFC) during the reg-ular season … started at DT and registered a forced fum-ble of 49ers FB Zak Keasey in season opener @ SF (9/7) ... tied for lead among defensive lineman with four tack-les, one QB pressure and one sack of QB Brett Favre on third down to force a missed FG @ NYJ (9/28) ... was in the Cowboys backfield frequently recording five tackles,

Has started every game the last five years for ■

the Cardinals and has an ongoing streak of 81 consecutive starts during the regular season.

Has started 95 of 96 games and has not missed ■

a contest during his first six NFL seasons.

Selected to his second career Pro Bowl in 2009 ■

after his 7.0 sacks led all NFL defensive tackles. Also appeared in the Pro Bowl in 2007 after his 9.0 sacks led all NFL interior linemen. Became just the second defensive tackle in team his-tory to make multiple Pro Bowl appearances (Eric Swann, 1995-96).

Named to the Sporting News All-Pro team and ■

the Associated Press All-Pro second team in 2009 after recording a career-high 15 tackles for loss.

Voted a team captain for the 2009 season. ■

With 7.0 sacks in ’09, now has 26.0 sacks for ■

his career, moving him into ninth place on the Cardinals career list.

With 3.0 sacks in Super Bowl XLIII against the ■

Steelers, he tied the NFL record for sacks in a Super Bowl (Reggie White, SB XXXI).

Has displayed a nose for the ball, notching four ■

INTs in his first six seasons as well as eight fumble recoveries and six forced fumbles.

Signed a five-year contract extension on ■

10/13/06 that will keep him under contract with the Cardinals through 2011.

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Florida StateHomeToWn

Burtonsville, MD



dob: May 27, 1981

Pro boWl seleCTion: 2007, 2009

DArNell DoCkETT

90 DEFEnSiVE TACkLE

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one tackle-for-loss, one sack, one QB pressure and two QB hits vs. Dal (10/12) ... led team with three QB hits and one fumble recovery that resulted in a FG on the ensuing drive to put the Cards up 19-7 in the third quarter @ Sea (11/16); surpassed 250 career tackles; member of defense that allowed a season-low 43 yards rushing on 22 carries ... scored the first TD of his career when he returned a RB Steven Jackson fumble 11 yards to put Arizona up 27-7 in the third quarter vs. StL (12/7); marked third recovered fumble of the season, a new career-high ... led the defen-sive line with a season-high eight tackles, one QB hit and a sack vs. Min (12/14) ... started first career playoff game and forced a fumble by reaching in to force a botched exchange between QB Matt Ryan and RB Michael Turn-er that was returned 27 yards for a TD by Antrel Rolle and put the Cardinals up 21-17 early in the third quarter vs. Atl (1/3/09); part of defense that held the Falcons, the second best rush-ing team in the NFL during the regular season, with 152.7 yards per game average, to just 60 yards on 24 carries (2.5 avg.) ... registered playoff best three tackles @ Car (1/10/09); for second straight week was part of a defense that held one of the NFL’s top three rushing attacks during the regular season to under half of their season average, giving up only 75 yards to a Panthers team that averaged 152.3 ypg. ... recovered a fumble to end the game vs. Phi (1/18/09) ... made team-high 69th straight start and tied the Super Bowl record with three sacks vs. Pit (2/1/09); feat was only achieved by DE Reggie White vs. New Eng-land in Super Bowl XXXI.

2007: A Pro Bowl selection, started all 16 games for third straight year while recording nine sacks which led NFL inte-rior defensive line-men; led or tied for lead in tackles among Arizona

defensive lineman in 11 of 16 games in 2007 … led defensive line with six tackles, one sack and one tackle for loss in season opener @ SF (9/10) … for second straight week led d-line

with five tackles while also recover-ing the fumble that led to the

Neil Rackers game winning 42-yard FG in the home opener vs. Sea (9/16) … tallied 1.5 sacks, one QB pressure and forced Steve McNair to fumble, leading to a Rackers field goal @ Bal (9/23) … led team with career-high 2.5 sacks and eight unassisted tackles (nine total) tied for second high-est single-game total in career vs. Pit (9/30); his 2.5 sacks gave him 5.0 sacks through the first four games while his previous sea-son-high was 3.5 in his rookie year of 2004 … recorded

66.0 Freddie Joe Nunn, DE, 1985-9353.5 Simeon Rice, DE, 1996-200050.5 Curtis Greer, DE, 1980-8847.5 Ken Harvey, LB, 1988-9345.5 Eric Swann, DT, 1991-9940.0 Bertrand Berry, DE, 2004-0937.5 Al Baker, DE, 1983-8637.0 David Galloway, DT, 1982-8926.0 Darnell Dockett, DT, 2005-25.5 Karlos Dansby, LB, 2004-09

CARDS ToP 10CAREER SACk LEADERS

Pro Bowl defensive tackle Darnell Dockett’s impact in community was evident this past year as he hosted his first “Happy Holidays with Nine-O” in addition to volunteering at various kids camps and other charitable appearances.

Dockett’s “Happy Holidays with Nine-O” allowed the defensive tackle and 10 of his teammates to host 50 kids from South Phoenix to a holiday party and shopping spree at Toys “R” Us. Each child was given money to shop for themselves and for their family to provide a happy holiday season.

He also joined Minnesota Vikings tight end Visanthe Shiancoe to host a free football camp for 300 high school students in his hometown state of Maryland last June. Dockett and Shiancoe hosted the all-day camp which

included a Q&A session with the players as well as lunch and football fundamentals broken down by position.Dockett also joined former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and wounded soldiers from Walter Reed Army

Medical Center for a lunch cruise along the Potomac River aboard the USS Sequoia last June. Dockett was able to visit with the soldiers and thank them for their service. His connection to the veterans also extends to the season as he donates tickets to each Cardinals home game to those who have returned from combat.


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one sack and two QB hits vs. Car (10/14) … led defen-sive line with 10 tackles and career-high nine unassist-ed tackles as well as two sacks and three QB pressures @ TB (11/4) … recorded three QB hits and recovered a Jon Kitna fumble at the end of the third quarter that would lead to a Cards TD to make it 31-14 vs. Det (11/11); helped hold Lions to -18 rushing yards, the lowest total in the modern era … recorded one QB pressure, one QB hit and one sack vs. StL (12/30) to give him nine sacks on the season.

2006: A 16-game starter for the second consecutive season … recovered a TE Vernon Davis fumble in the first quarter of the season opener vs. SF (9/10) which set up a TD that gave the Cards a 21-7 lead … had a career and game-high 12 tackles @ Sea (9/17); sacked Matt Hasselbeck on the first snap of the game, his fifth career sack, and added a tackle for loss @ Sea (9/17) … paced all defensive linemen with five tackles, including one for a loss vs. StL (9/24) while helping to hold RB Steven Jackson to a 2.6-yard rushing average … signed a five-year contract extension on 10/13 that will keep him under contract with the Cardinals through 2011 … had an outstanding performance vs. Chi (10/16) on Monday Night Football, recording three tackles, an INT and a fumble recovery while helping to hold the Bears to 34 yards rushing … paced the defensive line for the fifth time in ’06 with a solid effort vs. Sea (12/10) when he totaled seven tackles, one tackle for a loss and a Matt Hasselbeck sack which forced a fumble that was recov-ered by the Cardinals … had one pass defensed, two QB pressures and two QB hits, while part of a defensive line that limited RB Frank Gore, the NFC’s leading rusher, to just 51 yards rushing @ SF (12/24).

2005: Started all 16 games at under tackle … recorded both a sack and an INT of QB Marc Bulger in the home opener vs. StL (9/18); picked off Bulger on a fumbled exchange between Bulger and Steven Jackson and sacked him to end the first half … recorded five solo stops including one for a loss and split a sack of QB Billy Volek with DE Chike Okeafor vs. Ten (10/23) … recorded four tackles and forced a fumble @ SF (12/4) … recorded four tackles vs. Was (12/11) and @ Hou (12/18) … recorded seven tackles and a pass defensed vs. Phi (12/24).

2004: Started every game but one (@ Sea 12/26) at under tackle … recorded his first career start in his NFL debut @ StL (9/12) while notching two solo tackles … led the team in total tackles with seven @ Atl (9/26), also recorded a forced fumble when he stopped Falcons RB Warrick Dunn on the Atlanta 17-yard line … tallied four tackles, and his first career sack against 49ers QB Tim Rattay @ SF (10/10) … recorded his second sack of the season on Dolphins QB Jay Fiedler @ Mia (11/7); on third-and-goal from the Arizona four yard-line, sacked Fiedler for a loss of seven yards which forced the Dolphins to kick a FG; finished the game with two tackles and a QB pressure … recorded five tackles and one QB hit @ Car (11/21) … recorded two tackles and added a half-sack and one QB pressure vs. NYJ (11/28) … had a career day in the 2004 season finale vs. TB (1/2), recording two tack-les for loss, a sack of QB Chris Simms, an INT which he returned 20 yards, even as his helmet was pulled off by a Buccaneer; also recorded a fumble recovery of a botched snap by Chris Simms in the third quar-ter which set up a Cardinals FG attempt; became only

As he showed with his three sack performance in Super Bowl XLIII against the Steelers, being selected to start in his second career Pro Bowl and being named second-team All-Pro in ‘09, Darnell Dockett is a dominant force on the Cardinals defense.

Dockett matched his Super Bowl XLIII record in Tennessee in week 12 of ‘09 when he collected a regular sea-son career-high 3.0 sacks of QB Vince Young. His previous regular season best was 2.5 sacks vs. Pittsburgh on 9/30/07. Dockett finished the Titans game with six tackles, 3.0 sacks, four QB hits, and three tackles for loss.

After adding his first INT since 2006 against the 49ers on Monday Night in week 13, Dockett finished the 2009 season with 57 tackles, 7.0 sacks, an INT and a career-high 15 tackles for loss.

Dockett’s 7.0 sacks were the most in the NFL among defensive tackles in ‘09.

2009 SACK LeADeRS—DeFenSIve TACKLeSPLAYeR (TeAm) SACK YDSDarnell Dockett (Ari) 7.0 54.0Trevor Pryce (Bal) 6.5 40.5Kevin Williams (Min) 6.0 32.0Jonathan Fanene (Cin) 6.0 33.0Jay Ratliff (Dal) 6.0 43.0Jonathan Babineaux (Atl) 6.0 35.5

Since coming into the league in 2004, there aren’t many players at his position that have dominated the way Dockett has.

Dating back to 2004, no player at his position has appeared in more games (96) than Dockett. He has started every game over the last five years for Arizona and has an ongoing streak of 81 consecutive starts. Dockett has started 95 of 96 games in his six NFL seasons and has never missed a contest. The only game he did not start came in his rookie season (12/20/04 vs. Seattle) when the Cards opened the game with five DBs.

Since 2007, Dockett is among the league leaders in many categories at the defensive tackle position. Below is a look at Dockett’s sack total since then compared to some of the more well-known defenders at defensive tackle.

DT SACK ComPARISon—2007 To PReSenTPLAYeR SACKS YDSDarnell Dockett (AZ) 20.0 141.5Albert Haynesworth (Was) 17.5 105.5Kevin Williams (Min) 17.5 114.5Tommie Harris (Chi) 15.5 96.0

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Faced with unspeakable tragedy at an early age, Darnell Dockett remembers a time when he thought he was more likely to end up in prison or dead than in the NFL. He credits his uncle, Kevin, as the one individual responsible for turning his life around.

At the age of 13, Darnell arrived home to find the body of his mother, Cheryl Hambrick, who had been killed by a gunshot to the head. Shortly thereafter, Darnell moved from Decatur, GA to Maryland to be with his father, Darnell Sr., who was dying of pancreatic cancer.

Only a few months after moving in with his father, Darnell Sr. passed away and Darnell became an orphan. That’s when Kevin Dockett, his father’s brother, took him into his Burtonsville, MD home and probably saved his life. Additional challenges would follow but he credits his uncle with providing a foundation and instilling a sense of perspective that enabled him to meet and move past each of them.

Tattooed on Darnell’s right forearm is a poem of gratitude to his uncle:

For believing in mewhen no one else would.

When the odds were against me,beside me you stood.For being my friend,

brother, confidant and father.Because of you I know

blood is thicker than water.Words can’t express my gratitude,

nor any amount of money.From the bottom of my heart,

thank you and I love youDonny

An UnCLE’S inSPiRATion

Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2004 Ariz 16/15 25 21 46 3.5 24 1 20 20 0 0 1 1 02005 Ariz 16/16 26 20 46 0.5 0 1 14 14 0 6 0 1 02006 Ariz 16/16 39 14 53 2.0 13 1 -1 -1 0 2 2 1 02007 Ariz 16/16 54 21 75 9.0 71 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 12008 Ariz 16/16 39 16 55 4.0 21 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 02009 Ariz 16/16 43 14 57 7.0 54 1 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 Total 96/95 226 106 332 26.0 183 4 36 20 0 13 8 6 1

Single Game Highs:Total Tackles: 12, @ Seattle, 9/17/06; Solo Tackles: 9, @ Tampa Bay, 11/4/07; Sacks: 3.0, @ Tennessee, 11/29/09; Interceptions: 1, four times, last @ San Francisco 12/14/09; Forced Fumbles: 1, six times, last @ San Francisco, 9/7/08; Fumble Recoveries: 1, eight times, last vs. St. Louis, 12/7/08; Touchdowns: Fumble return for 11 yards, vs. St. Louis, 12/7/08.

Additional Stats:Tackles for loss: Career: 42; 2009: 15 (2-vs. SF; 1-@ Jax; 1-vs. Ind; 1-vs. Hou; 1-@ NYG; 3-vs. Car; 1-@ Chi; 2-@ StL; 2-vs. Min; 1 @ Det); 2008: 1; 2007: 3; 2006: 7; 2005: 5; 2004: 11.

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the third rookie in NFL history to record a sack, INT and defensive fumble recovery in the same game; Ray Farmer did it for the Eagles on 12/1/96 (vs. Giants) and Aundray Bruce did it for the Falcons on 11/20/88 (vs. Raiders).

COLLEGE:Atlantic Coast Conference 2003 defensive player-of-the-year at Florida State … started 47 of 49 games for the Seminoles, recording 247 tackles (123 solos), 10.5 sacks for minus 67 yards, 64 stops for losses of 196 yards, 68 QB pressures, four forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery … 64 tackles

behind the line of scrimmage shattered the pre-vious school career record of 44 by Ron Simmons (1977–80).

PERSONAL:Full name Darnell Maurice Dockett … regarded by many as the top DE in the nation while at Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville, MD … USA Today prep All-America selection with 171 tackles (109 solos), 15 sacks, two caused fumbles, three fumble recoveries, and three blocked punts in his senior season ... set a school record with 47 sacks in his career at Paint Branch … Political Science major at Florida State.

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PRO CAREER:The Cardinals third-round selection (81st overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft, has appeared in 16 regular season games and four postseason games (one start) in his first two NFL seasons.

2009: After battling injuries during training camp, came on late in the season, playing in nine games and both postseason contests … inactive (ribs) vs. SF (9/13) … inactive for the next six games … with Anquan Boldin (ankle) out with an injury, saw first action of the season, registering four receptions for 31 yards @ Chi (11/8) … hauled in a 20-yard reception to convert a 3rd-and-4 from the AZ 13-yard line with 2:47 left and Arizona up by eight points @ StL (11/22) ... recorded a career-long 29-yard reception as part of a team-high 41 yards receiving @ SF (12/14); marked the Cardinals longest play of the game … registered a career-high two special teams tackles @ Det (12/20) … recorded first career TD and totaled 43 yards on two receptions vs. StL (12/27) … logged his first career start as part of a three WR set and saw increased role with Boldin injured, registering six recep-tions for a career-high 77 yards and two TDs in the Wild Card matchup vs. GB (1/10/10) … returned to his home state and led the Cardinals with a career-best eight recep-tions for 68 yards @ NO (1/16/10); after not catching a TD pass in his first 16 games (regular and postseason) he had three in his last four games.

2008: Struggled with injuries during his rookie year playing in only nine of 20 games ... after missing most of training camp with a hamstring injury was inactive for the first four games of the season ... in first NFL game registered six receptions for 42 yards vs. Buf (10/5); first two career receptions came on third downs and resulted in first downs ... inactive (groin) @ StL (11/2) … inac-tive for the next four games ... saw time in place of WR Steve Breaston who left the game near the end of the second quarter with a rib injury, but returned in the third quarter vs. StL (12/7) ... for the second straight week saw increased role due to an injury to Boldin and regis-

tered four receptions for 29 yards including a season long 12-yard reception and first career special teams tackle vs. Sea (12/28) ... saw first career postseason action, helping to fill in for the injured Boldin (hamstring), and recorded first career playoff reception @ Car (1/10/09) ... saw action at receiver, but did not record any statistics in the NFC Championship win vs. Phi (1/19/09) ... DNP in Super Bowl XLIII vs. Pit (2/1/09).

COLLEGE:Played in 47 games (24 starts) and finished third in LSU history in career receiving TDs (20), fourth in career receptions (160), and ninth in career receiving yards (1,943) … will go down in LSU lore as having one of the greatest catches in school history with his 39-yard TD reception from JaMarcus Russell late in the fourth quarter against Arizona State in the 2005 season opener; the catch came on a fourth-and-10 situation and sent the Tigers to the victory over the Sun Devils in what was LSU’s first game after Hurricane Katrina … as a senior, led LSU’s National Championship team with 57 receptions for


LSUHomeToWn

St. Martinville, LA

HoW ACquiredD3/08 (81st)


dob: October 28, 1985

eArlY DoUCET

80 WiDE RECEiVER

After injuries derailed most of his rookie season in ■2008 and early in 2009, the Cardinals third-round pick (81st overall selection) from the 2008 NFL draft broke out as a receiver near the end of the 2009 season.

In his last four games of the ’09 season (final ■two regular season games and two postseason contests), totaled 20 receptions for 216 yards and three TDs after totaling 26 receptions for 229 yards and no TDs in the first 16 games (regular and postseason) of his NFL career.

In the ’09 Wild Card matchup against the Packers, ■receiving his first career start (regular or postsea-son) as the third wide receiver, totaled six recep-tions for 77 yards and two TDs.

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DoCKeTT PoSTSeASon STATS Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2008 Ariz 4/4 11 1 12 3.0 22 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 02009 Ariz 2/2 1 2 3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 6/6 12 3 15 4.0 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0Postseason Single Game Highs:Sacks: 3*, vs. Pittsburgh (SB XLIII), 2/1/09; Total Tackles: 6, vs. Pittsburgh (SB XLIII), 2/1/09; Solo Tackles: 5, vs. Pittsburgh (SB XLIII), 2/1/09; Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Atlanta, 1/3/09; Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. Philadelphia, 1/18/09.*Tied Reggie White (vs. New England, SB XXXI) for the most sacks in a Super Bowl.

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DOUCET GAME-BY-GAME STATSReceiving

2009Date opp GP/GS no Yds Long TDSept. 13 SF Inactive-Ribs Sept. 20 @ Jax InactiveSept. 27 IND InactiveOct. 11 HOU InactiveOct. 18 @ Sea InactiveOct. 25 @ NYG InactiveNov. 1 CAR InactiveNov. 8 @ Chi 1/0 4 31 14 0Nov. 15 SEA 1/0 1 8 8 0Nov. 22 @ StL 1/0 1 20 20 0Nov. 29 @ Ten 1/0 1 28 28 0Dec. 6 MIN 1/0 2 15 8 0Dec. 14 @ SF 1/0 2 41 29 0Dec. 20 @ Det 1/0 0 0 0 0Dec. 27 STL 1/0 2 43 25 1Jan. 3 GB 1/0 4 28 13 0Total 9/0 17 214 29 1

Jan. 10 GB 1/1 6 77 16 2Jan. 16 @ NO 1/0 8 68 15 0Postseason 2/1 14 145 16 2

2008Date opp GP/GS no Yds Long TDSept. 7 @ SF InactiveSept. 14 MIA InactiveSept. 21 @ Was InactiveSept. 28 @ NYJ InactiveOct. 5 BUF 1/0 6 42 9 0Oct. 12 DAL 1/0 1 3 3 0Oct. 26 @ Car 1/0 1 5 5 0Nov. 2 @ StL Inactive-GroinNov. 10 SF InactiveNov. 16 @ Sea InactiveNov. 23 NYG InactiveNov. 27 @ Phi InactiveDec. 7 STL 1/0 0 0 0 0Dec. 14 MIN 1/0 0 0 0 0Dec. 21 @ NE 1/0 2 11 6 0Dec. 28 SEA 1/0 4 29 12 0Total 7/0 14 90 12 0

Jan. 3 ATL InactiveJan. 10 @ Car 1/0 1 -4 -4 0Jan. 18 PHI 1/0 0 0 0 0Feb. 1 PIT DNPPostseason 2/0 1 -4 -4 0

ReceivingYear Team GP/GS Rec Yds Avg. Lg TD2008 Ariz 7/0 14 90 6.4 12 0 2009 Ariz 9/0 17 214 12.6 29 1 Total 16/0 31 304 9.8 29 1Single Game Highs:Receptions: 6, vs. Buffalo, 10/5/08; Yards Receiving: 43, vs. St. Louis, 12/27/09; Long Reception: 29, @ San Francisco, 12/14/09; Touchdowns: 1, vs. St. Louis, 12/27/09.

Additional Stats:Special Teams Tackles: Career: 6; 2009: 5: 2, @ Det (12/20); 1, vs. Min (12/6); 1, @ StL (11/22); 1; @ Chi (11/8); 2008: 1.

DoUCeT PoSTSeASon STATS ReceivingYear Team GP/GS Rec Yds Avg. Lg TD2008 Ariz 2/0 1 -4 -4.0 -4 02009 Ariz 2/1 14 145 10.4 16 2Total 4/1 15 141 9.4 16 2Postseason Single Game Highs:Receptions: 8, @ New Orleans, 1/16/10; Yards Receiving: 77, vs. Green Bay, 1/10/10; Long Reception: 16, vs. Green Bay, 1/10/10; Touchdowns: 2, vs. Green Bay, 1/10/10.

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525 yards and five TDs despite missing five games with a groin injury … finished off his college career in grand fashion, leading the Tigers with seven receptions for 57 yards and a TD in the BCS title game vs. Ohio State … played in 13 games (six starts) as a junior and finished the season ranked second on the team with 59 catches for 772 yards and eight TDs ... named to the All-SEC sec-ond team by the league coaches as a return specialist and accounted for a team-best 1,032 all-purpose yards (772 receiving, 202 kickoff returns, 59 rushing) for an average of 79.4 per game … played in 12 games (five starts) as a sophomore and finished the season with 26 catches for 389 yards and five TDs … appeared in all 12 games with three starts as a true freshman.

PERSONAL: Full name Early Joseph Doucet III … attended St. Martin-ville (LA) High School where he was regarded as the best WR in the country and top prospect in Louisiana by College Football News as a senior … finished his high school career with 7,104 all-purpose yards and 79 TDs, including running for 3,592 yards on 470 carries and 52 TDs … earned All-American first-team honors from Parade Magazine as senior after rushing for 850 yards and passing for over 750 yards while accounting for 30 TDs, despite suffering from a ham-string injury … was also a standout basketball player, help-ing the Tigers win the Class 4A State Basketball Champion-ship as a sophomore … Sports Studies major at LSU.

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PRO CAREER:Signed with the Cardinals as a rookie free agent on 4/28/08 and was released on the final roster cut on 8/30/08. Signed to the Cardinals practice squad on 9/1/08 where he remained for the entire 2008 season. Appeared in two games early in the 2009 season before being released on 10/13/09 and re-signed to the practice squad the same day. Placed on the practice squad injured reserve list (biceps) on 11/3/09. Re-signed with the Cardinals on 3/4/10.

2009: Spent the first part of the season bounc-ing between the practice squad and the active ros-ter before a biceps injury landed him on injured reserve on 11/3 … after being on the practice squad during week one, was elevated to the active roster on 9/16 … in first career game recorded one tackle and one QB hit @ Jax (9/20) … saw action on defense and special teams but did not register any statistics vs. Ind (9/27) … inactive vs. Hou (10/11) … released and re-signed to the practice squad on 10/13 … placed on the practice squad injured reserve list (biceps) on 11/3.

COLLEGE:Leader of West Virginia’s 2007 senior class that compiled a school best four-year record of 41-9 and made four-straight bowl appearances, win-ning three of them … started 44 of 50 career games registering 130 tackles, 12.5 sacks, 23.0 tackles for loss, three fumble recoveries, one forced fumble, one INT and three pass breakups

… out of the 44 starts, 28 came at weak-side defensive tackle, 13 at nose guard and three at strong-side defensive end … served as one of four team captains and was shifted to nose guard, starting all 13 games including a Fiesta Bowl vic-tory over Oklahoma at University of Phoenix Sta-dium … registered 32 tackles, career-high three fumble recoveries, three sacks, one forced fumble and returned the only INT of his career 19 yards for a TD … was selected first-team All-Big East Conference and All-Eastern College Athletic Con-ference as a junior … started all 13 games, lining up at weak-side DT for 10 contests and at strong-side DE for three … as a sophomore, started all 12 games at weak-side DT … registered a career-high 4.5 sacks, 29 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and deflected one pass … played in 12 games, start-ing the final six at tackle as a redshirt freshman … recorded 37 tackles, two sacks, six tackles for loss and one pass deflection.

PERSONAL:Full name Keilen Lee Dykes … first name pro-nounced “KEY-lin” … attended Chaney (OH) High School and earned all-Ohio, all-city and all-North-east Ohio honors as a senior … recorded 75 tack-les and 9.5 sacks that year and was named the Youngstown Vindicator City Defensive Player of the Year … four-year starter totaled 18 sacks as a junior and was selected for the North-South and Big 33 all-star games … earned an Athletic Coach-ing Education degree from West Virginia.


West VirginiaHomeToWn

Youngstown, OH

HoW ACquiredFA-08



KeileN DYkES

94 DEFEnSiVE TACkLE

Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2009 Ariz 2/0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 2/0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DYkES CAREER STATS

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PRO CAREER:Originally entered the NFL as the Steelers first-round draft pick (26th overall) in 1998 out of Louisiana State. Spent 10 seasons in Pittsburgh, starting 153 of 158 games during the regular season and all 11 postseason contests. Signed a five-year deal with the Jets on 3/3/08 as an unrestricted free agent and played two seasons in New York, starting all 32 regular season games and three postseason contests. Released by the Jets on 4/24/10 and signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals on 4/27/10.

2009: Started all 16 games and all three postseason contests at LG for the Jets, marking the eighth consecu-tive season he has started all 16 regular season games … earned his ninth consecutive Pro Bowl nod as a starter … was a key contributor to an offense that led the NFL in rushing yards with 2,756 (172.3 ypg) ... started 113th consecutive game in the season opener @ Hou (9/13) and contributed to offensive effort that produced 190 yards rushing and allowed no sacks ... helped clear the way for the team’s second-highest rushing total in franchise history (318 yards on 40 carries) vs. Buf (10/18); helped Thomas Jones pile up a franchise record 210 rushing yards on 22 carries, including a 71-yard TD run (second longest TD run in team history) … for the second-consecutive game, was part of an offensive line that helped clear the way for an offense that produced over 300 yards on ground, totaling 316 rushing yards and 38 points @ Oak (10/25) … blocked for a rushing attack that piled up 249 yards, including Jones’ sixth game of the season with 100+ yards @ Buf (12/3); marked Jets third game with over 200 rush-ing yards ... helped clear the way for the team’s 202 rush-ing yards, including Jones’ sixth game with over 100 yards (105) @ Ind (12/27) … in the regular season finale vs. Cin (1/3/10), started in his 128th consecutive game and was part of an offensive line that started their 32nd consecu-tive game as a unit, the longest streak for an offensive line in the NFL; cleared the way for the Jets 257 rushing yards on 57 carries (4.5 avg.) including four rushing TDs ... started 12th postseason game in the Wild Card matchup @ Cin (1/9/10) and was part of an offensive line that helped clear the way for 171 rushing yards on 41 carries (4.2 avg.) including two rushing TDs; line also did not allow a sack; helped rookie Shonn Greene rush for 135 yards, tying the second-highest rushing total in Jets postseason history … helped block for the team’s 169 rushing yards in the Divisional matchup @ SD (1/17/10) and led the way for Greene’s second consecutive postseason game with over 100 yards (128) ... starting his 14th career postseason game, was part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack in the AFC Championship game @ Ind (1/24/10).

2008: In his first season with the Jets, served on an offensive line in which all five players started all 16 games … earned eighth consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl and was

named second-team All-Pro, his eighth career selection to the All-Pro team … helped lead Thomas Jones to his first career Pro Bowl after rushing for an AFC-high 1,312 yards … played key role in leading Jets rushing attack to a sea-son-high 242 yards on 33 carries (7.3 avg) @ Oak (10/19) … led the way for a Jets offense that totaled 206 yards on the ground and was part of a line that did not allow a sack vs. Stl (11/9) … played a role in the Jets 192-yard rush-ing performance in a victory over the previously unbeaten Titans, including a 61-yard TD run by Leon Washington @ Ten (11/23) … led the way for a Jets offense that averaged 7.5 yards per rush (138 yards), including a two-TD perfor-mance by Thomas Jones vs. Den (11/30) … provided the blocking as the Jets totaled 165 yards rushing, including a 47-yard TD run by Leon Washington vs. Buf (12/14).

2007: For the sixth consecutive season, started all 16 games for the Steelers, helping RB Willie Parker net eight games over 100 yards rushing … started all 16 games at LG and was voted to the Pro Bowl as a starter and named a first-team All-Pro by the Associated Press … in the sea-son opener, blocked for a Steelers offense that piled up 206 yards rushing @ Cle (9/9), including 109 yards from Parker … helped offense rack up 420 yards of offense vs. Buf (9/16), including Parker’s 126-yard performance, his second consecutive 100-yard game to open the season … for the second time in the first three games, led the way


LSUHomeToWn

New Orleans, LA

HoW ACquiredFA-10



Pro boWl seleCTion: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

AlAN FAnECA

66 gUARD

In 2009, was named to his ninth consecutive Pro ■Bowl at guard. He has also earned All-Pro honors eight times (2001-08) with six of those coming as a first-team selection (2001-02, 04-07).

A veteran of 12 NFL seasons (1998-09), has ■appeared in 190 games with 185 starts during his career, including a current streak of 128 consecutive starts over the last eight seasons.

Spent his first 10 seasons with the Pittsburgh ■Steelers and in signing with the Cardinals, he reunites with Russ Grimm, who served as his position coach from 2001-06. Faneca earned his first Pro Bowl nod (2001) following his initial campaign under Grimm’s tutelage.

Has started 14 consecutive postseason con- ■tests, including all three of the Jets playoff games in 2009 as they made their run to the AFC Championship Game. Was a member of the Steelers Super Bowl XL Championship team.

In 12 NFL seasons, has blocked for a 1,000-yard ■rusher nine times, including one in each of the last five seasons.

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for a ground attack that totaled over 200 yards (205) vs. SF (9/23); led Parker to his third consecutive 100-yard performance (133) … guided Parker to his fourth 100-yard performance of the season in the 21-0 shutout vs. Sea (10/7) … part of a line that helped the offense total 390 yards of offense (160 rushing, 230 passing) and did not allow a sack @ Cin (10/28) … in a come-from-behind victory, blocked for an offense that outgained their oppo-nents 401 to 163 vs. Cle (11/11); led Parker to 105 rush-ing yards while protecting QB Ben Roethlisberger, who was not sacked despite 35 pass attempts … led the way for a rushing attack that gained 181 yards on the ground, 124 by Parker @ NE (12/9); did not allow a sack despite 32 pass attempts … lead blocker for an all-around domi-nate offensive performance against the Rams, totaling 425 yards (166 rushing, 259 passing) as Roethlisberger earned his third career perfect passer rating @ Stl (12/20) ... in the Wild Card matchup vs. Jax (1/5/08), started his 11th consecutive postseason game.

2006: Started all 16 games at LG for the Steelers, helping pave the way for Parker to post the third-highest single-season rushing total in franchise history (1,494) … earned first-team All-Pro honors and was named to his sixth straight Pro Bowl … in the season opener vs. Mia (9/7), started at LG for the 65th consecutive game, helping the offense gain 143 yards on the ground … led the way as offense gained 457 total yards, including 219 rushing yards on 42 carries (5.2 avg.) and three TDs vs. KC (10/15) … helped the offense gain 467 yards and

five TDs, including 217 rushing yards vs. NO (11/12); led Parker to 213 yards on the ground, the second highest total in franchise history … started at LG for the 75th consecutive game @ Bal (11/26) … part of an offense that gained 528 total yards vs. Cle (12/7), including 303 rushing yards on 52 carries (5.8 avg.) and two TDs; Parker set a new franchise rushing record with 223 yards.

2005: Named to his fifth straight Pro Bowl and was named first-team All-Pro for the fourth time as he started all 20 games, 16 in the regular season and four in the postsea-son, including Super Bowl XL in Detroit … guided the way for first-year starter Willie Parker to eclipse the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the first time in his career … started at LG in the season opener vs. Ten (9/11) and helped lead Parker to 161 yards, the highest total in franchise history for the opening weekend … part of a line that helped Parker to his second consecutive 100-yard performance to open the sea-son (111) @ Hou (9/18) … in his 54th consecutive start at LG, helped pave the way for 221 rushing yards @ Cin (10/23) … helped the team rush for 154 yards on 33 carries (4.7 avg.) @ GB (11/6) … for the second straight game, part of an offense that totaled 150+ yards on the ground, totaling 159 yards vs. Cle (11/13) … helped the Steelers gain 190 rushing yards on 46 carries (4.1 avg.) and two TDs vs. Chi (12/11) … helped lead the way for an offense that totaled 209 yards on the ground on 35 attempts (6.0 avg.) … starting his seventh career postseason game, helped offense gain 346 total yards in AFC Wild Card matchup @ Cin (1/8/06) … started at LG and blocked for an offense

Alan Faneca has earned nine consecutive Pro Bowl selections dating back to 2001. He is one of just 21 offensive linemen in NFL history to earn nine or more Pro Bowl selections and is one of just 10 guards to do so. Five of those 10 guards are already in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

GUARDS THAT HAve mADe 9+ PRo BoWLS InCLUDe:PLAYeR PB TeAmS (YeARS)*Bruce Matthews 14 Houston/Tennessee (1988-2001)*Randall McDaniel 12 Minnesota (1989-99), Tampa Bay (2000)Will Shields 12 Kansas City (1995-2006)Larry Allen 11 Dallas (1995-2001, 2003-05), San Francisco (2006)*Tom Mack 11 L.A. Rams (1967-75, 1977-78)Ruben Brown 9 Buffalo (1996-2003), Chicago (2006)Alan Faneca 9 Pittsburgh (2001-07), nY Jets (2008-09)*John Hannah 9 New England (1976, 1978-85)*Mike Munchak 9 Houston (1984-85, 1987-93)Walt Sweeney 9 San Diego (1964-72)*Hall of Famer

With a Pro Bowl selection in 2010, Faneca would become just the 11th offensive lineman in league history to make the Pro Bowl at least 10 times. Of the 10 linemen who have made the Pro Bowl 10+ times, every one that is Hall of Fame eligible is enshrined in Canton.

LInemen THAT HAve mADe 10+ PRo BoWLSPLAYeR (PoSITIon) PB TeAmS (YeARS)*Bruce Matthews (G) 14 Houston/Tennessee (1988-2001)*Randall McDaniel (G) 12 Minnesota (1989-99), Tampa Bay (2000)*Jim Otto (C) 12 Oakland (1961-72)Will Shields (G) 12 Kansas City (1995-2006)Larry Allen (G) 11 Dallas (1995-2001, 2003-05), San Francisco (2006)*Tom Mack (G) 11 L.A. Rams (1967-75, 1977-78)*Anthony Munoz (T) 11 Cincinnati (1981-91)Jonathan Ogden (T) 11 Baltimore (1997-2007)Willie Roaf (T) 11 New Orleans (1994-2000), Kansas City (2002-05)*Jim Ringo (C) 10 Green Bay (1957-63), Philadelphia (1964-65, 1967) *Hall of Famer

In all, there have been just 67 players in NFL history that have made the Pro Bowl at least nine times and only 33 to earn 10+ Pro Bowl nods. Of the 33 players in the latter group, all 23 that are Hall of Fame eligible are enshrined in Canton.

PEREnniAL PRo BoWLER

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that totaled 112 yards on the ground in the Divisional game @ Ind (1/15/06) … part of a line that led the Steelers to 358 total yards of offense in the AFC Championship game @ Den (1/22/06) … in his first Super Bowl appearance, helped the Steelers rush for 181 yards and two TDs on 33 carries (5.5 avg.) in Super Bowl XL vs. Sea (2/5/06); rushing total included a 75-yard TD run by Parker, the longest run from scrimmage in Super Bowl history.

2004: Started all 16 games and two postseason con-tests at LG and was named to his fourth straight Pro Bowl … also named first-team All-Pro for the third time in his career … started his 95th game for the Steelers in the season opener vs. Oak (9/12) … helped lead the Steelers to their third consecutive 100-yard rushing performance vs. Cle (10/10), the first time in over two years that they have had a 100-yard rusher in three consecutive games … part of a line that led Duce Staley to his fourth 100-yard performance of the season as part of a season-high 221 yards rushing for the offense vs. NE (10/31) … put in another strong performance, helping the offense gain over 200 yards rushing for the second consecutive game and produce a 100-yard rusher for the fifth time in six games vs. Phi (11/7) … led the way for the fourth con-secutive 100-yard rushing performance by a Steelers RB @ Cin (11/21) … was part of an offense that racked up 400 yards for the fifth time on the season, including 100 yards rushing by Jerome Bettis vs. Bal (12/26) … started his fifth postseason game in the Divisional matchup vs. NYJ (1/15/05) and helped pave the way for Jerome Bettis to gain 101 yards, the Steelers’ first 100-yard postseason individual rusher since 1997 … started the AFC Champion-ship game vs. NE (1/23/05).

2003: For the second consecutive sea-son started all 16 games for the Steel-ers, nine games at LT, due to an injury to Marvel Smith, and seven at LG … named to third straight Pro Bowl … led the way for an offense that com-piled 339 total yards in the season opener vs. Bal (9/7); landed a crush-ing block on Ravens All-Pro LB Ray Lewis … served as a key blocker for an offense that piled up 376 yards of offense, includ-ing a season-high 138 yards on the ground @ Cin (9/21) … started the first game of his career at LT, moving from LG due to an injury to Marvel Smith @ Den (10/12) … returned to LG for the first time in six games @ Cle (11/23) … started at LG but moved to LT early in the sec-ond quarter when Smith aggra-vated his neck injury vs. Cin (11/30) … started at LT for the fifth time and helped pave the w a y for the Steelers’ first 100-yard rusher and no-sack performance vs. Oak (12/7) … started his eighth game at LT and

paved the way for Jerome Bettis’ season-high 115 yards rushing and the team’s 181 yards rushing on the day vs. SD (12/21).

2002: Started all 16 games and two postseason games for the Steelers and was voted to his second con-secutive Pro Bowl … also named first-team All-Pro for the second consecutive season … recovered a fumble at the Steelers goal line that preserved a FG scoring opportunity vs. Cle (9/29) … started at LG but left the game tempo-rarily to have stitches placed in his forehead @ NO (10/6) … helped pave the way for the offense’s season-high 211-yard rushing total and Jerome Bettis’ first 100-yard effort of the season @ Cin (10/13) … helped lead the way as RB Amos Zereoue rushed for 111 yards @ Cle (11/3), marking his first career 100-yard rushing performance … put in an outstanding performance in helping the Steelers total 645 yards of total offense, including 123 rushing yards by Zereoue (his second consecutive 100-yard game) and 473 yards and four TD passes by Tommy Maddux vs. Atl (11/10) … led the way for an offense that piled up over 200 yards rushing @ Jax (12/1), the team’s second 200-yard day of the season … started his third career postseason contest in the Wild Card matchup vs. Cle (1/5/03) and helped the offense pile up 432 yards of offense in the come-from-behind win … started his fourth career postseason con-test in the Divisional game @ Ten (1/11/03).

2001: Started all 15 games in which he appeared and his first two postseason games for the Steelers, earning his first Pro Bowl selection … was named first-team All-Pro for the first time in his career … helped Jerome Bet-tis gain over 1,000 yards for the fourth straight season … had offseason surgery on his (right) wrist on 1/29/01

that forced him to miss action during the preseason … started 30th consecutive game in the season open-er and helped pave the way for Bettis’ 47th career 100-yard game @ Jax (9/9) … led the way for Bet-tis, who totaled 114 rushing yards @ Buf (9/30), his second 100-yard game of the season … the follow-ing week, Bettis totaled 153 yards on the ground as

the Steelers racked up 275 yards rushing vs. Cin (10/7) … played a key role in the Steel-

ers second consecutive 200-yard rush-ing effort as they piled up 203 yards

on the ground @ KC (10/14); rushing effort was led by Bet-tis, who totaled 112 yards, his third consecutive 100-yard performance … was instru-

mental in the team’s third-straight 200-yard rushing effort that included Bet-tis’ fourth consecutive 100-yard game @ TB (10/21) … led the way for the Steelers’ fourth 200-yard rush-ing performance of the season and Bet-

tis’ fifth 100-yard game @ Cle

( 1 1 /11 ) … ended h i s string of

42 consecutive starts when he was inactive in the regular season finale vs. Cle (1/6/02) to help rest an ail-ing shoulder … started first career postseason contest in the Division-al win vs. Bal (1/20/02), helping

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the team pile up 134 yards and two TDs on the ground … started second career postseason game in the AFC Champi-onship game vs. NE (1/27/02).

2000: For the first time in his career, started all 16 games and helped the offense finish with the fourth-ranked rushing attack in the NFL and one of only 10 teams to compile more than 2,000 yards rushing … helped pave the way for Jerome Bettis’ first 100-yard game of the sea-son @ Cle (9/17) as the team compiled 209 rushing yards, their highest single-game total since ’99 season opener … helped the Steelers pile up 193 yards and a TD on the ground (4.7 avg), including 107 yards by Bettis @ NYJ (10/8) … helped pave the way for Bettis’ third consecu-tive 100-yard game (fourth on the season) vs. Cle (10/22) … earned his 25th consecutive start and helped pave the way for Bettis’ sixth 100-yard performance of the season vs. Oak (12/33) … started the season’s final three con-tests, giving him 28 consecutive starts.

1999: Started 14 of 15 games played for the Steel-ers, helping Jerome Bettis gain over 1,000 yards on the season … was forced to leave the season opener @ Cle (9/12) at halftime after suffering a left ankle injury late in the second quarter; finished the first half but did not play in the second half … returned from ankle injury but was replaced in the second half by Roger Duffy @ Bal (9/19) … started the following week but sat out most of the second half due to the lingering ankle injury vs. Sea (9/26) … inactive (ankle) vs. Jax (10/3) … returned to action the following week @ Buf (10/10) but did not start; injured his right ankle in the third quarter and was forced out of the game … returned from ankle injuries the following week and helped lead Bettis to 100-yard rushing @ Cin (10/17) … was instrumental in Bettis’ season-high 137 yards rushing and the Steelers second-highest rushing performance of the season (211 yards) vs. Car (12/26).

1998: Earned All-Rookie honors from College & Pro Football Weekly and Football News after playing in all 16 games, with 12 starts … helped lead Jerome Bettis to a 1,000-yard season … saw limited action at G in his first NFL game @ Bal (9/6) … saw significant action at LG @ Mia (9/20), entering the game during the second offen-

sive series … made his first NFL start @ Cin (10/11), helping the offense compile 386 total yards, including 257 yards on the ground … helped pave the way for Bettis’ fourth 100-yard rushing game of the season @ KC (10/26) … during the Monday Night contest vs. GB (11/9), helped lead the Steelers to their fifth individual 100-yard rush-ing performance of the season … part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack vs. Jax (11/22) as the offense posted 329 total yards … helped lead Bettis to his high-est rushing total of the season (139 yards) and his sixth 100-yard game of the year in the season finale @ Jax (12/28); helped produce team’s second-highest rushing total of the year (205 yards).

COLLEGE:Started all 36 games he appeared in at Louisiana State … All-Southeastern Conference first-team choice in 1996 and ‘97 … named an All-American first-team right guard by the Associated Press, Football Writers Association, Foot-ball News, The Sporting News and Walter Camp as a junior in 1997 … one of three finalists for the Outland Trophy as the nation’s best lineman … compiled 210 career pancake blocks … allowed just one sack during his final season … as a sophomore in ‘96, was an All-American second-team choice by Football News and an All-SEC first-team selec-tion after allowing only one sack … named SEC Freshman of the Year by the Knoxville News-Sentinel in 1995 … redshirted as a freshman in 1994.

PERSONAL:Full name Alan Joseph Faneca, Jr. … was an All-Greater Houston, Orlando Sentinel All-South and Houston Touchdown Club Player of the Year as an offensive line-man at Lamar Consolidated (TX) High School during his senior season … also lettered in track, competing in the discus … attended John Curtis (New Orleans, LA) High School prior to playing at Lamar … does exten-sive work with the Epilepsy Foundation of America and has participated in a podcast called “Speaking Out for Epilepsy” … diagnosed with Epilepsy at age 15 … majored in Entrepreneurship Management at LSU.

Year Team GP/GS1998 Pit 16/121999 Pit 15/142000 Pit 16/162001 Pit 15/152002 Pit 16/162003 Pit 16/162004 Pit 16/162005 Pit 16/162006 Pit 16/162007 Pit 16/162008 NYJ 16/162009 NYJ 16/16Total 190/185

FAneCA PoSTSeASon STATSYear Team GP/GS2001 Pit 2/22002 Pit 2/22004 Pit 2/22005 Pit 4/42007 Pit 1/12009 NYJ 3/3Total 14/14

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PRO CAREER:Originally signed by the Atlanta Falcons as a rookie free agent on 4/12/01 and played four seasons with the Falcons before signing with the Giants as an unre-stricted free agent on 3/8/05. Played two seasons with the Giants before signing with the Dolphins as an unre-stricted free agent on 3/8/07. Released by the Dolphins on 8/12/08. Signed with the Jets on 9/10/08. Played two seasons with the Jets before signing a two-year contract with the Cardinals on 4/2/10 as a free agent.

2009: Handled the kicking duties for all 16 regular season games and all three postseason contests for the Jets … finished the season by connecting on 30-of-36 FG attempts and all 32 PATs during the regular season … in the season opener, kicked a 24-yard FG to com-plete a 16-play, 68-yard drive @ Hou (9/13); marked his 15th consecutive successful FGA, tying him with Mike Nugent (2007) for the fourth longest streak in Jets his-tory ... scored 10 points and was a perfect 3-for-3 on FGs (33, 24, 39) vs. NE (9/20), pushing his streak to 18 consecutive FGAs without a miss dating back to the ‘08 season ... kicked a 23-yard FG in the first quarter vs. Buf (10/18), his 23rd consecutive successful FGA, breaking Pat Leahy’s franchise record; also connected on 41 and 43-yard FGs before missing a 44-yarder at the end of the first half to set the new franchise record at 24 consecutive FGs made ... tied his career-long and the Jets franchise record with a 55-yard FG in the

third quarter; also recorded two special teams tackles (11/1 vs. MIA) … converted two extra points and did not attempt a FG for the first time this season @ NE (11/22) … connected on four FGAs (38, 49, 31, 37) in a game for the first time in ‘09 and third time with the Jets vs. Buf (12/3) … scored a season-high 14 points on four FGs (4-of-5: 40, 24, 49, 49) and two extra points @ TB (12/13); kicked at least four FGs in a game for the second time in ‘09 and fourth time with the Jets; pushed him past 100 points for the season, marking the sixth time he has accomplished the feat in his career … hit two FGs of 35 and 43 yards and one extra point for seven points @ Ind (12/27); added a special teams tackle … totaled 13 points in the regular season finale (three FGs, four PATs) vs. Cin (1/3/10) … played in his seventh postseason game and first with the Jets in the Wild Card matchup @ Cin (1/9/10); kicked a 20-yard FG and three PATs for six points; punted in place of Steve Weatherford, the first time he has punted in the NFL and finished the game with seven punts for 220 yards (31.4 avg.), with three inside-the-20 … his 46-yard FG marked the Jets first points of the game and brought the scored to 7-3 in the Divisional game @ SD (1/17/10); 46-yarder tied for third-longest in Jets postseason his-tory … named game captain in the AFC Championship game @ Ind (1/24/10) and kicked a 48-yard FG to make the score, 17-6 Jets; 48-yarder was the second longest in Jets postseason history.


HomeToWnTampa, FL

HoW ACquiredFA-10


dob: May 26, 1976

JAY FEELY

4 kiCkER

Since entering the NFL in 2001, has scored 1,013 ■points, the third-highest total in the league in that time period behind only Eagles kicker David Akers (1,048) and former Broncos and Falcons kicker Jason Elam (1,034).

Has reached the 100-point plateau in six of his ■nine NFL seasons and led all NFL kickers in points during the 2002 (138) and 2005 (148) seasons.

Has successfully converted 235 consecutive PATs ■dating back to 11/9/03 at the NY Giants as a member of the Atlanta Falcons.

With the Jets, connected on 24 consecutive FG ■attempts between 2008-09, establishing a fran-chise record. Also had a streak of 22 consecutive successful FG attempts between 2006-07 with the Giants and Dolphins.

Reached or topped the 80-percent mark for FG ■accuracy in six of his nine NFL seasons, including each of the last five.

Has successfully converted six onside kicks dur- ■ing his career.

In nine NFL seasons, has appeared in 143 of 144 ■possible games during the regular season, miss-ing his only career game at the beginning of the 2008 season when he signed with the Jets after the season opener. Played in 112 consecutive games to start his career before missing the ’08 opener.

Has appeared in the playoffs five times with ■three different teams: Atlanta (2002, 2004), NY Giants (2005, 2006) and NY Jets (2009).

Majored in Education at the University of ■Michigan. After graduating in 1998, worked as a financial consultant prior to entering the NFL in 2001.

A major contributor to various community ■efforts, is a longtime volunteer with the Muscular Dystrophy Association and Special Olympics. He was named the Atlanta Falcons 2002 Man of the Year, was the United Way’s Hometown Hero Award recipient with the NY Giants and was named the Muscular Dystrophy Man of the Year in 2010.

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2008: Converted 24-of-28 FGs and 39 extra points for 111 total points in his first season with the Jets … made a 52-yard FG with :08 remaining sent the game into OT @ Oak (10/19) … named Jets Special Teams Player of the Game after connecting on all four FG attempts, including a 55-yard FG with no time remaining in the first half that tied for the longest in Jets history and matched a career-long vs. Stl (11/9); added five extra points and logged two special teams tackles in the game … with 7:15 remaining in OT, connected on a game-winning 34-yard FG @ NE (11/13) that marked his third-career OT FG kick for a win … converted his 13th consecutive FG @ Sea (12/21), tying Nick Lowery (1994) for the fifth-longest streak in Jets history.

2007: In his lone season with the Dolphins, con-nected on 21-of-23 FGAs (91.3 percent), third-best in the AFC and in the NFL behind only Josh Scobee (JAX) and Jeff Reed (PIT) … after hitting the first 12 FGAs of the season, connected on 19 consecutive attempts dat-ing back to 2006 … played in the 100th NFL regular sea-son contest of his career vs. Oak (9/30) … accounted for season-highs in both FGs (4) and points (13) the follow-ing week, as he connected on all four of his FGAs, includ-ing two from 40 yards-or-longer (40, 48), in addition to his only PAT @ Hou (10/7); marked the sixth time in his career that he tallied four or more FGs in a game … hit a season-long 53-yard FG and also connected from 44 yards out vs. NYJ (12/2); 53-yarder was his first from 50+ yards out since the ’05 season ... converted all three FGAs as Miami recorded their only win of the season, a 22-16 OT decision vs. Bal (12/16); two of his three FGs occurred in the fourth quarter – a 22-yarder 2:54 into the period to tie the game at 13-13 and a 29-yarder with 1:56 to play, giving the Dolphins a 16-13 lead.

2006: Connected on 23-of-27 FGs and all 38 PAT for 107 points for the Giants, the fourth time in his six-year career that he reached the 100-point plateau … converted his final 10 FGAs of the regular season, covering a seven-game stretch … connected on a sea-son-high four FGs (five attempts) in a 19-3 win vs. Was (10/8), hitting from 24, 34, 32 and 40 yards out … hit on all three FGAs, including a season-long 47-yard kick vs. Phi (12/17) … with 10 points (2/2 FGS, 4/4 PATs), surpassed 100 points for the season in the finale @ Was (12/30) … hit on both FGAs (20, 24) and both extra points in his sixth career postseason game @ Phi (1/7/07); eight points marked his second-highest point total in a postseason game.

2005: Established career-highs by converting 35-of-42 FGs and hit all 43 PAT for 148 total points, the most in the NFL among kickers and second overall in the NFL (Shaun Alexander, 168) ... voted a first alternate to the

NFC Pro Bowl squad … connected on his first 13 FGAs of the season … recorded 10+ points in five games … hit both FGAs (50, 45) in 16-13 OT loss @ Dal (10/16), the first of three straight games in which he hit on a FG of 50 yards or longer ... the following week, connected on a season-long 52-yard FG in a 24-23 win vs. Den (10/23); marked the first time in his career he has connected on a FG of 50+ yards in back-to-back games … tied a career-high with five FGs (six attempts), accumulating a career-high 18 points vs. Was (10/30); included in his total was a 50-yard FG, his third consecutive game with a FG of 50+ yards, a career-high; third attempt, and only miss, in the game hit the left upright from 51 yards out, snapping his string of 14 consecutive successful FGAs in the regu-lar season … made two-of-five FGs @ Sea (11/27) and missed three consecutive potential game-winning FGs, a 40-yarder at the end of regulation (wide left), and two in OT: the first from 54 yards (short), and the next from 45 yards (short) … hit on all four FGAs (24, 21, 27, 36) @ Phi (12/11); the 34-yarder came with 3:55 to play in OT, giving the Giants a 26-23 victory; marked his second-career game winning FG in OT.

2004: In fourth, and final, season with the Falcons, hit 18-of-23 FGs and 40-40 PATs for a total of 94 points on the year … recovered his own onside kick in a 34-17 win vs. StL (9/19); also hit on FGs on 35 and 25 yards and all four PATs … in a defensive battle, accounted for all of Atlanta’s points, on FGs of 25 and 23 yards, in a 6-3 win vs. Ari (9/26) … connected on all three PATs and both FGAs, including a season-long 47-yarder @ Car (10/3) … recorded the second reception of his NFL career when he hauled in a pass from holder Chris Mohr on a fake FGA (-2 yards) vs. Det (10/10) … converted a successful onside kick in 41-28 win @ Den (10/31); marked the fifth successful onside kick in his career and second of the ’04 season; also connected on 2-of-3 FGAs (24, 43) and 5-of-5 PATs for a season-high 11 points … made good on two-of-three FGAs, including a 38-yarder that came 2:25 into the OT period, giving the Falcons a 34-31 victory vs. Car (12/18); marked his first career game-winning FG in OT … converted both FGAs and all seven PATs in two postseason games … established postseason career-highs by connecting on 6-of-6 PATs and totaling nine points in the Divisional win vs. StL (1/15/05); FG came from 38 yards out.

2003: In third season with the Falcons, appeared in all 16 games for the third consecutive season and was good on 19-of-27 FGAs and 32-of-33 PATs, for a total of 89 points … in the season opener, connected on both FGAs (37, 31) and all three PATs for a total of nine points @ Dal (9/7) … attempted the longest FG of his career but his 60-yarder was blocked @ StL (10/13);

Since entering the NFL in 2001, Jay Feely has scored 1,013 points, the third-highest total in the league in that time period behind only Eagles kicker David Akers (1,048) and former Broncos and Falcons kicker Jason Elam (1,034).

Feely joins Akers, Elam and Minnesota’s Ryan Longwell as the only NFL players with 1,000+ points in that span.

nFL PoInTS LeADeRS (2001-09)PTS PLAYeR XPm XPA FGm FGA1,048 David Akers 358 362 230 2801,034 Jason Elam 338 341 232 2791,013 Jay Feely 320 322 231 2831,010 Ryan Longwell 377 382 211 257985 Matt Stover 283 283 234 270

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did not attempt a PAT and for the first time in his career was held without a point in the game … had one of his best games of the season vs. Phi (11/2) when he hit on all three FGAs (40, 25, 46), his only PAT and two of his five kickoffs went for touchbacks; 46-yard FGA marked his longest of the season; recorded double-digit points (10) for the first time on the season … the following week, had a third quarter PAT blocked @ NYG (11/9); marked second blocked PAT of his career and also marked last time he had one blocked; has gone on to convert 235 consecutive PATs through the 2009 season … was good on all three of his FGAs (26, 38, 37) and all three PATs and totaled a season-high 12 points as the Falcons recorded a 30-28 victory @ TB (12/20).

2002: In his second season with the Falcons, con-verted 32-of-40 FGAs and hit 42-of-43 PATs for a total of 138 points ... 138 points were the most among kickers and ranked second overall in the NFL (Priest Holmes, 144) … connected on 9-of-10 FGs and all nine PATs and was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for October ... in season-opening 37-34 OT loss @ GB (9/8), con-nected on both FGAs, including a season-long 52-yarder that came with five seconds to play in regulation to send the game into OT; also recorded a career-high four touch-backs on eight kickoffs … executed a successful onside kick vs. TB (10/6) and provided the Falcons with their only points of the day on FGs of 34 and 32 yards … earned NFL Special Teams Player of the Week honors in 30-0 win vs. Car (10/20) when he connected on all three of his FGAs (41, 45, 49); was also 3-of-3 on PATs for a total of 12 points and recorded touchbacks on three of seven kickoffs; marked the first time in his career that he hit on three FGs of 40+ yards in a game … hit all three FGAs (31, 32, 47) @ NO (10/27) and his final FG occurred as time expired in regulation, lifting the Falcons to a 37-35 victory; his 32-yarder, 0:25 into the fourth quarter gave the Falcons a 27-25 lead; marked the second game-winning FG of his career … in a 36-15 victory @ Det (12/22), hit all five FGAs (23,23,36, 20, 39), setting a career-high for FGs in a game … connected on 3-of-4 FGAs, including a pair from over 40 yards (42,49) in the regular season finale @ Cle (12/29) … in first-ever postseason game, connected on 2-of-4 FGAs (22, 23) and all three PATs in the Wild Card win @ GB (1/4/03) … made good on 2-of-3 FGAs in the Divisional game @ Phi (1/11/03), including a postseason career-long 52-yarder.

2001: As a rookie, converted 29-of-37 FGAs and 28-of-28 PATs for 115 total points and was a consen-sus All-Rookie selection ... 29 FGs were first in the NFC and fourth in the NFL ... converted successful onside kicks in games vs. Dal (11/11) and vs. StL (12/2) ... in first career game, connected on both FGAs (28, 24) and only PAT for a total of seven points @ SF (9/9) … in just his third career game, hit on his first-ever attempt over 34 yards, connecting on a career-long 55-yard FG in the Falcons’ 34-14 victory @ Ari (9/30) … first reception of NFL career came when he hauled in a pass from holder Chris Mohr on a fake FGA (-2 yards) @ NO (10/21) … connected on all three FGAs (26, 39, 32) in a 23-20 win @ GB (11/18) … first quarter 39-yard FG turned out to difference maker in a 10-7 win @ Car (11/25) … had his best game of the season when he converted all four of his FGAs, including a 52-yarder as time expired to give the Falcons a 33-30 victory vs. Buf (12/23); marked the first game-winning FG of his career; addd three PATs for a total of 15 points in the game, a season-high.

COLLEGE:A four-year letterman at Michigan (1995-98), finished his collegiate career having connected on 20-of-26 FGAs and 43-of-44 extra points … also served as the Wol-verines kickoff specialist … during his senior season in ‘98, connected on 17-of-22 FG tries and 40-of-41 extra points and was named Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media … during his junior season, kicked the longest FG in the nation when he connected on a 51-yarder vs. Baylor; also marked the sixth-longest FG in Michigan history.

PERSONAL:Attended Jesuit (Tampa, FL) High School where he set school and Hillsborough County career and season records for FGs and PATs … named second-team All-America by Blue Chip Illustrated and was a Class 4-A State and All-Southeast Regional selection … involved with the United Way’s efforts in Michigan, was featured in the United Way’s national advertising campaign in 2005 … member of the board of directors for Easter Seals … along with his wife, Rebecca, the couple have three daughters: Alexandria, Abigail and Olivia, and one son: Jace … majored in Education at Michigan.

K Jay Feely has five game-winning field goals on his resume. Two have come with no time remaining in regulation and three have come in overtime.

2008: new York JetsGame 10, November 13 @ New England

Feely Connected on a 34-yard FG with 7:15 remaining in OT for a 34-31 Jets victory. Marked his third career game-winning FG in OT.

2005: new York GiantsGame 13, December 11 @ Philadelphia

Feely’s fourth FG of the day was a 36-yarder with 3:55 remaining in OT that gave the Giants a 26-23 victory over the Eagles.

2004: AtlantaGame 14, December 18 vs. Carolina

Feely’s first-career game-winning FG in OT came when he kicked a 38-yard FG just 2:25 into OT to give the Falcons a 34-31 victory over the Panthers.

2002: AtlantaGame 7, October 27 @ New Orleans

With the Falcons trailing 35-34, Feely con-nected on a 47-yard FG as time expired in regu-lation, lifting Atlanta to a 37-35 win over the Saints.

2001: AtlantaGame 14, December 23 vs. Buffalo

The first game-winning FG of Feely’s career came in his rookie season. With the score tied at 30, he hit a 52-yard FG as time expired to give the Falcons a 33-30 victory over the Bills.

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ScoringYear Team G FG FGA Pct Lg Blk XP XPA Pct Blk Points2001 Atl 16 29 37 78.4 55 1 28 28 100.0 0 1152002 Atl 16 32 40 80.0 52 2 42 43 97.7 1 1382003 Atl 16 19 27 70.4 46 1 32 33 97.0 1 892004 Atl 16 18 23 78.3 47 0 40 40 100.0 0 942005 NYG 16 35 42 83.3 52 1 43 43 100.0 0 1482006 NYG 16 23 27 85.2 47 0 38 38 100.0 0 1072007 Mia 16 21 23 91.3 53 0 26 26 100.0 0 892008 NYJ 15 24 28 85.7 55 0 39 39 100.0 0 111 2009 NYJ 16 30 36 83.3 55 1 32 32 100.0 0 122 Total 143 231 283 81.6 55 6 320 322 99.4 2 1,013

Field GoalsYear Team 1-19 Pct 20-29 Pct 30-39 Pct 40-49 Pct 50+ Pct2001 Atl 1-1 100.0 8-8 100.0 14-15 93.3 4-9 44.4 2-4 50.02002 Atl 0-0 -- 8-10 80.0 12-14 85.7 11-13 84.6 1-3 33.32003 Atl 0-0 -- 6-6 100.0 9-11 81.8 4-7 57.1 0-3 0.02004 Atl 1-1 100.0 7-7 100.0 7-9 77.8 3-6 50.0 0-0 --2005 NYG 0-0 -- 11-13 84.6 13-14 92.9 8-10 80.0 3-5 60.02006 NYG 0-0 -- 7-7 100.0 10-11 90.9 6-8 75.0 0-1 0.02007 Mia 0-0 -- 7-7 100.0 6-6 100.0 7-9 77.8 1-1 100.02008 NYJ 0.0 -- 9-9 100.0 9-12 75.0 4-5 80.0 2-2 100.02009 NYJ 0-0 -- 6-6 100.0 12-15 80.0 11-14 78.6 1-1 100.0Total 2-2 100.0 69-73 94.5 92-107 86.0 58-81 71.6 10-20 50.0

Single Game Highs:Field Goals made: 5, twice, last vs. Washington, 10/30/05; Field Goals Attempted: 6, vs. Washington, 10/30/05; Long Field Goal: 55, three times, last vs. Miami, 11/1/09; most Points: 18, twice, last vs. Washington, 10/30/05, (five FGs, three PATs); most Touchbacks: 4, @ Green Bay, 9/8/02; most PATs: 6, vs. Arizona, 9/11/05.

Additional Statistics:Special Teams Tackles: 36: 3 (2009); 5 (2008); 5 (2007); 2 (2006); 6 (2005); 1 (2004); 4 (2003); 3 (2002); 7 (2001); Receptions: 2 for -4 yards: 1-(-2), 10/21/01 @ New Olreans; 1-(-2), 10/10/04 vs. Detroit.

FeeLY PoSTSeASon STATSScoring

Year Team G FG FGA Pct Lg Blk XP XPA Pct Blk Points2002 Atl 2 4 7 57.1 52 3 3 100.0 0 162004 Atl 2 2 2 100.0 38 0 7 7 100.0 0 132005 NYG 1 - - -- - - - - -- - 02006 NYG 1 2 2 100.0 24 0 2 2 100.0 0 82009 NYJ 3 3 5 60.0 48 7 7 100.0 0 16 Total 9 11 16 68.8 52 19 19 100.0 0 53

Field GoalsYear Team 1-19 Pct 20-29 Pct 30-39 Pct 40-49 Pct 50+ Pct2002 Atl 0-0 -- 2-2 100.0 1-2 50.0 0-2 0.0 1-1 100.02004 Atl 0-0 -- 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 -- 0-0 --2005 NYG 0-0 -- 0-0 -- 0-0 -- 0-0 -- 0-0 --2006 NYG 0-0 -- 2-2 100.0 0-0 -- 0-0 -- 0-0 --2009 NYJ 0-0 -- 1-1 100.0 0-0 -- 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 Total 0-0 -- 6-6 100.0 2-3 66.7 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0

Postseason Single Game Highs:Field Goals made: 2, three times, last @ Philadelphia, 1/7/07; Field Goals Attempted: 4, @ Green Bay, 1/4/03; Long Field Goal: 52, @ Philadelphia, 1/11/03; most Points: 9, twice, last vs. St. Louis, 1/15/05, (one FG, six PATs); most Touchbacks: 4, vs. St. Louis, 1/15/05; most PATs: 6, vs. St. Louis, 1/15/05.

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FEELY GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS2009 (Jets)Date opp. Pts XP/XPA FG/FGA Ko/TB 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Kick-by-KickSept. 13 @ Hou 6 3/3 1/1 5/0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 24Sept. 20 NE 10 1/1 3/3 5/0 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 33, 24, 39Sept. 27 TEN 6 3/3 1/1 5/0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 30Oct. 4 @ NYJ 4 1/1 1/1 3/2 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 38Oct. 12 @ Mia 9 3/3 2/2 6/1 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 40, 43Oct. 18 BUF 7 1/1 2/3 4/1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 23, 41, (44)Oct. 25 @ Oak 8 5/5 1/2 7/2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 39, (38)Nov. 1 MIA 7 1/1 2/2 6/0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 23, 55Nov. 15 JAX 10 1/1 3/3 6/1 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-1 0-0 32, 37, 40Nov. 22 @ NE 2 2/2 0/0 3/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 —Nov. 29 CAR 5 2/2 1/2 4/1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 (48), 47Dec. 3 @ Buf 13 1/1 4/4 6/0 0-0 0-0 3-3 1-1 0-0 38, 49, 31, 37Dec. 13 @ TB 14 2/2 4/5 7/0 0-0 1-1 0-0 3-4 0-0 40, 24, 49, 49, (49)Dec. 20 ATL 1 1/1 0/2 2/0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 (38), (37B)Dec. 27 @ Ind 7 1/1 2/2 6/1 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 35, 43Jan. 3 CIN 13 4/4 3/3 7/1 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 20, 39, 40Total 122 32/32 30/36 82/10 0-0 6-6 12-15 11-14 1-1

Jan. 9 @ Cin 6 3/3 1/1 5/0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 20Jan. 17 @ SD 5 2/2 1/1 4/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 46Jan. 24 @ Ind 5 2/2 1/3 4/1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1 (44), 48, (52)Postseason 16 7/7 3/5 13/1 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-3 0-1

2008 (Jets)Sept. 7 @ Mia Not with team —Sept. 14 NE 4 1/1 1/2 3/1 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 (31), 21Sept. 22 @ SD 5 2/2 1/1 3/1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 32Sept. 28 ARI 12 6/6 2/3 9/1 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 20, 30, (44)Oct. 12 CIN 8 2/2 2/2 6/1 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 38, 43Oct. 19 @ Oak 7 1/1 2/2 4/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 40, 52Oct. 26 KC 4 4/4 0/1 5/0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 (36)Nov. 2 @ Buf 14 2/2 4/5 7/0 0-0 2-2 2-3 0-0 0-0 37, 26, (37), 20, 31Nov. 9 STL 17 5/5 4/4 9/2 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-2 1-1 22, 49, 46, 55Nov. 13 @ NE 10 4/4 2/2 6/0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 22, 34Nov. 23 @ Ten 10 4/4 2/2 7/0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 20, 30Nov. 30 DEN 5 2/2 1/1 4/0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 30Dec. 7 @ SF 2 2/2 0/0 3/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 —Dec. 14 BUF 7 4/4 1/1 6/0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 31Dec. 21 @ Sea 3 0/0 1/1 2/0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 20Dec. 28 MIA 3 0/0 1/1 3/1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 28Total 111 39/39 24/28 77/7 0-0 9-9 9-12 4-5 2-2

2007 (Dolphins)Sept. 9 @ Was 7 1/1 2/2 4/2 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 20, 36Sept. 16 DAL 8 2/2 2/2 4/1 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 37, 45Sept. 23 @ NYJ 8 2/2 2/2 5/0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 31, 39Sept. 30 OAK 5 2/2 1/1 4/0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 29Oct. 7 @ Hou 13 1/1 4/4 6/1 0-0 1-1 1-1 2-2 0-0 23, 40, 33, 48Oct. 14 @ Cle 7 4/4 1/1 5/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 43Oct. 21 NE 4 4/4 0/0 5/1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 —Oct. 28 NYG 4 1/1 1/2 2/0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 (48), 29Nov. 11 BUF 4 1/1 1/1 3/0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 38Nov. 18 @ Phi 1 1/1 0/1 2/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 (47)Nov. 26 @ Pit 0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 —Dec. 2 NYJ 7 1/1 2/2 4/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 53, 44Dec. 9 @ Buf 5 2/2 1/1 3/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 41Dec. 16 BAL 10 1/1 3/3 6/2 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 23, 22, 29Dec. 23 @ NE 1 1/1 0/0 2/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 —Dec. 30 CIN 5 2/2 1/1 4/1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 49Total 89 26/26 21/23 60/8 0-0 7-7 6-6 7-9 1-1

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FEELY GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS2006 (Giants)Date opp. Pts XP/XPA FG/FGA Ko/TB 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Kick-by-KickSept. 10 IND 3 3/3 0/1 4/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 (40)Sept. 17 @ Phi 6 3/3 1/1 5/1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 35Sept. 24 @ Sea 6 3/3 1/1 4/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 46Oct. 8 WAS 13 1/1 4/5 6/1 0-0 1-1 2-2 1-2 0-0 (47), 24, 34, 32, 40Oct. 15 @ Atl 9 3/3 2/2 6/1 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 21, 39Oct. 23 @ Dal 10 4/4 2/2 7/1 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 31, 32Oct. 29 TB 5 2/2 1/1 4/2 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 31Nov. 5 HOU 2 2/2 0/0 3/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 —Nov. 12 CHI 8 2/2 2/4 5/0 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-2 0-1 (33), 46, 40, (52)Nov. 20 @ Jax 4 1/1 1/1 3/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 40Nov. 26 @ Ten 3 3/3 0/0 4/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 —Dec. 3 DAL 8 2/2 2/2 5/0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 23, 22Dec. 10 @ Car 9 3/3 2/2 6/2 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 32, 29Dec. 17 PHI 10 1/1 3/3 6/3 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 47, 23, 24Dec. 24 NO 1 1/1 0/0 2/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 —Dec. 30 @ Was 10 4/4 2/2 7/1 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 34, 31Total 107 38/38 23/27 77/12 0-0 7-7 10-11 6-8 0-1Jan. 7 @ Phi 8 2/2 2/2 5/1 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 20, 24

2005 (Giants)Sept. 11 ARI 6 6/6 0/0 7/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 —Sept. 19 @ NO 9 3/3 2/2 6/1 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 39, 30Sept. 25 @ SD 11 2/2 3/3 6/1 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 22, 40, 28Oct. 2 STL 14 5/5 3/3 9/2 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 38, 32, 23Oct. 16 @ Dal 7 1/1 2/2 5/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 50, 45Oct. 23 DEN 6 3/3 1/1 5/1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 52Oct. 30 WAS 18 3/3 5/6 9/3 0-0 0-0 3-3 1-1 1-2 39, 50, (51), 33, 39, 44Nov. 6 @ SF 6 3/3 1/1 5/0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 22Nov. 13 MIN 7 1/1 2/3 5/1 0-0 0-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 35, 48, (28)Nov. 20 PHI 9 3/3 2/2 6/1 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 26, 27Nov. 27 @ Sea 7 1/1 2/5 6/0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-3 0-1 39, 43, (40), (54), (45)Dec. 4 DAL 5 2/2 1/2 4/0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 27, (33)Dec. 11 @ Phi 14 2/2 4/4 7/2 0-0 3-3 1-1 0-0 0-0 24, 21, 27, 36Dec. 17 KC 9 3/3 2/2 6/0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 41, 35Dec. 24 @ Was 8 2/2 2/3 5/0 0-0 0-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 47, (29B), 38Dec. 31 @ Oak 12 3/3 3/3 7/0 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 25, 38, 46Total 148 43/43 35/42 98/12 0-0 11-13 13-14 8-10 3-5Jan. 8 CAR 0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 —

2004 (Falcons)Sept. 12 @ SF 3 3/3 0/0 4/1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 —Sept. 19 STL 10 4/4 2/2 6/1 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 35, 25Sept. 26 ARI 6 0/0 2/2 3/0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 25, 23Oct. 3 @ Car 9 3/3 2/2 6/0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 47, 30Oct. 10 DET 4 1/1 1/1 3/1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 27Oct. 17 SD 3 3/3 0/0 4/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 —Oct. 24 @ KC 4 1/1 1/1 3/1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 19Oct. 31 @ Den 11 5/5 2/3 7/3 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 24, 43, (49)Nov. 14 TB 6 3/3 1/1 5/0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 33Nov. 21 @ NYG 2 2/2 0/1 3/1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 (46)Nov. 28 NO 6 3/3 1/2 4/1 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 (37), 31Dec. 5 @ TB 0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 —Dec. 12 OAK 5 5/5 0/0 6/1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 —Dec. 18 CAR 10 4/4 2/3 7/2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1 0-0 37, (45), 38Dec. 26 @ NO 7 1/1 2/2 4/1 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 25, 20Jan. 2 @ Sea 8 2/2 2/3 4/0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-0 33, (39), (40)Total 94 40/40 18/23 70/13 1-1 7-7 7-9 3-6 0-0Jan. 15 STL 9 6/6 1/1 8/4 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 38Jan. 23 @ Phi 4 1/1 1/1 3/0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 23Postseason 13 7/7 2//2 11/4 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0

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FEELY GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS2003 (Falcons)Date opp. Pts XP/XPA FG/FGA Ko/TB 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Kick-by-KickSept. 7 @ Dal 9 3/3 2/2 6/1 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 37, 31Sept. 14 WAS 7 4/4 1/2 5/0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 37, (45)Sept. 21 TB 4 1/1 1/2 3/0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 29, (44)Sept. 28 @ Car 3 0/0 1/2 1/0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 (55), 28Oct. 5 MIN 8 2/2 2/2 5/1 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 34, 33Oct. 13 @ Stl 0 0/0 0/1 1/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 (60B)Oct. 19 NO 5 2/2 1/1 4/1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 28Nov. 2 PHI 10 1/1 3/3 5/2 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 40, 25, 46Nov. 9 @ NYG 3 3/4 0/0 5/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 —Nov. 16 @ NO 8 2/2 2/3 6/0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 38, 27, (54)Nov. 23 TEN 7 4/4 1/1 6/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 40Nov. 30 @ Hou 7 1/1 2/3 3/0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-0 (49), 35, 42Dec. 7 CAR 2 2/2 0/2 4/0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 (36), (34)Dec. 14 @ Ind 1 1/1 0/0 2/1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 —Dec. 20 @ TB 12 3/3 3/3 6/1 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 26, 38, 37Dec. 28 JAX 3 3/3 0/0 4/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 —Total 89 32/33 19/27 66/7 0-0 6-6 9-11 4-7 0-3

2002 (Falcons)Sept. 8 @ GB 10 4/4 2/2 8/4 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 21, 52Sept. 15 CHI 7 1/1 2/4 3/0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 (50), 37, 27, (45)Sept. 22 CIN 12 3/3 3/3 7/1 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 44, 26, 34Oct. 6 TB 6 0/0 2/3 2/2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1 0-0 (46), 34, 32Oct. 13 @ NYG 5 2/2 1/1 4/0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 31Oct. 20 CAR 12 3/3 3/3 7/3 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-3 0-0 41, 45, 49Oct. 27 @ NO 13 4/4 3/3 7/0 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-1 0-0 31, 32, 47Nov. 3 BAL 8 2/2 2/2 5/1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 23, 40Nov. 10 @ Pit 10 4/4 2/3 8/2 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 36, 40, (56B)Nov. 17 NO 6 3/3 1/2 5/0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 (39), 42Nov. 24 @ Car 5 5/6 0/1 7/0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 (28B)Dec. 1 @ Min 6 3/3 1/1 6/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 44Dec. 8 @ TB 4 1/1 1/1 3/1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 30Dec. 15 SEA 6 3/3 1/2 5/0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 22, (36)Dec. 22 DET 18 3/3 5/5 9/2 0-0 3-3 2-2 0-0 0-0 23, 23, 36, 20, 39Dec. 29 @ Cle 10 1/1 3/4 5/0 0-0 0-1 1-1 2-2 0-0 (28), 42, 49, 30Total 138 42/43 32/40 91/16 0-0 8-10 12-14 11-13 1-3Jan. 4 @ GB 9 3/3 2/4 5/0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 22, 23, (45), (43)Jan. 11 @ Phi 6 0/0 2/3 2/0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-1 34, 52, (37)Postseason 15 3/3 4/7 7/0 0-0 2-2 1-2 0-2 1-1

2001 (Falcons)Sept. 9 @ SF 7 1/1 2/2 5/1 0–0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 28, 24Sept. 23 CAR 7 4/4 1/1 5/1 0–0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 25Sept. 30 @ Ari 10 4/4 2/2 7/2 0–0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 34, 55Oct. 7 CHI 3 0/0 1/2 1/0 0–0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 (44), 44Oct. 14 SF 11 2/2 3/3 8/1 0–0 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 39, 24, 36Oct. 21 @ NO 8 2/2 2/2 5/0 0–0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 31, 38Nov. 4 NE 4 1/1 1/3 3/0 0–0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 (58), (49), 20Nov. 11 DAL 8 2/2 2/3 4/0 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 31, (36), 19Nov. 18 @ GB 11 2/2 3/3 6/1 0–0 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 26, 39, 32Nov. 25 @ Car 4 1/1 1/1 3/1 0–0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 39Dec. 2 STL 6 0/0 2/4 2/0 0–0 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-1 41, (50), 24, (44)Dec. 9 NO 4 1/1 1/2 3/0 0–0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 22, (40)Dec. 16 @ Ind 9 3/3 2/2 6/0 0–0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 35, 32Dec. 23 BUF 15 3/3 4/4 7/0 0–0 0-0 2-2 1-1 1-1 35, 32, 43, 52Dec. 30 @ Mia 2 2/2 0/1 3/0 0–0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 (44B)Jan. 6 @ Stl 7 1/1 2/2 4/0 0–0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 49, 33Total 116 29/29 29/37 72/7 1-1 8-8 14-15 4-9 2-4

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Earned his third consecutive and fourth overall Pro ■Bowl selection in 2009. Became the first Cardinals player since Aeneas Williams (1994-99) to be selected to the Pro Bowl three consecutive seasons and tied Mel Gray (1974-77) for the most Pro Bowl selections by a Cardinals wide receiver. Earned MVP honors in the 2008 Pro Bowl in the NFC’s 30-21 victory over the AFC.

For the second consecutive season, set a single-sea- ■son-high and tied for the NFL lead with 13 receiving TDs in 2009. Became the first player to lead the NFL in receiving TDs in back-to-back seasons since Terrell Owens accomplished the feat in 2001-02.

With 13 TD receptions in 2009, became the first player ■in franchise history to record 10+ TDs in three con-secutive seasons. Recorded 12 TD receptions in 2009 and 10 in ’07. Now has 59 TD receptions for his career, the third-highest total in franchise history, trailing only Roy Green (66) and Sonny Randle (60).

With 1,092 receiving yards in 2009, recorded his fourth ■career 1,000-yard season and third in a row, becoming the first player in franchise history to record 1,000+ yards in three consecutive campaigns. He also joined Randy Moss, Torry Holt, Chad Ochocinco and Anquan Boldin as the only active players to reach 1,000+ receiving yards four times in their first six seasons.

Against the Lions in Week 15 of the ’09 season, ■reached 7,000 receiving yards for his career. At 26 years, 111 days old, he became the youngest player in NFL history to reach the career milestone, surpass-ing the previous record held by Randy Moss (26 years, 220 days old).

With 159 receiving yards in the 2009 postseason, ■Fitzgerald has 705 receiving yards in his first six post-season games, second in NFL history behind Carolina’s Steve Smith (706).

With his two TD receptions in the Wild Card contest vs. ■Green Bay in 2009, recorded at least one TD reception in his first five consecutive postseason games, tying the third-longest streak in NFL postseaon history. Only John Stallworth (8) and David Givens (7) had longer streaks. The two receiving TDs against Green Bay gave him multiple TD receptions in three consecutive post-season games, joining Ernest Givens (1989-91) as the only players in history to accomplish that feat.

Has nine TD receptions in six career postseason ■games, an NFL record for a player in his first six postseason games.

Had one of the best postseasons of any player in ■NFL history during the Cardinals run to Super Bowl XLIII in 2008, shattering the NFL single postseason record for receptions (30), receiving yards (546), and receiving TDs (7). His 30 receptions surpassed the previous record of 27, shared by Carolina’s Steve Smith (2005) and New England’s Wes Welker (2007). His 546 receiving yards surpassed Jerry Rice’s 1988 total of 409 yards and his seven TD receptions topped Rice’s 1988 total of six.

With 100 yards receiving in each of the team’s four ■postseason games in ‘08, set the NFL record for most consecutive playoff games with 100 yards receiving.

Has started all 92 games in which he has appeared ■since being selected by Arizona with the third over-all pick in the 2004 Draft. Only players taken ahead of him were QB Eli Manning (#1 to San Diego) and OT Robert Gallery (#2 to Oakland).

Led the NFC in both receptions and receiving yards ■in 2007 and 2008, hauling in 96 receptions for a career-high 1,431 yards in ’08, also tying Detroit’s Calvin Johnson for the NFL lead with 12 TD recep-tions. In 2007, totaled 100 receptions for 1,409 yards and 10 TDs.

With 1,431 receiving yards in 2008, joined Jerry ■Rice, Marvin Harrison and Randy Moss as the only receivers in NFL history to record at least 1,400 yards receiving in three or more seasons.

With 96 receptions for 1,431 yards in 2008, joined ■wide receivers Boldin (89-1,038) and Steve Breaston (77-1,006) to mark the fifth time in NFL history that a team had three players all reach 1,000 receiving yards in the same season.

His 103 receptions in 2005 set a franchise single- ■season mark, breaking Boldin’s previous mark of 101 set in 2003.

In 2005, Fitzgerald and Boldin became only the sec- ■ond tandem in NFL history to top 100 receptions and 1,400 receiving yards in the same season (Detroit’s Herman Moore and Brett Perriman in 1995).

At 22 years, 123 days became the youngest receiver ■in NFL history to record a 100-catch campaign when he reached the milestone @ Indy on 1/1/06.

Signed a four-year contract on 3/11/08 that will ■keep him in a Cardinals uniform through the 2011 season.

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PRO CAREER:Selected in the first round of the 2004 Draft; was the first receiver taken and the third player overall behind QB Eli Manning (San Diego) and T Robert Gallery (Oak-land). In his six seasons with the Cardinals, has earned four trips to the Pro Bowl, the latest coming in 2009. Signed a four-year contract on 3/11/08 that will keep him with Arizona through the 2011 season.

2009: Selected as a team captain, started all 16 regular season games for the second straight season and for the fourth time in his career … earned his fourth Pro Bowl selection after establishing a career-high and tying for the league lead with 13 receiv-ing TDs … became the first player in franchise his-tory to record 10+ TDs in three consecutive seasons … selected to the Sporting News All-Pro team and to the Associated Press All-Pro second team … ranked second in the NFC in receptions (97) … registered fourth 1,000-yard receiving season of his career and his third straight, becom-ing the first player in franchise his-tory with three straight 1,000-yard receiving seasons; joined Anquan Boldin (5) as the only receivers in team history with at least four 1,000-yard seasons … recorded 71 yards receiving in the season opener vs. SF (9/13) to surpass 6,000 career yards, becoming the second young-est receiver in NFL history to reach the mile-stone (26 years, 13 days) … reg-istered one TD @ Jax (9/20) to mark the eighth consecutive game with a TD dating back to the 2008 regu-lar and postseason; marked the fourth consecutive regular season game with a TD, tied the third lon-gest streak in team history … tied career-high with 13 receptions (13, @ NYG, 9/11/05) for 100 yards and one TD @ Sea (10/18); marked 51st TD of his career, tying Ottis Anderson and John David Crow for third-highest total in franchise history … registered six receptions for 83 yards @ NYG (10/25); marked 75th consecutive game with at least one reception, passing Roy Green for the fourth longest streak in franchise his-tory … registered team-highs with nine receptions for 123 yards and two TDs @ Chi (11/8); marked the 10th game with two TDs … recorded one TD on seven recep-tions for 73 yards vs. Sea (11/15); moved past Mel Gray (6,644, 1971-82) for fifth place on the franchise receiving yardage list … totaled four receptions @ Ten (11/29) to eclipse 500 in just his 87th career

game, becoming the second-fastest receiver (in terms of games played) in NFL history to reach the mark (Anquan Boldin-80 games) … registered a team-high eight receptions for a season-high 143 yards and one TD vs. Min (12/6); second quarter TD reception gave him 10 TDs on the season, making him the first player in franchise history to record 10+ TDs in three con-secutive seasons (10-2007, 12-2008); marked 23rd career 100-yard receiving game … hauled in two receptions for 22 yards and left the game early in the third quarter with a right knee sprain but returned later in the quarter to finish the game @ SF (12/14) … made 90th career start and recorded four receptions for 36 yards and one TD @ Det (12/20), to register the fourth 1,000-yard receiving season of his career and his third straight … recorded three receptions for

17 yards and one TD in the regular season finale vs. GB (1/3/10), to set a single

season career-high of 13 TDs (third most in franchise history), surpassing

his old career-high of 12 TDs set in 2008; moved into third place on the franchise career recep-tions list (523), passing Roy Green (522, 1979-90) … registered 82 yards on six receptions with two TDs vs. GB (1/10/10); had more

receiving yards (628) in his first five post-

season games than any player in NFL history, pass-ing Randy Moss (584); had at least one TD

reception in five consecutive

postseason games, tying the third lon-

gest streak in NFL postseason history (John Stallworth-8,

David Givens-7); marked ninth TD reception in fifth postsea-son game, an NFL record for a player in their first five postseason games … registered a team-high 77 receiv-ing yards on six receptions @ NO (1/16/10); recorded at least six recep-tions in all six career postseason games.

2008: Started all 20 games in 2008, recording 11 100-yard receiving games

and for the second straight year led the NFC with 96 receptions and a career-best 1,431 yards receiving as well as setting a career-high with 12 TDs during the regu-lar season ... earned first selection to the Associated Press All-Pro Team ... became the first player with four consecutive 100+ yard receiving games in a single postseason ... for the fourth time in his career totaled 100+ yards receiving in the first half (102) vs. Mia (9/14) … recorded third straight 100-yard receiving game with 122 yards on

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During the 2008 postseason, Larry Fitzgerald was unstoppable, breaking virtually every postseason receiving record imaginable. He shattered the NFL records for receiving yards in a single postseason (546), receptions (30) and TDs (7). Fitzgerald recorded four 100-yard games in the postseason as well, a new NFL record for con-secutive games with 100-yards receiving.

Fitzgerald added to his status as a force in the playoffs with his performance in the team’s two postseason matchups in 2009. With 159 receiving yards in the ’09 postseason, Fitzgerald has 705 receiving yards in his first six postseason games, second in NFL history behind Steve Smith (706).

ReCeIvInG YARDS In FIRST SIX PoSTSeASon GAmeS—nFL HISToRYYARDS PLAYeR706 Steve Smith, Carolina, 2003-05705 Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona, 2008-09602 Randy Moss, Minnesota, 1998-2000587 Tom Fears, LA Rams, 1949-55582 Anthony Carter, Minnesota, 1987-89

Fitzgerald had more receiving yards (628) through his first five postseason games, than any receiver in NFL history through their first six games, outside of Smith.

With his two TD receptions in the Wild Card contest vs. Green Bay, Fitzgerald recorded at least one TD recep-tion in his first five consecutive postseason games, tying the third-longest streak in NFL postseaon history. Only John Stallworth (8) and David Givens (7) had longer streaks than Fitzgerald.

ConSeCUTIve GAmeS WITH TD ReCePTIon—PoSTSeASon HISToRYGAmeS PLAYeR8 John Stallworth, Pittsburgh, 1978-837 David Givens, New England, 2003-055 Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona, 2008-09 James Lofton, Green Bay-Buffalo, 1982-90 Randy Moss, Minnesota, 1998-2000 Antonio Freeman, Green Bay, 1997-2001 Hines Ward, Pittsburgh, 2002-05

Fitzgerald had multiple TD receptions in three consecutive games, joining Ernest Givens (1989-91) as the only players in postseason history to accomplish that feat.

Fitzgerald now has nine TD receptions in six career postseason games, an NFL record for a player in his first six postseason games.

moST TD ReCePTIonS In FIRST SIX PLAYoFF GAmeS—nFL HISToRYTDS PLAYeR9 Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona, 2008-097 Randy Moss, Minnesota, 1998-20006 Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland, 1967-706 James Lofton, Green Bay, 1982, Buffalo, 1989-906 Jerry Rice, San Francisco, 1984-88 6 Steve Smith, Carolina, 2003-05

Playing together in just six postseason contests, Fitzgerald and Kurt Warner became one of the most prolific QB to WR combos in NFL postseason history.

moST PoSTSeASon TDS—QB To WR ComBoTD QB To WR GAmeS12 Joe Montana to Jerry Rice 1110 Brett Favre to Antonio Freeman 149 Kurt Warner to Larry Fitzgerald 69 Terry Bradshaw to John Stallworth 159 Terry Bradshaw to Lynn Swann 168 Troy Aikman to Michael Irvin 158 Peyton Manning to Reggie Wayne 14

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eight receptions @ NYJ (9/28); joined Anquan Bol-din (10 rec.-119 yds.) to mark the second time in three weeks that both eclipsed 100-yards receiving in the same game; Steve Breaston added 122 yards on nine receptions to mark only the second time in franchise history that three receivers went over 100 yards receiving in the same game (last happened in 11/10/68 vs. Pit) ... with Boldin injured, stepped up to tie for the team lead with seven receptions for 52 yards and hauled in two TDs vs. Buf (10/5); in 65th career game, reached 5,000 career receiving yards, tying WR Isaac Bruce as the seventh-fastest receiver in league history to reach the milestone ... with five receptions for 71 yards vs. NYG (11/23) he sur-passed 400 career receptions, becoming the young-est receiver in NFL history (25 years, 119 days) to reach the 400 career receptions milestone; eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards on the season to become the third WR in franchise history with three 1,000-yard seasons (Boldin-4 and Roy Green-3); marked the sec-ond time he and Boldin have each gone over 1,000 yards in the same season (2005) and third time in franchise history that two receivers have eclipsed 1,000 yards ... registered 19th career 100-yard receiving game and sixth of 2008 with 101 yards on three receptions as well as a career long 78-yard

TD @ NE (12/21) to tie his single season career-high of 10 TDs established in 2005 and 2007 ... had 130 yards on five receptions and two TDs vs. Sea (12/28) to establish a new career-high of 12 TDs on the season; marked 46th career TD to pass Mel Gray (1971-82) for third most in franchise history; marked eighth career multiple TD game and third of 2008 to tie single season career-high for multiple TD games in one season, set in 2007 … in his playoff debut, recorded 101 yards on six receptions including a 42-yard TD on a flea flicker vs. Atl (1/3/09) that was the fourth longest pass play in Arizona postseason history ... established a new franchise record for receiving yards in a postseason game with 166 on eight receptions and one TD @ Car (1/10/09) ... tied the NFL postseason record for most TDs in a game by scoring a career best three TDs in the first half and registered 152 receiving yards vs. Phi (1/18/09), establishing a new NFL record for receiving yards in a single postseason with 419, surpassing the 409 yards that Jerry Rice amassed in the 1988 play-offs with San Francisco ... tied a Super Bowl record with two TDs on seven receptions for 127 yards vs. Pit (2/1/09); dating back to the regular season he totaled over 100 receiving yards in a career-high six straight games.

Larry Fitzgerald’s fourth quarter TD reception in the 2009 regular season finale against the Packers was his 13th of the season, a new career-high and the fourth-highest total in franchise history.

SInGLe SeASon TD ReCePTIon ReCoRD— FRAnCHISe HISToRY

TDS PLAYeR (YeAR)16 Sonny Randle (1960)14 Roy Green (1983 Mal Kutner (1948)13 Larry Fitzgerald (2009)12 Larry Fitzgerald 2008 Roy Green (1984) Sonny Randle (1963) Bob Shaw (1950)

With 13 TD receptions, Fitzgerald tied New England’s Randy Moss and San Francisco’s Vernon Davis for the NFL lead, his second-consecutive season leading the NFL in TD receptions.

nFL ReCeIvInG TD LeADeRSTDS PLAYeR (TeAm)13 Larry Fitzgerald (Ari) Randy Moss (NE) Vernon Davis (SF)11 Miles Austin (Dal) Roddy White (Atl) Visanthe Shiancoe (Min)

Fitzgerald became the first player to lead the NFL in receiving TDs in back-to-back seasons since Terrell Owens accomplished the feat in 2001-02.

With his TD reception against the Vikings in week 13, his 10th of the season, Fitzgerald became the first player in franchise history to record three consecutive seasons with 10+ TDs.

Fitzgerald and Randy Moss are the only players in the NFL who have recorded 10+ TDs in each of the last three seasons.

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In week 15 of ‘09 against the Lions, Larry Fitzgerald reached 1,027 receiving yards on the season, his fourth career 1,000-yard season and third in a row. He became the first player in franchise history to record 1,000+ yards in three consecutive seasons. Fitzgerald joined Anquan Boldin as the only receivers in team history to record at least four 1,000-yard seasons.

2009 Larry Fitzgerald 97 1,0922008 Larry Fitzgerald 96 1,4312007 Larry Fitzgerald 100 1,4092005 Larry Fitzgerald 103 1,409

Fitzgerald is one of just five active players to reach 1,000 yards four times in their first six NFL seasons.

WR WITH 4+ 1,000-YARD SeASonS In 1ST 6 nFL SeASonSPLAYeR 1,000-YD SeASonSRandy Moss 6Torry Holt 5Chad Ochocinco 5Larry Fitzgerald 4Anquan Boldin 4

FiTZgERALD SETS RECoRD WiTH 1,000-YARD SEASon

Pro Bowl wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald’s impact on the Arizona community was evident again this past year as he participated at vari-ous community events and appear-ances while also supporting the Carol Fitzgerald Memorial fund. The fund was estalished in honor of his late mother who passed away from breast cancer in 2003. It helps sup-port causes that his mother held close to her heart, such as the education of urban youth on HIV/AIDS and breast cancer issues. In 2004, Fitzgerald also established the “Larry Fitzgerald First Down Fund” to support children and their families. The Larry Fitzgerald First Down Fund has given money for computer equipment, vision care, and other activities to support youth.

Fitzgerald served as the national spokesperson for the NFL’s “Crucial Catch” screening campaign to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. He wore pink gloves, cleats and wristbands that were auctioned off with proceeds benefitting the American Cancer Society to help draw attention to the cause. This past spring, Larry, along with numerous other celebrity guests hosted the sixth annual “Carol Fitzgerald Memorial Fund Community Weekend.” A silent auction and benefit were held to help raise money for each of the highlighted causes.

Last August, Fitzgerald and Cardinals teammates partnered for the “Morton’s Celebrity Waiter Night” at Morton’s Steakhouse in Scottsdale. Fitzgerald and his friends served dinner to guests and also hosted a silent auction to help raise money for the Carol Fitzgerald Memorial Fund. Along with teammates Beanie Wells and Tim Hightower, Fitzgerald was a guest at the Muhammad Ali Celebrity Fight Night in Phoenix this past March. The event helps to raise money for multiple charities.

Fitzgerald has previously taken part in the annual “Take a Player to School” program presented by JC Pen-ney. In 2008, Fitzgerald visited second grade student Jacob Galindo and took him to Gateway Elementary School where the pair visited the principal’s office and spoke to students about the importance of good health. Fitzgerald also led the kids in fitness activities as part of the NFL’s PLAY 60 program helping to pro-mote 60 minutes of exercise a day.

The four-time Pro Bowler’s “Merry Fitzgerald Christmas” allowed him to host 200 kids from the Phoenix area in coordination with Black Family and Child Services to a dinner, and an autograph session while distributing holiday gifts.


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Against the Lions in week 15 of 2009, Larry Fitzgerald reached 7,000 receiving yards for his career. At 26 years, 111 days old, he became the youngest player in NFL history to reach the career milestone, surpassing the previous record held by Randy Moss (26 years, 220 days old). He was the second-youngest player (behind Randy Moss) to reach 6,000 receiving yards.

YoUnGeST ReCeIveRS To 7,000 YARDS YoUnGeST ReCeIveRS To 6,000 YARDSReCeIveR (TeAm) AGe ReCeIveR (TeAm) AGeLarry Fitzgerald (Ari) 26 years, 111 days Randy Moss (Min) 25 years, 270 daysRandy Moss (Min) 26 years, 220 days Larry Fitzgerald (Ari) 26 years, 13 daysIsaac Bruce (StL) 28 years, 10 days Jerry Rice (SF) 27 years, 37 daysHerman Moore (Det) 28 years, 13 days Herman Moore (Det) 27 years, 49 daysJerry Rice (SF) 28 years, 15 days Lance Alworth (SD) 27 years, 73 days

In terms of games played, Fitzgerald is among the fastest players in league history to reach 300, 400 and 500 career receptions, coming in first and second in 400 and 500 receptions. Fitzgerald is the second fastest to 400 and 500 receptions and third-fastest to 300 receptions.

FASTeST PLAYeRS To ReACH 500 ReCePTIonS FASTeST PLAYeRS To ReACH 400 ReCePTIonSPLAYeR, TeAm # oF GAmeS PLAYeR # oF GAmeSAnquan Boldin, Baltimore 80 Anquan Boldin, Baltimore 67Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona 87 Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona 71Andre Johnson, Houston 88 Kellen Winslow, San Diego 72Lionel Taylor, Denver 89 Lionel Taylor, Denver 73Marvin Harrison, Indianapolis 90 Marvin Harrison, Indianapolis 75Randy Moss, Minnesota 93 Andre Johnson, Houston 75

FASTeST PLAYeRS To ReACH 300 ReCePTIonSPLAYeR, TeAm # oF GAmeSAnquan Boldin, Baltimore 47Lionel Taylor, Denver 54Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona 56Kellen Winslow, San Diego 57Andre Johnson, Houston 58Isaac Bruce, St. Louis 58

FASTeST AnD YoUnGeST To 500Fitzgerald became the youngest player in NFL history to record 500 career receptions, reaching the milestone

at 26 years, 90 days old, breaking the previous mark held by Randy Moss (26 years, 297 days old).Fastest and Youngest to 500

Fitzgerald became the youngest player in NFL history to record 500 career receptions, reaching ■

the milestone at 26 years, 90 days old, breaking the previous mark held by Randy Moss (26 years, 297 days old).

100 ReCePTIon SeASonSIn NFL history, there have been 63 total 100-catch seasons accomplished by 42 different players. ■

Fitzgerald is one of just four players in league history to hit 100 receptions twice in their first four years, with former Cardinals and current Ravens receiver Anquan Boldin, Denver’s Brandon Marshall and New England’s Wes Welker being the others.

HiSToRiCALLY SigniFiCAnT

2007: Started all 15 games played and was selected as a starter for second career Pro Bowl (2005) after finishing the season atop the NFC in receptions (100) and receiving yards (1,409); receiving yards in 2007 tied his own career best set in 2005 for the fourth-most in franchise history; along with Anquan Boldin became the first teammates in NFL history to record performances of 11+ catches and 160+ receiv-ing yards in consecutive weeks (Boldin, 13 for 162 and 2 TDs vs. Atl 12/23; Fitzgerald 11 for 171 and 2 TDs vs. StL 12/30) … recorded first 100-yard receiv-ing game of the season and 10th of his career catch-ing a game-high 10 passes for 120 yards and recover-ing a Jeff Reed onside kick vs. Pit (9/30) … for the eighth straight week led team in receptions with nine

for a season-high 156 yards and two TDs including a 48-yard hail mary to end the first half vs. SF (11/25); surpassed 1,000 receiving yards on the season for the second time in his career (1,409 in 2005); by doing it in 11 games became the second-fastest Cardinal receiver to reach the mark; passed Larry Centers (29, 1990-98) to record the most TDs by a Cardinal (30) since the team moved to Arizona in 1988 … after being limited in practice for second straight week recorded an 18-yard TD reception @ NO (12/16) to give him at least one in each of the last five games … set franchise record with 136 receiving yards in the first half and went on to register a season-best 11 receptions for 171 yards (13th career 100+ yard game, fourth of 2007) and two TDs vs. StL (12/30); teamed

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Larry Fitzgerald is on the verge of taking the top spot in the record books in a number of receiving categories.

Over the last five seasons, Fitzgerald averaged 93 receptions, for 1,257 yards and 10 TDs a year. If he continues that trend during the 2010 season, he will become the franchise all-time leader in receptions and receiving TDs. Fitzgerald needs 1,431 yards to become the franchise all-time receiving yardage leader, the exact yardage total he posted during the 2008 season.

ToTAL CAReeR ReCePTIonS ReC. To PASS1. 586 … Anquan Boldin, 2003-09 642. 535 … Larry Centers, 1990-98 133. 523 … Larry Fitzgerald, 2004- -4. 522 … Roy Green, 1979-90 -5. 493 … Frank Sanders, 1995-02 -6. 480 … Jackie Smith, 1963-77 -7. 469 … Pat Tilley, 1976-86 -8. 418 … Bobby Joe Conrad, 1958-68 -

CAReeR ReCeIvInG YARDAGe YDS. To PASS1. 8,497 … Roy Green, 1979-90 1,4312. 7,918 … Jackie Smith, 1963-77 8523. 7,520 … Anquan Boldin, 2003-09 4544. 7,067 … Larry Fitzgerald, 2004- -5. 7,005 … Pat Tilley, 1976-86 -6. 6,644 … Mel Gray, 1971-82 -7. 6,579 … Frank Sanders, 1995-02 -8. 5,828 … Bobby Joe Conrad, 1958-68 -

CAReeR ToUCHDoWn ReCePTIonS TDS To PASS1. 66 … Roy Green, 1979-90 82. 60 … Sonny Randle, 1959-66 23. 59 … Larry Fitzgerald, 2004- -4. 45 … Mel Gray, 1971-82 -5. 44 … Anquan Boldin, 2003-09 -

FRAnCHiSE RECEiVing LEADERS

with Edgerrin James (102) and Kurt Warner (300) to become the first trio to record at least 100-yards receiving, 100-yards rushing and 300-yards passing in the same game since 10/7/84 @ Dal when Neil Lomax (354), Roy Green (189) and Ottis Anderson (110) achieved the feat; total of 10 TDs on the season tied his previous career-best set in 2005.

2006: With 946 yards on 69 catches (six TDs), he finished just shy of his second career 1,000-yard sea-son despite missing three starts due to injury … for the second year in a row, opened the season with over 100 yards receiving after hauling in nine passes for 133 yards vs. SF (9/10) … starting his 37th straight game, caught two passes for 15 yards, including a five-yard TD pass from Matt Leinart to give the Cardinals an early 14-0 lead before leaving in the second quarter with a hamstring injury vs. KC (10/8); marked his 30th game in a row with at least one catch … inactive for the first time in his NFL career with a hamstring injury vs. Chi (10/16) on Monday Night and had to miss the next three contests … while recording his ninth career 100-yard game, set a new career-high with 172 yards on 11 receptions @ Min (11/26); his 172 yards were the highest in the NFL in week 12 and with Anquan Boldin’s 140 yards marked the fifth time that the duo both finished a game with over 100 yards receiving; 11 receptions also put him over 200 career receptions (205) … led the team with 77 yards on five catches vs. Den (12/17); eclipsed the 3,000-yard receiv-ing mark for his career … for the second game in a

row, led the Cardinals with 93 yards receiving on four catches, including a six-yard TD @ SF (12/24).

2005: Set a new franchise record for receptions in a season with 103 in his second season … recorded a career-high 13 receptions for 155 yards and one TD in the season opener @ NYG (9/11) … recorded his second consecutive 100+ receiving day vs. Car (10/9) hauling in nine receptions for 136 yards and one TD; he and Boldin became the first WRs to record 100 or more yards in consecutive games since Kevin Dyson and Derrick Mason did on 11/25 and 12/2/01 for the Tennessee Titans … recorded his fourth 100+ game of the season after grabbing eight passes for 102 yards vs. Sea (11/6) … recorded his fifth 100-yard receiv-ing game and his second consecutive @ Det (11/13) after hauling in nine passes for 141 yards including an eight-yard TD pass from Kurt Warner … recorded four receptions for 41 yards and fell one-yard shy of breaking 1,000 yards on the season vs. Jax (11/27); added a five-yard TD reception from Warner to put the Cardinals within seven points with just under three minutes remaining in the game … surpassed 1,000 yards on his first reception of the day @ SF (12/4) and finished the afternoon with eight receptions for 129 yards … recorded six catches for 85 yards and one TD @ Hou (12/18) and became only the sixth player in team history to record more than 90 receptions in a single season … set a new team record for receptions in a season with 103 for 1,409 yards after posting six receptions for 80 yards @ Ind (1/1) … along with

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In his six NFL seasons, Larry Fitzgerald has become one of the league’s top receivers. Dating back to 2005, his second season in the NFL, Fitzgerald is at, or near the top of most receiving categories.

nFL ReCePTIon LeADeRS (2005-09)ReC PLAYeR TeAm(S)465 Larry Fitzgerald Arizona455 Reggie Wayne Indianapolis451 T.J. Houshmandzadeh Cincinnati, Seattle442 Andre Johnson Houston442 Wes Welker New England

nFL ReCeIvInG YARDAGe LeADeRS (2005-09)YDS PLAYeR TeAm(S)6,287 Larry Fitzerald Arizona6,284 Reggie Wayne Indianapolis6,134 Steve Smith Carolina5,830 Andre Johnson Houston5,828 Chad Ochocinco Cincinnati

nFL ReCeIvInG TD LeADeRS (2005-09)TDS PLAYeR TeAm(S)58 Randy Moss Oakland, New England51 Larry Fitzgerald Arizona49 Terrell Owens Philadelphia, Dallas, Buffalo44 Antonio Gates San Diego40 Steve Smith Carolina40 Chad Ochocinco Cincinnati

nFL LeADeRS—ReCePTIonS oF 25+ YARDS (2005-09)25+ PLAYeR TeAm(S)65 Steve Smith Carolina51 Larry Fitzgerald Arizona51 Terrell Owens Philadelphia, Dallas, Buffalo49 Santana Moss Washington48 Donald Driver Green Bay

nFL LeADeRS—ReCeIvInG 1ST DoWnS (2005-09)1ST DoWnS PLAYeR TeAm(S)334 Reggie Wayne Indianapolis323 Larry Fitzgerald Arizona305 Chad Ochocinco Cincinnati283 T.J. Houshmandzadeh Cincinnati, Seattle282 Andre Johnson Houston

BEComing THE BEST

Boldin, the duo became only the third pair of team-mates in NFL history to post 1,400+ receiving yards in a season and the third set to record over 100 recep-tions in the same season.

2004: The Cardinals first overall selection in the 2004 draft (third overall), led the team and finished second among NFL rookies in receiving with 58 recep-tions for 780 yards and eight TDs … in his first career start @ StL (9/12), caught nine passes for a team-high 70 receiving yards; opened the game with a 37-yard flea flicker reception from Josh McCown which was the longest offensive play of the game for either team … had a team-high five receptions for 94 yards and scored his first career TD, a 24-yard pass from McCown @ SF (10/10) … recorded a 39-yard recep-tion on the second play of the game en route to four receptions for a team-high 73 yards vs. Sea (10/24); attempted a pass on the first play of the game but was

sacked for a loss of seven yards; recorded a 25-yard TD grab on the Cardinals second drive of the game, put-ting the Cards on the board first with a 7-0 lead … did not record a reception for the first time all season @ Buf (10/31); in the windy conditions the Cardi-nals completed only nine passes … tied Boldin for receptions with five for 92 yards @ Mia (11/7), four of those receptions came for 84 yards in the fourth quarter; set-up a five-yard Emmitt Smith TD run after connecting with McCown for a 32-yard gain; caught a 48-yard pass from McCown to put the Cardinals on the Miami three yard-line with 1:07 remaining; four plays later tied the score at 23 with a two-yard TD reception with 19 seconds remaining; Neil Rackers extra point gave the Cardinals a 24-23 lead to win the game; his 48-yard reception at Miami was the team’s longest all season … snagged two 29-yard TD passes from McCown in the fourth quarter @ Sea (12/26) to put

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the Cardinals to within three points; finished the game with four receptions for 70 yards … became the first Cardinals’ receiver since the 1970 NFL/AFL Merger to catch two TD passes in two consecutive games.

COLLEGE:Attended prep school at Valley Forge (PA) Military Acad-emy after his senior year of high school ... was eligi-ble for the 2004 NFL Draft since three years had passed since his high school class graduated ... one of the most decorated receivers in Big East Conference history … a Heisman trophy finalist in 2003, finished second to Oklahoma QB Jason White by just 128 points (1,481-1,353) … Walter Camp Player-of-the-Year, Biletnikoff Award winner, and Columbus Touchdown Club Player-of-the-Year … unani-mous All-America selection as a sophomore at University of Pittsburgh … in just 26 games with the Panthers, caught 161 passes for 2,677 yards (16.6-yard avg.) and 34 TDs … only Antonio Bryant (173, 1999–2001) and Latef Grim (178, 1998–2000) recorded more receptions in a career at Pittsburgh … his 2,677 yards rank behind Grim (2,680), Dietrich Jells (3,003, 1991–95) and Bry-ant (3,061), and 34 receiv-ing scores broke the school career record of 30 by Bry-

ant … also holds the school record with at least one TD catch in 16 consecutive games … first player in school history with back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons receiving … his 14 games with at least 100 yards receiving broke the previous Panthers all-time record of 13 set by Bryant … posted 35 receptions for 420 yards and seven TDs in six games at Valley Forge Military Academy.

PERSONAL:Full name Larry Darnell Fitzgerald … two-time all-state and prep All-America receiver at Acad-emy of the Holy Angels High School in Min-neapolis, MN … recorded 73 receptions for

1,254 yards (17.2-yard avg.) and 17 TDs as a senior, 54 catches for 1,347 yards (24.9-yard avg.)

with 12 TDs and had 10 consecu-tive 100-yard receiving games as a junior … also a three-year defensive starter, playing free safety as a senior and outside

linebacker as a junior and sophomore … lettered

twice in basketball and once in track … stud-ied in the College of Arts and Sci-ences at Pittsburgh … father, Larry Sr.,

played football at Indi-ana State from 1975–77

... Larry Sr. is currently the sports editor for the Minne-sota Spokesman-Recorder …

his mother, Carol, passed away in April of 2003 after a seven-year bout with

cancer; Larry keeps her driver’s license in his wallet next to his own … younger brother, Mar-

cus, played WR at Marshall from 2004-07.

ReceivingYear Team GP/GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2004 Ariz 16/16 58 780 13.4 48 82005 Ariz 16/16 103 1,409 13.7 47 102006 Ariz 13/13 69 946 13.7 57 62007 Ariz 15/15 100 1,409 14.1 48t 102008 Ariz 16/16 96 1,431 14.9 78t 122009 Ariz 16/16 97 1,092 11.3 34t 13 Total 92/92 523 7,067 13.5 78t 59Single Game Highs:Receptions: 13, (twice) last @ Seattle, 10/18/09; Receiving Yards: 172, @ Minnesota, 11/26/06; Touchdowns: 2, 10 times, last @ Chicago, 11/8/09; Long Reception: 78t, @ New England, 12/21/08; Long TD Reception: 78, @ New England, 12/21/08.

FITZGeRALD PoSTSeASon STATS ReceivingYear Team GP/GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2008 Ariz 4/4 30 546 18.2 64t 72009 Ariz 2/2 12 159 13.3 33t 2Total 6/6 42 705 16.8 64t 9Postseason Single Game Highs:Receptions: 9, vs. Philadelphia, 1/18/09; Receiving Yards: 166, @ Carolina, 1/10/09; Touchdowns: 3, vs. Philadelphia, 1/18/09; Long Reception: 64t, vs. Pittsburgh (SB XLIII), 2/3/09; Longest TD Reception: 64, vs. Pittsburgh (SB XLIII), 2/3/09.

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FITZGERALD GAME-BY-GAME STATSReceiving

2009Date opp. GP/GS no Yds Long TDSept. 13 SF 1/1 6 71 25 1Sept. 20 @ Jax 1/1 4 34 22t 1Sept. 27 IND 1/1 7 76 17 0Oct. 11 HOU 1/1 5 79 26t 2Oct. 18 @ Sea 1/1 13 100 19 1Oct. 25 @ NYG 1/1 6 83 27 0Nov. 1 CAR 1/1 6 66 19 0Nov. 8 @ Chi 1/1 9 123 18 2Nov. 15 SEA 1/1 7 73 25 1Nov. 22 @ StL 1/1 8 87 14 1Nov. 29 @ Ten 1/1 4 34 20 0Dec. 6 MIN 1/1 8 143 34t 1Dec. 14 @ SF 1/1 2 22 13 0Dec. 20 @ Det 1/1 4 36 17 1Dec. 27 STL 1/1 5 48 12 1Jan. 3 GB 1/1 3 17 12 1Total 16/16 97 1,092 34t 13

Jan. 10 GB 1/1 6 82 33t 2Jan. 16 @ NO 1/1 6 77 16 0Postseason 2/2 12 159 33t 2

2008Date opp. GP/GS no Yds Long TDSept. 7 @ SF 1/1 3 31 21 1Sept. 14 MIA 1/1 6 153 75 0Sept. 21 @ Was 1/1 7 109 62t 1Sept. 28 @ NYJ 1/1 8 122 32 0Oct. 5 BUF 1/1 7 52 12 2Oct. 12 DAL 1/1 5 79 39 1Oct. 26 @ Car 1/1 7 115 30 0Nov. 2 @ StL 1/1 6 81 33 0Nov. 10 SF 1/1 8 46 9 1Nov. 16 @ Sea 1/1 10 151 33 0Nov. 23 NYG 1/1 5 71 18 0Nov. 27 @ Phi 1/1 5 65 40 2Dec. 7 STL 1/1 6 73 23 1Dec. 14 MIN 1/1 5 52 23 0Dec. 21 @ NE 1/1 3 101 78t 1Dec. 28 SEA 1/1 5 130 50 2Total 16/16 96 1,431 78t 12

Jan. 3 ATL 1/1 6 101 42t 1Jan. 10 @ Car 1/1 8 166 41 1Jan. 18 PHI 1/1 9 152 62t 3Feb. 1 PIT 1/1 7 127 64t 2Postseason 4/4 30 546 64t 7

2007Date opp. GP/GS no Yds Long TDSept. 10 @ SF 1/1 3 20 12 0Sept. 16 SEA 1/1 7 87 40 0Sept. 23 @ Bal 1/1 5 85 27 0Sept. 30 PIT 1/1 10 120 38 0Oct. 7 @ StL 1/1 9 136 34 1Oct. 14 CAR 1/1 6 97 36 0Oct. 21 @ Was 1/1 6 97 43 0Nov. 4 @ TB 1/1 4 95 47 0Nov. 11 DET 1/1 8 74 20t 2Nov. 18 @ Cin 1/1 8 93 20 1Nov. 25 SF 1/1 9 156 48t 2Dec. 2 CLE Inactive – GroinDec. 9 @ Sea 1/1 6 79 23 1Dec. 16 @ NO 1/1 2 27 18t 1Dec. 23 ATL 1/1 6 72 19 0Dec. 30 STL 1/1 11 171 26 2Total 15/15 100 1,409 48t 10

2006Date opp. GP/GS no Yds Long TDSept. 10 SF 1/1 9 133 28 0Sept. 17 @ Sea 1/1 4 52 15 0Sept. 24 STL 1/1 6 65 16 1Oct. 1 @ Atl 1/1 4 71 46 0Oct. 8 KC 1/1 2 15 10 1Oct. 16 CHI Inactive - HamstringOct. 22 @ Oak Inactive - HamstringOct. 29 @ GB Inactive - HamstringNov. 12 DAL 1/1 6 80 38 0Nov. 19 DET 1/1 2 30 24 0Nov. 26 @ Min 1/1 11 172 34 0Dec. 3 @ StL 1/1 5 46 18 1Dec. 10 SEA 1/1 7 79 22 1Dec. 17 DEN 1/1 5 77 24 0Dec. 24 @ SF 1/1 4 93 57 1Dec. 31 @ SD 1/1 4 33 10 1Total 13/13 69 946 57 6

2005Date opp. GP/GS no Yds Long TDSept. 11 @ NYG 1/1 13 155 30 1Sept. 18 STL 1/1 4 70 22 0Sept. 25 @ Sea 1/1 3 41 24 0Oct. 2 SF 1/1 7 102 41 1Oct. 9 CAR 1/1 9 136 47 1Oct. 23 TEN 1/1 4 71 34 1Oct. 30 @ Dal 1/1 4 36 11 0Nov. 6 SEA 1/1 8 102 23 0Nov. 13 @ Det 1/1 9 141 27 1Nov. 20 @ StL 1/1 9 104 31 1Nov. 27 JAX 1/1 4 41 20 1Dec. 4 @ SF 1/1 8 129 34 0Dec. 11 WAS 1/1 4 23 11 0Dec. 18 @ Hou 1/1 6 85 40 1Dec. 24 PHI 1/1 5 93 45 1Jan. 1 @ Ind 1/1 6 80 25t 1Total 16/16 103 1,409 47 10

2004Date opp. GP/GS no Yds Long TDSept. 12 @ StL 1/1 4 70 37 0Sept. 19 NE 1/1 5 36 14 0Sept. 26 @ Atl 1/1 5 37 16 0Oct. 3 NO 1/1 3 61 29 0Oct. 10 @ SF 1/1 5 94 35 1Oct. 24 SEA 1/1 4 73 39 1Oct. 31 @ Buf 1/1 0 0 0 0Nov. 7 @ Mia 1/1 5 92 48 1Nov. 14 NYG 1/1 1 2 2 0Nov. 21 @ Car 1/1 7 92 33 1Nov. 28 NYJ 1/1 2 21 15 0Dec. 5 @ Det 1/1 2 12 8 0Dec. 12 SF 1/1 4 47 22 0Dec. 19 STL 1/1 4 37 15 2Dec. 26 @ Sea 1/1 4 70 29t 2Jan. 2 TB 1/1 3 36 16 0Total 16/16 58 780 48 8

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PRO CAREER: Originally signed by the Cardinals as an undrafted rookie free agent on 5/18/09. Released after train-ing camp on 9/4/09. Signed to the practice squad on 9/7/09, where he spent the entire season. Re-signed by Arizona to a future contract for the 2010 season on 1/18/10.

2009: Spent the season on the practice squad.

COLLEGE:Played two seasons at Southwest Mississippi Com-munity College before transferring to the Uni-versity of North Alabama in 2007 ... played in 26 career games in two seasons at UNA, registering 45 receptions for 865 yards and 14 TDs while also recording 22 carries for 158 yards rushing ... as a returner totaled 402 yards on 19 kick returns (21.2 avg.) and 60 yards on 15 punt returns (4.0 avg.) ... in 2008 was selected first-team all-Gulf South Conference and set a school single season record with 10 TD receptions ... in his final season totaled a career-high 27 receptions for 595 yards and 11 rushes for 68 yards while returning one punt for 33 yards and one kick for five yards ... recorded two of the longest TD receptions in UNA history with

a 90-yarder against Harding and 83-yarder versus Southern Arkansas ... helped UNA to a 12-2 record and to the semifinals of the 2008 NCAA Division II playoffs ... registered 18 receptions for 270 yards and four TDs as a junior while returning 18 kicks for 397 yards and 14 punts for 27 yards ... totaled a career-high 90 yards on 11 carries and aver-aged 65.3 yards of total offense per game ... was selected second-team Junior College All-American after registering 23 receptions for 504 yards and four TDs in his final season at SMCC.

PERSONAL:Full name Edward Leo Grant ... has six brothers and four sisters including Phillip Buchanon who plays for the Washington Redskins and was formerly a first round draft pick (17th overall) of the Oakland Raiders in 2002 out of the University of Miami ... cousin, Ron Gant played Major League Baseball from 1987-2003, playing for the Braves, Reds, Car-dinals, Phillies, Angels, Rockies, A’s and the Padres ... played WR and DB at Cape Coral High School where he set the school record for TDs in a game with four ... also lettered in track ... majored in Physical Education.


North AlabamaHomeToWnFort Myers, FL

HoW ACquiredFA-09


dob: January 24, 1987

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16 WiDE RECEiVER

CARDinALS AnD CPLC HoST ToY DRiVEThe Arizona Cardinals Football Club,

GEICO, and Chicanos Por La Causa partnered to host a toy drive prior to the Cardinals-Minnesota Vikings game at University of Phoenix Stadium last season.

Cardinals Cheerleaders along with front office members teamed with Chicanos Por La Causa personnel to collect new unwrapped toys and donations for under-privileged children outside of each sta-dium entrance.

The toys benefited the “Angeles Del Barrio” program that distributes toys to over 13,000 children in Central Phoenix and San Luis, AZ.

Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. (CPLC) is a statewide community development corporation (CDC), committed to building stronger, healthier communities as a lead advocate, coalition builder and direct service provider. CPLC promotes positive change and self-sufficiency to enhance the qual-ity of life for the benefit of those they serve.

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PRO CAREER:Originally entered the NFL with the NY Jets as a 31-year old rookie in 2005 after playing 12 years in Australia with the Geelong Football Club (G.F.C.) where he played in 219 games from 1993-2004. Signed by the Jets as a free agent on 1/12/05 and played three full seasons. Waived by the Jets on 9/17/08 and re-signed on 9/22/08 before being waived again on 9/29/08. He was signed by the Saints on 10/20/08 and punted for the team when they faced the Chargers in London. Released by the Saints on 10/28/08 and signed by the Cardinals as a free agent on 12/1/08. Signed a two-year contract with the Cardinals on 3/2/09.

2009: Recorded career-highs in average yards per punt (47.0), net average (40.6), and punts landed inside the 20-yard line (42) … selected as an alternate for the Pro Bowl … in the season opener registered a career-high 54.7-yard average on six punts while landing his longest punt of the day, 64 yards, on the 49ers two-yard line with under six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter vs. SF (9/13) … landed four of a season-high eight punts inside the 20-yard line @ NYG (10/25) … averaged 52.0 yards (43.4 net) on seven punts with three landing inside the 20-yard line (two inside the 10) vs. Sea (11/15); tied a season long with a 64-yard punt … recorded a season-best net punting average of 48.0 yards and tied a franchise record (Scott Player, 5 of 7 punts, 10/20/02 vs. Dal-las) by landing a career-high five of six punts inside the 20-yard line, including three inside the 5-yard line @ Ten (11/29) … averaged 43.8 yards (41.5 net avg.) on four punts and landed two inside the 20-yard line @ SF (12/14); surpassed the franchise record of 33 punts landed inside the 20-yard line, established by Jeff Feagles in 1994 … recorded four punts of at least 52 yards (64, 52, 57, 57) to help total 352 yards on seven punts (50.3 avg.) with three landing inside the 20-yard line and a net average of 45.4 yards per punt @ Det (12/20); named “NFC Special Teams Player of the Week” for his performance; marked first career selection as Player of the Week and was just the sec-ond punter in team history to be honored (Jeff Feagles, 1995) … forced his first career fumble vs. StL (12/27), stripping Danny Amendola of the ball on a punt return in the third quarter … landed three of four punts inside the 20-yard line in the regular season finale vs. GB (1/3/10), to tie the NFL single season record of 42 punts landed inside the 20-yard line (Andy Lee, 2007) … only punt in the Wild Card matchup came early in the fourth quarter vs. GB (1/10/10) … tied postseason-highs by averaging 43.5 yards on six punts


Deakin (Australia)HomeToWn

Geelong, Victoria (Australia)

HoW ACquiredFA-08



BeN gRAHAm

5 PUnTER

In 2009, tied the NFL single season record with ■42 punts landed inside the 20-yard line. He now shares the record with San Francisco’s Andy Lee (42, 2007).

Established a franchise record by averaging 47.0 ■yards per punt in 2009.

Tied the franchise single-game record with five ■punts landed inside the 20-yard line against the Titans in week 12 of ’09. Three of those five punts were downed inside the 5-yard line.

Earned first-ever NFC Special Teams Player of the ■Week award after punting seven times for 352 yards (50.3 gross avg.) with three punts landing inside the 20-yard line in week 15 at Detroit in ‘09. Had a long punt of 64 yards and had four of seven punts travel at least 50 yards (64, 52, 57 and 57).

Finished the 2009 regular season with a streak ■of 72 consecutive punts without allowing a touchback over a span of 13 games dating back to the week four contest vs. Houston. In that same span, landed 37 punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line.

A former star in Australian Rules Football before ■coming to the NFL in 2005, Graham played 12 years for his hometown team of Geelong before signing with the Jets in 2005.

At 31 years and 13 days old, became the second ■oldest player to make his debut in an NFL game since the NFL-AFL merger. Only fellow Australian punter Sav Rocca was older when he made his NFL debut with Philadelphia (33 years, 293 days).

With his appearance for the Cardinals in week ■14 of the ’08 season, became the third player in NFL history to punt for three different teams in the same season (Steve Weatherford-NO, KC, Jax-2008; Tom Rouen-Den, NYG, Pit-2002). Had previously punted for the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints before signing with the Cardinals on 12/1/08.

Became the first Australian to ever appear in the ■Super Bowl when he handled the punting duties for the Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII.

This past offseason, was recognized as an ■“Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary” for the city of Geelong, becoming just the third person ever awarded the honor.

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P Ben Graham capped off his remarkable 2009 regular season by downing three of his four punts inside the 20-yard line in the season finale, tying the NFL record with 42 punts downed inside the 20-yard line for the year.

moST PUnTS InSIDe THe 20-YARD LIne—nFL ReCoRDIn-20 PLAYeR (TeAm, YeAR) TB PUnTS42 Ben Graham (Ari, 2009) 3 8642 Andy Lee (SF, 2007) 13 10541 Dustin Colquitt (KC, 2009) 6 9640 Brad Maynard (Chi, 2008) 5 9639 Kyle Richarson (Bal, 1999) 10 103

Dating back to the week four contest vs. Houston, Graham finished off the 2009 regular season with a streak of 72 consecutive punts without allowing a touchback over a span of 13 games. In that same span, he landed 37 punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line.

Including the 2008 postseason, when he landed 12 of 20 punts inside the 20-yard line, the second-highest total in postseason history, Graham has landed 54 of his last 106 punts inside the 20-yard line (50.9%), including 17 of the last 30 over the final six games of the ’09 regular season.

In addition to tying the NFL record for punts inside the 20-yard line, Graham established franchise records in virtually every punting category in ‘09.

FRAnCHISe ReCoRD—PUnTS InSIDe THe 20PLAYeR YeAR PUnTS In-20 % In-20Ben Graham 2009 86 42 48.8Jeff Feagles 1994 98 33 33.7Scott Player 2004 98 32 32.6Scott Player 2002 88 28 31.8Jeff Feagles 1997 91 24 26.4

He averaged a franchise record 47.0 yards per punt on the season, the third-highest total in the NFL and second in the NFC in ’09.

FRAnCHISe ReCoRD—PUnTInG AveRAGeAvG PLAYeR YeAR PUnTS YARDS47.0 Ben Graham 2009 86 4,04545.6 Jerry Norton 1960 39 1,77845.3 Rich Camarillo 1991 76 3,44544.9 Scott Player 2006 66 2,96544.9 Jerry Norton 1959 59 2,64944.7 Jerry Norton 1961 85 3,799

Graham also averaged 40.6 net yards per punt, the fifth-best total in the NFL.

’09 SeASon HIGHLIGHTSIn week 16, Graham recorded his first career forced fumble when he stripped Rams returner ■

Danny Amendola in the third quarter which led to a Tim Hightower TD run on the ensuing drive. Graham also recorded his first special teams tackle with the Cardinals on the play in which he forced the fumble.

Earned his first-ever NFC Special Teams Player of the Week award after punting seven times ■

for 352 yards (50.3 gross avg. and 45.4 net avg.) with three punts landing inside the 20-yard line in week 15 at Detroit. Graham had a long punt of 64 yards and had four of his seven punts travel at least 50 yards, including punts that traveled 64, 52, 57 and 57 yards.

Graham’s five punts inside the Titans 20-yard line in week 12 tied the franchise record for ■

a single game. The only other player to accomplish the feat was Scott Player, who landed five-of-seven punts inside the 20-yard line on 10/20/02 vs. Dallas.

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@ NO (1/16/10); including the postseason he landed 54 of his last 113 punts (47.8%) inside the 20-yard line and had a streak of 79 consecutive punts without allowing a touchback (span of 15 games), landing 37 punts inside the 20-yard line during that span.

2008: Punted 14 times for 606 yards with a gross average of 43.3 and a net average of 36.1 for the Jets … waived by the Jets on 9/17 before being re-signed on 9/22 … was again waived by the Jets on 9/28 and signed with New Orleans on 10/20 … was the Saints punter for the New Orleans-San Diego game on 10/26 in London, England … released by the Saints on 10/28 and signed by the Cardinals on 12/1 … handled punt-ing duties for the final four games of the regular sea-son and for all four postseason contests for Arizona ... in first game as a Cardinal, recorded a 42.0-yard average while landing two of his three punts inside the 20-yard line vs. StL (12/7) ... registered a sea-son best 45.5-yard average on six punts and a sea-son long of 59 yards that went out of bounds at the Minnesota one yard-line vs. Min (12/14) ... in second career playoff game, set postseason career-highs with six punts for an average of 39.8 yards, net aver-age of 34.7 yards, long of 49 yards and landed four punts inside the 20-yard line including three inside the 10-yard line vs. Atl (1/3/09); one punt landed on the Falcons six-yard line but was moved back to the Atlanta three-yard line and on the next play DE Antonio Smith sacked QB Matt Ryan for a safety to put Arizona up 30-17 early in the fourth quarter ... played with a bad groin and landed three of five punts inside the 20-yard line including placing one out of bounds at the Eagles seven-yard line with nine seconds left in the game vs. Phi (1/18/09) ... landed three of five punts inside the 20-yard line including landing one at the Steelers two-yard line that would result in a safety on the following drive late in the fourth quarter vs. Pit (2/1/09); marked second time in this postseason that he landed a punt inside the opponents five-yard line that resulted in a safety on the ensuing possession.

2007: As a member of the Jets, punted for a 43.3 yard gross average, 36.6 net average with 23 punts inside-the-20 yard line … registered three special teams tackles ... recorded six punts for a season-high

47.7-yard average with a season-long kick of 62 yards vs. Buf (10/28) … punted a season-high eight times for an average of 46.1 yards @ Dal (11/22) … had a season-high three punts land inside the 20-yard-line vs. KC (12/30) and also recorded two special teams tackles.

2006: Punted for a 44.2-yard gross average and a 37.8 net average with 26 punts inside the 20-yard line for the Jets … also contributed one special teams tackle and served as Jets special teams co-captain … placed four kicks inside the 20 yard-line @ Buf (9/24) … punted three times for a 51.3 gross average and 51.0 net average while recording a career-long punt of 69 yards; all three punts landed inside the 20-yard line @ Cle (10/29) … punted a season-high eight times pinning three kicks inside the 20 @ Mia (12/25) … pinned two of his three kicks inside the 20-yard line in the Wild Card playoff game @ NE (1/6/07).

2005: Punted 74 times for a 43.7-yard gross aver-age, a 37.9 net average and placed 18 punts inside the 20-yard line in his first season with the Jets ... punted three times for a 44.3-yard net average in his NFL debut @ KC (9/11) … logged his first NFL tackle vs. Mia (9/18) … recorded a career-high nine punts @ Bal (10/2) … had a season-long 59-yard punt vs. NE (12/26).

PERSONAL:Full name Benjamin James Graham … attended the Ray Pelfrey Kicking School in Reno, NV, for two weeks to learn the American punting style and refine his technique after playing 12 seasons of Australian Rules Football ... attended Deakin University where he earned a bachelor of Commerce, concentrating in Marketing and Management ... business interests in Australia include property development, aged-care facilities and seaside restaurants ... was an Australia Day Ambassador in 2002-03 and is currently an Ambas-sador for the Great Ocean Road (a top-ranked tourist attraction, a road that hugs the coast of Victoria) ... member of the Muscle Dystrophy Association (MDA) Muscle Team since 2006 … along with his wife, Katie, the couple has two daughters, Sophie and Rosie, and one son, Jack.

Punter Ben Graham’s record-breaking season in 2009 marked his arrival as one of the outstanding punters in the NFL and he has now become a star in both professional football leagues he has appeared in dating back to his days with the Geelong Football Club beginning in 1992.

During his 12-year pro career playing Australian Rules Football for Geelong, Graham was a highly decorated player for his hometown team. Among his accomplishments:

GRAHAm’S CAReeR WITH GeeLonG FooTBALL CLUBScored 145 goals in 219 career games ■

Served as the team’s captain from 2000-02 ■

Named “Best and Fairest” (MVP) in 1999 and was runner-up in 2000 ■

Leading goal kicker during the 2000 season ■

Named “Best First Year Player” as a rookie in 1992 ■

Inducted into the Geelong Football Club Hall of Fame in 2001, before his playing career had ended ■

Granted Life Membership in 2001 ■

Represented Australia in the 1999 International Rules Series ■

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Year Team GP no Yds Avg net TB In20 Lg Blk2005 NYJ 16 74 3,233 43.7 37.9 6 18 59 02006 NYJ 16 72 3,182 44.2 37.8 11 26 69 12007 NYJ 15 66 2,855 43.3 36.6 7 23 62 12008 NYJ/NO/Ariz 9 37 1,571 42.5 33.8 0 10 59 02009 Ariz 16 86 4,045 47.0 40.6 3 *42 64 0Total 72 335 14,886 44.4 38.1 27 119 69 2*NFL Record

Single Game Highs:Punts: 9, @ Baltimore 10/2/05; Yards: 380, @ Baltimore 10/2/05; Gross Avg. (min 3 att.): 54.7, vs. San Francisco 9/13/09; net Average (min 3 att.): 51.0, @ Cleveland, 10/29/06; Long Punt: 69, @ Cleveland, 10/29/06; Inside 20: 5, @ Tennessee, 11/29/09.

Additional Stats:Special Teams Tackles – 5 – (2009-1), (2007-3), (2006-1); Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. St. Louis, 12/27/09.

GRAHAm PoSTSeASon STATSYear Team GP no Yds Avg net TB In20 Lg Blk2006 NYJ 1 3 103 34.3 27.7 1 2 44 02008 Ariz 4 20 779 39.0 35.0 1 12 53 02009 Ariz 2 7 287 41.0 25.4 0 0 51 0Total 7 30 1,169 39.0 32.1 2 14 53 0

Postseason Single Game Highs:Punts: 6, twice, last @ New Orleans, 1/16/10; Yards: 261, @ New Orleans, 1/16/10; Gross Avg. (min. 3 att.): 43.5, twice, last @ New Orleans, 1/16/10; net Average (min 3 att.): 36.3, @ Carolina, 1/10/09; Long Punt: 53, @ Carolina, 1/10/09; Inside 20: 4, vs. Atlanta, 1/3/09.

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PRO CAREER:Originally drafted by the Dolphins in the sixth round (174th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft. Played four years in Miami before signing with the Browns as an unrestricted free agent on 3/10/08. Signed a three-year contract with the Cardinals on 3/12/10 as a free agent.

2009: Appeared in nine games with six starts in his second season with the Browns … inactive for the first five games of the year with a knee injury sus-tained in training camp … saw first action of the year, in a reserve role, as he rotated at RG with starter Floyd Womack @ Pit (10/18) … saw action in a reserve capacity vs. GB (10/25) … received his first start of the season at RG @ Chi (11/1) … inactive with a knee injury for the next two games: vs. SD (12/6); vs. Pit (12/10) … appeared in a reserve role at RG after Womack moved out to RT in first quarter, a move

necessitated by an ankle injury to John St. Clair @ KC (12/20) … started at RG and was part of a line that led a running game which racked up 164 yards, includ-ing 148 by Jerome Harrison vs. Oak (12/27) … started

HT. 6-2 | WT. 310CollegeHouston

HomeToWnLufkin, TX

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70 gUARD/CEnTER

A versatile lineman, his 76 career starts have ■

come at three different positions along the offensive line. In six seasons, Hadnot has started 55 games at right guard, 19 games at center, and two games at left guard.

Beginning with the final seven games of his ■

rookie campaign, started 70 consecutive contests between 2004 and 2008 before a knee injury during training camp forced him out of the first five games of the ’09 season.

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at RG and was part of a line that helped the running game accumulate 214 yards and a 4.4-yard average per carry vs. Jax (1/3/10); total included 127-yard effort by Jerome Harrison as he became the first Brown to have three straight 100-yard rushing games since Lee Suggs in 2004; marked the fourth consecutive contest with more than 160 yards rushing, the first Browns team to do that since 1968.

2008: Started all 15 games he appeared in at RG during his first season with Cleveland and helped pave the way for RB Jamal Lewis to gain over 1,000 yards on the season … inactive (knee) for the season opener vs. Dal (9/7) … made his Browns debut vs. Pit (9/14), starting at RG … part of a line that led the way for a running game that totaled 134 yards on the ground @ Cin (9/28) … in the following game, blocked for a running game that totaled 144 yards rushing on 30 carries (4.8 avg.) vs. NYG (10/13); line did not allow a sack despite 29 pass attempts … for the third con-secutive game, part of a line that led the way for 100+ yards on the ground @ Was (10/19) … led the way for Browns to total 160 rushing yards on 29 attempts (5.5 avg.) while not giving up a sack despite 35 pass attempts … for the second straight week, led the way for a rushing attack that piled up 160+ yards on the ground, totaling a season-high 161 yards on 27 carries (6.0 avg.) @ Buf (11/17).

2007: For the third consecutive season, started all 16 games for the Dolphins with all 16 starts com-ing at RG … blocked for a running attack that totaled 1,569 yards and 14 TDs on the ground on 389 attempts (4.0 avg.) … in a seven-game stretch between games three and nine, was part of a line that led the Dol-phins to 100+ yards rushing in each contest; team scored 10 rushing TDs in that seven-game span … led the way for 141 yards on the ground on just 20 attempts (7.1 avg.) vs. Oak (9/30, including a season-high 134 yards by Ronnie Brown … part of a line that led the way to a season-high 179 yards rushing on 30 attempts (6.0 avg.) vs. NE (10/21) … part of a line that did not allow a sack despite 22 pass attempts @ Phi (11/18).

2006: Started all 16 games at center for the Dol-phins, the second straight season in which he started all 16 games … joined RT Vernon Carey as the only linemen to start every game at the same position … key part of a line that led the way for a rushing attack that piled up 1,673 yards on the ground on 402 car-ries (4.2 avg.) … along with the Dolphins 4.3 yards per carry average in his first season as a full-time starter in ’05, marked the first time the team had averaged better than 4.0 yards per carry in consecu-tive campaigns since 1986-87 … helped second-year RB Ronnie Brown to his first career 1,000-yard season

… blocked for a rushing attacked that totaled over 100 yards in nine games, including 159 yards vs. Ten (9/24), 161 yards @ Chi (11/5) and 186 yards @ Det (11/23) … part of a line that allowed one sack or fewer in seven contests.

2005: In his second NFL season, became a full-time starter for the Dolphins, opening the first 13 con-tests at RG and the final three at center in place of the injured Seth McKinney … part of a line that yielded just 26 sacks, the fourth-lowest total in the NFL … blocked for a running game that averaged 118.6 yards per game and 4.3 yards per attempt on the season … played every snap in 14 of 16 contests over the course of the year … team rushed for over 100 yards in 10 games and the o-line allowed no sacks in five different games … part of a line that led to 144 yards on the ground on 30 attempts (4.8 avg.) and did not allow a sack despite 33 pass attempts vs. Car (9/25) … led the way for the Dolphins to gain a season-high 192 yards on the ground, including 172 yards by Ricky Wil-liams vs. Ten (12/24).

2004: During his rookie season with the Dol-phins, appeared in 15 games with seven starts … after appearing in his first eight games as a reserve, received his first NFL start at LG in place of the injured Jeno James (knee) @ Sea (11/21) … after starting the following week at LG @ SF (11/28), moved to RG where he started the final five games.

COLLEGE:Four-year letterman (2000-03) and three-year starter (2001-03) at the University of Houston, appeared in 47 games with 36 starts during his collegiate career … started all 13 games at center as a senior after playing guard his first three seasons and still earned first-team All-Conference USA honors … did not allow a sack in more than 400 pass attempts during his senior sea-son and set team record with 196 knockdown blocks … started all 12 games at guard as a junior and was named as a second team All-Conference USA choice … started 11 games as a sophomore … played in all 11 games as a freshman … redshirted as a true fresh-man in 1999.

PERSONAL:Full name Jonathan Rex Hadnot, Jr. … attended Lufkin (TX) High School where he was named the best offen-sive lineman in District 12-5A as a senior in 1998 … helped lead his team to a 10-4 record and the quar-terfinals of the state playoffs as a senior … cousin of former Texas Tech running back James Hadnot, a third-round draft choice of Kansas City in 1980, who played with the Chiefs through 1983 … has one daughter, Kalyn Denise.

Year Team GP/GS2004 Mia 15/72005 Mia 16/162006 Mia 16/162007 Mia 16/162008 Cle 15/152009 Cle 9/6Total 87/76

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PRO CAREER:Originally entered the league as a fifth-round selection (137th overall) of the Pittsburgh Steel-ers in the 2000 NFL Draft. After appearing in 107 games (61 starts) for the Steelers during his first eight years in the league, signed a one-year con-tract with the Cardinals as an unrestricted free agent on 3/27/08. Re-signed with the Cardinals on 3/17/09, inking a three-year deal as an unrestricted free agent.

2009: Started 14 of 16 games and both play-off contests for the Cardinals … started the sea-son opener and was part of a defense that held the 49ers to 21 rushing yards on 25 carries vs. SF (9/13); marked the third lowest rushing total in SF’s history … recorded first forced fumble as a Cardi-nal @ Jax (9/20) … with the Cardinals starting five DBs, came off the bench to record five tackles and one tackle for loss vs. Ind (9/27) … led team with three QB pressures and tied for the team lead with three special teams tackles vs. Hou (10/11); marked first special teams tackle since 2003 … forced a fumble on a half-sack of Matt Hasselbeck @ Sea (10/18) that was recovered by Bryan Robin-son on the Seattle 23-yard line and resulted in a FG three plays later to put Arizona up 17-0 in the first half; marked his second forced fumble of the sea-son … totaled four tackles vs. Car (11/1) to reach 350 career tackles … led team with 1.5 sacks and three QB pressures vs. Sea (11/15) … in 70th career start registered 250th career solo tackle by record-ing five solo tackles @ StL (11/22) … for the third straight game registered five tackles as well as half a sack @ Ten (11/29) … did not start as the Cardi-nals opened the game with six DBs but totaled five tackles vs. Min (12/6) … finished second on the team with seven tackles, one QB pressure and half a sack on a 3rd-and-12 @ Det (12/20) … started 75th career game in the regular season finale vs. GB (1/3/10); recorded at least five tackles in seven of the last eight games of the season … recorded two tackles in the Wild Card Playoff game vs. GB (1/10/10) … started eighth postseason game @ NO (1/16/10) and registered three tackles.

2008: Saw his first season in Arizona cut short after 11 games due to an injured left foot, mark-ing the fewest games played since his rookie year of 2000 ... in debut with Cardinals, came off the bench at LB and collected two tackles in season opener @ SF (9/7) ... totaled season best six tack-

les @ Was (9/21) ... registered three tackles and one sack vs. Buf (10/5); tallied his first sack as a Cardinal when he took down QB J.P. Losman in the third quarter ... made play of the game by stopping 49ers RB Michael Robinson on the two-yard line to end the game while recording a total of three tack-les, one QB hit and a fumble recovery at the SF 10 yard-line that later resulted in a FG to cut the 49ers lead to one point vs. SF (11/10) ... totaled two tackles @ Sea (11/16); left game in second quarter with a sprained left foot but returned in the third quarter ... inactive (left foot) vs. NYG (11/23), breaking a streak of 26 consecutive games played ... left the game after reinjuring his left foot early in the second quarter vs. StL (12/7) ... placed on injured reserve (left foot) on 12/19/08.

2007: Started all 16 games for the first time in his career while also starting the AFC Wild Card game … sacked Cleveland QB Charlie Frye for a three-yard loss in the second quarter @ Cle (9/9) … was part of a defensive unit that held RB Frank Gore to only 39 yards rushing vs. SF (9/23) … recorded five tackles and took down Kurt Warner on a second quarter sack @ Ari (9/30) … recorded six tackles and a half-sack of Matt Hasselbeck as part of a defensive unit that allowed just 144 total yards


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clArK HAggAnS

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Started 14 of 16 games and both playoff con- ■

tests in 2009. His 5.0 sacks during the regular season marked his highest total since 2006 (6.0). His 69 tackles were the third most in his career (71 in 2007, 77 in 2006) and he led the team with a career-high 16 QB pressures.

Had his best game as a Cardinal on 11/15/09 ■

vs. Seattle when he totaled 1.5 sacks, five tackles, a tackle for loss and three QB hits against the division rival Seahawks.

For the third-time in his career, is teamed ■

with linebacker Joey Porter, who the Cardinals signed as a free agent during the offseason. The two were teammates at Colorado State from 1995-98 and played together with the Steelers for seven seasons (2000-06).

Appeared in 11 games in ‘08 with the Cardinals ■

before an injury to his left foot landed him on injured reserve. Re-signed with the Cardinals on 3/17/09, inking a three-year deal as an unrestricted free agent.

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of offense and eight first downs vs. Sea (10/7) … playing in his 100th career game, recorded four tackles and was part of a defense that limited the Ravens to only 104 total yards and five first downs vs. Bal (11/5) … recorded his third-career fumble recovery on a Derrick Mason fumble @ Bal (12/30) … started his seventh consecutive postseason game and recorded one tackle in the AFC Wild Card game vs. Jax (1/5/08).

2006: Started the first 15 games for the Steel-ers before sitting out the season finale with a knee injury … recorded six tackles and his first career INT off a tipped pass by teammate James Farrior @ Jax (9/18) … had one of his best games of the season vs. Cin (9/24) recording five tackles, two sacks of QB Carson Palmer and a forced fumble that occurred on his first sack of Palmer … tallied four tackles, a sack of Charlie Frye and a fumble recov-ery @ Cle (11/19).

2005: Started all 13 regular season games that he played in and all four postseason games for Pittsburgh … his 9.0 sacks were good for second on the team and third-best in the NFL among LBs; had a sack in nine of the 13 games he played in during the regular season … recorded his first sack of the season when he took down Steve McNair vs. Ten (9/11) … recorded a sack of David Carr and also recorded a forced fumble @ Hou (9/18) … enjoyed perhaps the best game of his career when he set a career-high with 10 tackles, a sack, and two forced fumbles vs. NE (9/25) … missed the next three games due to groin surgery … returned to action and recorded five tackles and a sack of Anthony Wright vs. Bal (10/31) … finished with five tackles and a sack of Carson Palmer on a crucial third down vs. Cin (12/3) … totaled a sack of Char-lie Frye and a forced fumble @ Cle (12/24) … recorded four tackles, a tackle for a loss and a half-sack of Jon Kitna in the AFC Wild Card game @ Cin (1/8/06) … recorded three tackles and teamed up with S Troy Polamalu to tackle RB Edg-errin James at the two-yard line to prevent a Colts TD in the AFC Divisional Playoff game @ Ind (1/15/06) … finished with six tackles in the AFC Champion-ship game @ Den (1/22/06) … had five tackles, a tackle for a loss, and a sack of Matt Hassel-beck in Super Bowl XL win vs. Sea (2/5/06).

2004: Began the season as a starter for the first time in his career and started the first 13 games of the season for Pittsburgh before missing the final three games due to a hamstring injury

… returned to start both postseason contests … started the season off strong, finishing with six tackles, two forced fumbles and two sacks of QB Rich Gannon vs. Oak (9/12) … recovered a Jeff Garcia fumble late in the game to help seal a win vs. Cle (10/10) … recorded five tackles, two sacks of Patrick Ramsey and two QB pressures vs. Was (11/28) … aggravated a hamstring injury in the first quarter vs. NYJ (12/12) and missed the final three games of the regular season … starting his first career playoff game, recorded seven tackles, a sack of Chad Pennington and one pass defense in the AFC Divisional Playoff game vs. NYJ (1/15/05) … had six tackles and his second sack of the post-season after taking down Tom Brady in the AFC Championship game vs. NE (1/23/05).

2003: Was named special teams captain for P i t t s bu rgh and finished with 18 special

teams tackles on the season … also credited with 12

tackles and a sack in two starts at LB … filled in for injured LB Joey Porter in the season opener and finished with nine tackles, a sack of Kyle Boller and a forced fumble vs. Bal (9/7) … tied for the team lead with three special teams tackles @ Sea (11/2).

2002: After appearing mainly on special teams in

his first two seasons with the Steelers, had his role greatly

expanded, serving as the team’s pass-rush-ing specialist and fin-ished the year with 6.5

sacks … also finished sec-ond on the team with 17 special teams tackles … recorded one tackle

and a half-sack, the first of his career, when he helped take down Tom Brady in

the season opener on Monday Night Foot-ball @ NE (9/9) … filling in for injured LB

Kendrell Bell, recorded three tackles and two sacks of Rich Gannon vs. Oak (9/15) … regis-

tered a half-sack of Tim Couch and added two QB pressures vs. Cle (9/29) … recorded six tackles,

two QB pressures and a half-sack of Jon Kitna @ Cin (10/13) ... had a big game @ Bal (10/27) when he recorded four tackles, a forced fumble, a sack of Jeff Blake and three QB pressures … finished with one tackle, three QB pressures, two special teams tackles and 1.5 sacks, bringing down Tim Couch twice @ Cle (11/3) … recorded one tackle and a half-sack of Rodney Peete vs. Car (12/15) … totaled two special teams tackles in the AFC Wild Card game vs. Cle (1/5/03) … recorded two

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Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2000 Pit 2/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02001 Pit 16/1 3 2 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 232002 Pit 16/1 23 5 28 6.5 45 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 172003 Pit 16/2 10 2 12 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 182004 Pit 13/13 30 15 45 6.0 15 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 02005 Pit 13/13 41 19 60 9.0 42 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 02006 Pit 15/15 50 27 77 6.0 27 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 02007 Pit 16/16 47 24 71 4.0 27 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 02008 Ariz 11/0 17 10 27 1.0 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 02009 Ariz 16/14 51 18 69 5.0 34 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4Total 134/75 272 122 394 38.5 205 1 0 0 0 21 4 14 62

Single Game Highs:Total Tackles: 10, vs. New England, 9/25/05; Solo Tackles: 8, vs. New England, 9/25/05; Sacks: 2, four times, last vs. Cincinnati, 9/24/06; Interceptions: 1, @ Jacksonville, 9/18/06; Forced Fumbles: 2, twice, last vs. New England, 9/25/05; Fumble Recoveries: 1, four times, last vs. San Francisco, 11/10/08.

HAGGAnS PoSTSeASon STATS Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2001 Pit 2/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22002 Pit 2/0 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22004 Pit 2/2 5 8 13 2.0 18 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 02005 Pit 4/4 14 4 18 1.5 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 02007 Pit 1/1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02008 Ariz Injured Reserve – Foot2009 Ariz 2/2 4 1 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 13/9 25 14 39 3.5 26 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4

Postseason Single Game Highs:Total Tackles: 7, vs. New York Jets, 1/15/05; Solo Tackles: 5, twice, last vs. Seattle, 2/5/06; Sacks: 1, three times, last vs. Seattle (SB XL, 2/5/06).

HAggAnS CAREER STATS

tackles in the AFC Divisional Playoff game @ Ten (1/11/03).

2001: Led the Steelers with 23 special teams tackles and appeared in all 16 games with one start … made his first career start for the deactivated Porter (shoulder) and recorded five tackles vs. Cle (1/6/02) … recorded one special teams tackle in the AFC Divisional Playoff game vs. Bal (1/20/02) and the AFC Championship game vs. NE (1/27/02).

2000: Dressed for three games in his rookie season with Pittsburgh … after appearing on spe-cial teams in the season opener vs. Bal (9/3), was inactive for the following 12 weeks … was acti-vated @ NYG (12/10) but did not record any statis-tics … after not playing the following week, was deactivated for the season finale.

COLLEGE: Originally a walk-on defensive end, finished his career as Colorado State’s all-time sacks leader

with 33.0 … was a teammate of current Cards LB Joey Porter … recorded 87 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and eight sacks as a senior in 1999, earning first-team All-Mountain West honors … totaled 66 tackles, 14 for loss, and tied a career-high with 11 sacks as a junior … as a sophomore recorded 66 tackles, 16 for loss, and had 11 sacks … registered 43 tackles and three sacks as a freshman … was a redshirt walk-on in 1995.

PERSONAL:Full name Clark Cromwell Haggans … participated in football, basketball and track at Peninsula (CA) High School, earning three letters in each sport … named all-league as a TE and DT in 1993 and ’94 while also earning all-division honors … helped lead Peninsula to a league title in 1994 … along with his wife, Alicia, the couple have a son, Damon and daughter, Alianna … majored in Art at Colo-rado State.

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PRO CAREER:The Cardinals third-round pick in the 2003 NFL Draft (70th overall), Hayes’ involvement in the defense rose dramatically towards the conclusion of the 2004 season. He was poised to be the Cardinals starter at MLB before a knee injury suffered in the preseason opener sidelined him for the entire 2005 season. A restricted free agent, he signed a one-year qualify-ing offer with the Cardinals on 4/18/06. Came back to lead the team in tackles (111) in ‘06 despite missing the final two games. Signed a five-year extension on 11/6/06 that will keep him under contract with the team through 2011.

2009: Despite battling through numerous inju-ries, started 13 of 14 regular season games and one postseason game … in 75th career game registered a team-high three tackles for loss and tied for the team lead with seven total tackles vs. SF (9/13); had two tackles for loss on the opening drive to help force a three-and-out; part of defense that held the 49ers to 21 rushing yards on 25 carries, marking the third lowest rushing total in SF’s history … recorded one forced fumble @ Jax (9/20) … led LBs with eight tackles vs. Hou (10/11); helped prevent Houston from scoring from the one-yard line on three consecu-tive plays with under two minutes to play … played in 80th career game @ NYG (10/25) and was part of defense that did not allow a 100-yard rusher for the 12th consecutive game (including playoffs) … inac-tive (back) @ Chi (11/8), ending consecutive games played streak at 39, the longest of his career … inac-tive (back) vs. Sea (11/15) … returned from back injury to record three tackles @ StL (11/22) … did not start as the Cardinals opened the game with six DBs but recorded four tackles vs. Min (12/6); part of defense that held the Vikings to 62 yards rushing, 67.2 yards below their season average heading into the game (129.2) and held Adrian Peterson to 19 yards on 13 carries, the second lowest yardage out-put of his career … made fifth postseason start and recorded four tackles in the Wild Card matchup vs. GB (1/10/10) … inactive (ankle) for the Divisional game @ NO (1/16/10).

2008: Started 14 of 16 games and all four post-season contests, recording his third straight 100+ tackle season ... finished third on the team with 107 tackles during the regular season and set a career-high with four forced fumbles ... led team and tied career-high with 14 tackles (11 solo) and one tackle for loss @ Was (9/21) ... did not start as the Cardinals opened up with six DBs but still recorded seven tack-les and one QB hit @ NYJ (9/28) ... registered five tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery

vs. Buf (10/5); his forced fumble led to a Neil Rackers FG to put Arizona up 34-17 and the recovered fumble at the Bills 18 yard-line led to a Tim Hightower TD to increase the lead to 41-17 ... registered team-high eight tackles, one tackle for loss and one QB pressure @ Sea (11/16); helped defense allow a season low 43 yards on 22 carries ... earned first NFC Defensive Player of the Week award of his career after leading the team with 12 tackles, one tackle for loss, a half-sack and a career-high two forced fumbles vs. StL (12/7); first forced fumble stopped the Rams at the Arizona 22-yard line and second fumble was recovered by DT Darnell Dockett and returned for a TD to make it 27-7 in the 3rd quarter ... led LBs with 10 tackles, one tackle for loss, one QB hit and forced RB Adrian Peterson to fumble and then recovered it at the AZ nine yard-line vs. Min (12/14) ... started first career playoff game and recorded one tackle for loss vs. Atl (1/3/09) ... registered first career postseason INT @ Car (1/10/09) ... finished second on the team with six tackles and one QB hit vs. Phi (1/18/09) ... for the second consecutive week was second on the team in tackles with seven vs. Pit (2/1/09) in SB XLIII.

2007: Started all 16 games registering second straight 100+ tackle season while leading or sharing the team lead in tackles in five games; selected as one of five team captains for the season … opened the season with a sack @ SF (9/10) … led team with eight tackles and forced a Matt Hasselbeck fumble that set up game winning 42-yard FG by Neil Rack-ers in the home opener vs. Sea (9/16) … for second consecutive week, led team and tied his career-high with 13 tackles and one tackle for loss @ Bal (9/23)

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Drafted by the Cardinals in 2003; joins Adrian ■

Wilson (2001, Draft) and Reggie Wells (2003, Draft) as the most tenured Cardinals players.

Battled through numerous injuries in 2009 to ■

start 13 of the 14 regular season games he appeared in.

Collected 100+ tackles in three consecutive ■

seasons (2006-08), tallying 107 tackles in 2008, a career-high 115 tackles in 2007 and 111 in 2006, his first season as a full-time starter.

Earned his first-career NFC Defensive Player of ■

the Week award in 2008 for his performance vs. St. Louis in week 14, collecting 12 tackles, two forced fumbles and a half-sack.

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… part of defense @ Was (10/21) that held the Red-skins to 160 total net yards, the lowest output by a Cardinals opponent since the L.A. Rams had 152 yards total offense on 9/4/94 … totaled 10 unassisted tackles with two tackles for loss and one sack @ TB (11/4) … recorded two tackles vs. Det (11/11) and helped hold Lions to -18 rushing yards, which is the lowest total in the modern era … led team with 14 tackles and one sack vs. SF (11/25) … led team with 11 unassisted tackles and one sack @ NO (12/16); eclipsed 100 tackles for the second straight season (103 in 2006) … tied for team lead with six tackles and returned a fourth quarter INT 30-yards for first career TD vs. StL (12/30); 115 tackles surpassed pre-vious single season career-high of 111 tackles set in 2006; finished season second on the team in tackles, two behind Karlos Dansby.

2006: Made an impressive return to action after missing the entire 2005 regular season with a knee injury, starting all 14 games he appeared in and eclipsed the 100-tackle mark despite missing the final two games due to injury (rib) … recorded six tackles, two tackles for loss, his first career sack and a fumble recovery while starting at MLB in the season opener vs. SF (9/10) … continued his strong play collecting five tackles, one pass defensed and his first career INT on a Matt Hasselbeck pass deep in Cardinals territory in the second quarter @ Sea (9/17) … recorded 12 tackles, one for a loss, and also recovered his second fumble in three games vs. StL (9/24) … turned in another strong performance, this one on Monday Night vs. Chi (10/16), collecting seven tackles and an INT off of Rex Grossman … had a game-high 13 total tackles @ Oak (10/22) … reached double-digit tack-les for the third time this season when he recorded 11 tackles, with one for loss vs. Dal (11/12) … led all LBs with six tackles and his first quarter pass deflection in the Cardinals red zone was intercepted by FS Aaron Francisco at the three yard line and kept the Lions off the scoreboard vs. Det (11/19) … tied for a team-high nine tackles and also intercepted a Marc Bulger pass to end the game after the Rams had just recovered an onside kick @ StL (12/3) … went over 100 tackles (102) for the first time in his career when he collected seven tackles vs. Sea (12/10) … inactive (rib) for the final two games of the season.

2005: Was inactive for the first four games of

the season with a left knee injury suffered dur-ing the preseason … placed on injured reserve on 10/6.

2004: Saw action in all 16 games for the Car-dinals … recovered an Aaron Brooks fumble for his first career fumble recovery in the Arizona end zone to end the Saints first drive of the game vs. NO (10/3); recorded one tackle on special teams … blocked a Donnie Jones punt vs. Sea (10/24) which went out of the back of the end zone causing a safety and putting the Cardinals ahead 18-17 with 8:50 remaining in the game … broke into the start-ing lineup and recorded a team-high nine tackles in his first extended defensive action; forced a fumble by RB Shaun Alexander @ Sea (12/26).

2003: Early-season action came primarily on special teams with two tackles vs. GB (9/21) and @ Dal (10/5) … inactive for four games with a shoulder injury … recorded a season-best five solo tackles, seven overall @ SF (12/7) … first NFL start at OLB resulted in four solo tackles and two assists vs. Car (12/14) … reserve action @ Sea (12/21) resulted in seven tackles from scrimmage and two tackles on kick coverage units … starting role at OLB vs. Min (12/28) produced four solo tackles, two assists, two hurries and season-best three solo tackles on special teams.

COLLEGE:Three-time first-team all-Big East Conference selec-tion at Pittsburgh … first Panther defender to record three consecutive 100-tackle seasons since All-American LB Olsavsky accomplished the feat from 1986–88 … career statistics include 387 total tackles (243 solos), 13.5 sacks, nine pass deflec-tions, and two INTs with starts in 36 of 44 games … only Tom Tumulty (413, 1991–95), Hugh Green (441, 1977–80) and Arnie Weatherington (477, 1973–76) recorded more tackles in their Panther careers.

PERSONAL:Full name Gerald Benjamin Hayes … college team-mate of Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald … as an art-ist in high school, won numerous awards for his pencil drawings which traveled to numerous gal-leries throughout New Jersey … Administration of Justice major.

Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2003 Ariz 12/2 19 11 30 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152004 Ariz 16/1 15 3 18 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 162005 Ariz 0/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02006 Ariz 14/14 90 21 111 1.0 2 3 20 24 0 7 2 0 02007 Ariz 16/16 89 26 115 4.0 23 1 30 30t 1 3 0 1 02008 Ariz 16/14 73 34 107 0.5 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 02009 Ariz 14/13 49 13 62 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Total 88/60 335 108 443 5.5 30 4 50 30t 1 12 5 7 31Single Game Highs:Total Tackles: 14, twice, last @ Washington, 9/21/08; Solo Tackles: 11, three times, last @ Washington, 9/21/08; Interceptions: 1, four times, last vs. St. Louis 12/30/07; Forced Fumbles: 2, vs. St. Louis, 12/7/08; Fumble Recoveries: 1, five times, last vs. Minnesota, 12/14/08; Sacks: 1, five times, last @ New Orleans, 12/16/07; Touchdowns: INT return, 30 yards vs. St. Louis, 12/30/07.

Additional Statistics:Blocked Punt: 1, vs. Seattle, 10/24/04

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HAYeS PoSTSeASon STATS Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2008 Ariz 4/4 15 9 24 0.0 0 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 02009 Ariz 1/1 4 0 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 5/5 19 9 28 0.0 0 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0Postseason Single Game Highs:Total Tackles: 8, vs. Atlanta, 1/3/09; Solo Tackles: 5, vs. Atlanta, 1/3/09; Interceptions: 1, @ Carolina, 1/10/09.

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PRO CAREER:Originally signed by the Cardinals as a rookie free agent out of Louisiana State on 4/28/08; made the Cardinals opening day roster and appeared in six games during his rookie season before a knee injury landed him on injured reserve. Started two of 14 games played in 2009, but was released on 12/22/09. Signed to Arizona’s practice squad on 12/23/09, where he remained for the rest of the season. Re-signed by Arizona to a future contract for the 2010 season on 1/18/10.

2009: After missing the second half of the 2008 season with a right knee injury, recorded a career-high two starts in 14 games played before being released on 12/22 … registered first two special teams tackles of the season @ Jax (9/20) … registered first two career tack-les on defense vs. Ind (9/27) … played special teams and on defense during short yardage situations including the goal line stand that secured the win in the final min-ute vs. Hou (10/11) … tied for the team-lead with two special teams tackles @ NYG (10/25) … made first career start in place of Hayes (back) and tied career-high with two tackles @ Chi (11/8) … started in place of Hayes (back) for the second straight week, recording two tackles and one tackle for loss vs. Sea (11/15) … filled in for injured LB Karlos Dansby after he left with a shoul-der injury early in the fourth quarter @ Ten (11/29) … released on 12/22 and signed to the Cardinals’ practice squad on 12/23, where he spent the remainder of the season.

2008: Played in six games on special teams before a knee injury ended his season ... made NFL debut on special teams in season opener @ SF (9/7) ... recorded first three career special teams tackles to tie for the team lead vs. Buf (10/5) ... played on special teams before

leaving the game in the third quarter after suffering a right knee injury @ StL (11/2) ... placed on injured reserve on 11/4 with a right knee injury.

COLLEGE:Started 38 of 52 games played at LSU, started 38 times, including the final 28 games of his career, and helped the Tigers win the 2007 BCS National Championship … for his career, registered 260 total tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, three fumble recoveries, 13 passes defensed and an INT ... key member of an LSU defense that ranked among the top five in the nation in total defense from 2005-07 … named the South’s Defensive MVP in the Senior Bowl … as a senior, started all 14 games and tied for the team-high with 101 tackles … as a sophomore, played in 13 games with nine starts at OLB and ranked second on team with 75 tackles and 9.5 tackles for loss … played in all 12 games with two starts as a freshman.

PERSONAL:Full name Arlington Louis Highsmith … cousin is Alonzo Highsmith, a former standout with the Miami Hurricanes and seven-year NFL veteran who played for Houston, Dal-las and Tampa Bay … was named after Muhammad Ali, for whom his grandfather was a sparring partner … a four-year letterman at Central (Miami, FL) High School and a blue-chip LB rated among the best in Florida and the Deep South in 2003 … leader of the top defense (3.9 points per game) in Dade County in 2002 … registered 90 tackles, seven sacks, eight forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries, including three for TDs during his senior season in 2002 … recorded 90 tackles, seven sacks and two INTs as a junior in 2001 … graduated from LSU in December of 2007 with a degree in General Studies.


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Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2008 Ariz 6/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32009 Ariz 14/2 6 2 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Total 20/2 6 2 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15

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PRO CAREER:Drafted by the Cardinals in the fifth round (149th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. Was not among the 333 players invited to the 2008 combine but Hight-ower has appeared in every game, regular and post-season, during his first two NFL campaigns.

2009: Started all 16 regular season games and both postseason contests for the Cardinals ... in the season opener led team with a career-high 12 recep-tions for 121 yards vs. SF (9/13); became the first Cardinals RB with 100+ receiving yards since Larry Centers had 11 receptions for 108 yards @ Ind, 9/1/96 … had one rushing TD and nine yards on four carries and two receptions for 11 yards @ NYG (10/25); with RBs Jason Wright and Beanie Wells also scoring TDs, it marked the first time since 10/3/04 vs. New Orleans that Arizona had three RBs score TDs

in the same game; in just six games, registered 239 yards receiving to surpass rookie mark of 237 yards, set in 16 games … recorded a team-high eight recep-tions for 57 yards while averaging 4.9 yards per carry on eight attempts (39 yards) with one rushing TD vs. Car (11/1); set a new career-high with 39 receptions in seven games, eclipsing the total from his rookie season of 2008 (34) … led team with 77 yards rush-ing on 15 carries @ Chi (11/8); part of a rushing attack that totaled 131 yards in the first half and 182 yards for the game … recorded a career-high 110 yards on 14 carries with a regular season career-long 50-yard run and a 7.9 yards per carry average @ StL (11/22); marked second career 100-yard rush-ing game (109 yards on 22 carries, 11/2/08 @ StL); 50-yard run was the longest by a Cardinal since Troy Hambrick’s 62-yard run @ Mia on 11/7/04 … regis-tered second longest regular season run of his career

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Started all 16 regular season games and both ■postseason contests in his second NFL season and has now appeared in all 38 (regular and postseason) games for the Cardinals in his first two campaigns.

Including the postseason, has 23 total TDs (21 ■rushing, 2 receiving) in 38 career games played.

With a team-high eight rushing TDs in 2009, ■his 18 rushing TDs in his first two seasons tied Ottis Anderson (1980-81) and Ernie Nevers (1929-30) for the franchise record for most rushing TDs in consecutive seasons.

Rushed for 598 yards on 143 carries in 2009, ■with his 4.2 average marking a drastic improve-ment over the 2.8 average from his rookie sea-son of 2008.

Finished second in the NFL among RBs with 63 ■receptions during the 2009 season (Ray Rice, 78). His 428 receiving yards were the highest total by a Cardinals running back since Michael Pittman had 579 receiving yards in 2000.

With 12 receptions for 121 yards in week 1 ■against San Francisco in ‘09, became the first Cardinals running back with 100+ yards receiving in a game since Larry Centers totaled 108 yards on 11 receptions at Indianapolis on 9/1/96. His 12 receptions tied for the second-highest single-game total by a running back in fran-chise history, matching Larry Centers (12, vs.

Dal, 12/25/95) and Ottis Anderson (12, at Was, 12/16/84).

His 70-yard TD run on the first play of the ■

Divisional game vs. New Orleans in 2009 tied for the second-longest run in franchise postseason history and the longest run for a Cardinals player since Adrian Murrell’s 74-yard run against the Cowboys during the 1998 postseason.

Led team and tied for the lead among NFL rook- ■

ies with a franchise rookie record 10 rushing TDs in 2008.

In the ’08 postseason, became the first NFL ■

rookie to register a TD in each of his first three playoff games since 49ers FB William Floyd in 1994.

With rushing TDs in each of his first two games ■

as a rookie in ’08, became the first Cardinals player with rushing TDs in each of his first two games.

Along with WRs Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan ■

Boldin, scored at least 10 TDs in 2008, marking the first time three Cardinals players each sur-passed 10 TDs in a season. It marked just the seventh time since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger that three players on the same team registered 10 TDs in the same season.

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(32 yards) as part of 50 yards rushing on six carries vs. Min (12/6); marked first time in his career he averaged at least 5.0 yards per carry in three consecu-tive games … recorded a team-high six receptions for 34 yards while also registering a one-yard rushing TD @ Det (12/20) … two-yard rushing TD vs. StL (12/27) gave him 18 rushing TDs over the last two seasons, tying Ottis Anderson (1980-81) and Ernie Nevers (1929-30) for the franchise record for the most rushing TDs in consecu-tive seasons … totaled seven carries for 19 yards and a TD and caught three passes for 21 yards in the Wild Card matchup vs. GB (1/10/10) … totaled 87 yards on six carries, including a post-season career-long 70-yard TD on the Cardinals first play from scrimmage in the Divisional matchup @ NO (1/16/10); 70-yard TD tied Elmer Angs-man (vs. Phi, 12/28/47) for the longest rushing TD in Cardinals postseason history.

2008: Started seven of 16 games played during the reg-ular season and appeared in all four postseason games as a rookie ... made NFL debut @ SF (9/7) in season opener and scored first career TD

on two-yard carry on 4th-and-goal; first Car-dinals RB to score a TD in his debut since

Ottis Anderson rushed for a 76-yard TD vs. Dal on 9/2/79 ... rushed for 24 yards and a TD vs. Mia (9/14) to become the first Cardinals player with rushing TDs in each of his first two games ... reg-istered a career-high two TDs

vs. Buf (10/5); converted a 4th-and-one on the Buf-falo 10 yard-line and then scored from two yards out to make it 41-17

in the fourth quarter; teamed with Edger-rin James to record three rushing TDs in back-to-back weeks (@ NYJ, vs. Buf) marking the first time the Cards have had three rush-ing TDs in back-to-back weeks since 1979 ... on two separate TD drives in the second half, con-

verted two third-and-ones and moved

the chains on third-and-17 with a 17-yard recep-

tion vs. Dal (10/12) ... in first career start, registered 109 yards on 22 carries

RB Tim Hightower totaled 63 receptions during the 2009 season, the second-highest total in the NFL among running backs. Hightower nearly doubled his reception total from his rookie season, when he caught 34 passes.

moST ReCePTIonS BY RB—nFL (2009)PLAYeR, TeAm G ReC YDSRay Rice, Bal 16 78 702Tim Hightower, AZ 16 63 428Matt Forte, Chi 16 57 471Maurice Jones-Drew, Jax 16 53 374Frank Gore, SF 16 52 406

Hightower’s 428 receiving yards were the highest total by a Cardinals running back since Michael Pittman had 579 receiving yards in 2000.

As a receiver, Hightower put his name in the franchise record books in week one against the 49ers. With 12 receptions for 121 yards, Hightower became the first Cardinals running back with 100+ yards receiving in a game since Larry Centers totaled 108 yards on 11 receptions at Indianapolis on 9/1/96.

Hightower’s 12 receptions in week one also tied for the second-highest single-game total by a running back in franchise history, matching Larry Centers’ 12 receptions vs. Dallas on 12/25/95 and Ottis Anderson’s 12 receptions at Washington on 12/16/84.

moST ReCePTIonS In A GAme BY RB—FRAnCHISe HISToRYReC PLAYeR (GAme)13 Larry Centers (vs. StL, 9/29/96, OT)12 Tim Hightower (vs. SF, 9/13/09) Larry Centers (vs. Dal, 12/25/95) Ottis Anderson (at Was, 12/16/84)

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with a career-long 30-yard TD run @ StL (11/2); became the first Cardinals rookie to rush for 100 yards since Ronald Moore (135 yards on 12/26/93 vs. NY Giants); 30-yard TD run was longest TD run for the Cardinals since Jake Plummer’s 34-yard TD run @ San Francisco on 10/27/02 ... registered one TD vs. StL (12/7) to give him 10 TDs on the season and break Ronald Moore’s franchise rookie record of nine rushing TDs set in 1993 ... in first postseason game recorded TD that capped off a 14-play, 76-yard drive and gave Arizona a 28-17 lead with under three minutes left in the third quarter vs. Atl (1/3/09); carried the ball a total of four times for 14 yards on the scoring drive ... recorded game-high 76 yards on 17 carries and hauled in first career TD recep-tion @ Car (1/10/09) ... played a crucial role on the 14-play fourth quarter drive that put the Cardinals up for good by converting two third downs and one fourth down vs. Phi (1/19/09); on the biggest play of the season, rushed for six yards on 4th-and-one near midfield, keeping the game-winning drive alive; scored the final go-ahead TD on an eight-yard recep-tion on 3rd-and-goal.

COLLEGE:A two-year starter at Richmond, established school career-records for rushing yards (3,617), all-purpose yards (4,448), rushing TDs (34) and total TDs (39) ... earned first-team All-American and unanimous All-Colonial Athletic Association honors as a senior in 2007 after setting school single-season rushing records for yardage (1,924) and TDs (20) … in 49

career games, recorded 38 starts and rushed 704 times for 3,712 yards and 34 TDs … his 1,824 rushing yards in 2007 rank as the third-highest total in Colo-nial Athletic Association history behind only Jerry Azumah (2,195 in 1998) and Marcel Shipp (2,542 in 1998) … established school season-records with 1,924 rushing yards and 20 TDs as a senior … his 137.4 rushing yards per game led the conference and ranked sixth in the nation … established a school record by scoring 138 points … caught 32 passes for 228 yards and three TDs for a total of 2,152 all-purpose yards … as a junior, started all 11 games and ranked sixth in the league with 850 yards and five TDs on the ground on 177 carries … completed his only collegiate pass for a 24-yard TD vs. William & Mary … started nine of 13 games and gained 777 yards and nine TDs on the ground on 142 attempts as a sophomore … played in all 11 games as a true freshman and started four … rushed 58 times for 161 yards and had 19 receptions for 158 yards.

PERSONAL:Full name Timothy Michael Hightower … attended Episcopal (Alexandria, VA) High School where he earned All-State honors in both his junior and senior years … was the team MVP and served as team captain for his last two years … in addition to earning three letters in football, twice lettered in both basketball and track … was a four-time honor roll student and chairman of the Spectrum Club, a diversity organiza-tion, during his final two years of high school.

Tim Hightower finished the 2009 regular season with a team-high eight rushing TDs. Combined with his franchise rookie record of 10 rushing TDs in 2008, Hightower’s 18 rushing TDs tied Ottis Anderson (1980-81) and Ernie Nevers (1929-30) for the franchise record for rushing TDs in consecutive seasons.

RUSHInG TDS In BACK-To-BACK SeASonSPLAYeR TDS SeASonSTim Hightower 18 2008 (10)-2009 (8)Ottis Anderson 18 1980 (9)-1981 (9)Ernie Nevers 18 1929 (12)-1930 (6)Ottis Anderson 17 1979 (8)-1980 (9)

Including postseason play, Hightower has 23 total TDs. He has 21 rushing TDs and two receiving TDs, with both of his receiving TDs coming in the 2008 playoffs.

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Rushing ReceivingYear Team GP/GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD no Yds Avg Lg TD STT2008 Ariz 16/7 143 399 2.8 30t 10 34 237 7.0 26 0 62009 Ariz 16/16 143 598 4.2 50 8 63 428 6.8 23 0 0Total 32/23 286 997 3.5 50 18 97 665 6.9 26 0 6

Single Game Highs:Yards Rushing: 110, @ St. Louis, 11/22/09; Rushing Attempts: 22, @ St. Louis, 11/2/08; Long Run: 50, @ St. Louis, 11/22/09; TDs Rushing: 2, twice, most recently vs. New York Giants, 11/23/08; Yards Receiving: 121, vs. San Francisco, 9/13/09; Receptions: 12, vs. San Francisco, 9/13/09; Long Reception: 26, @ Philadelphia, 11/27/08; Special Teams Tackles: 2, twice, most recently vs. Dallas, 10/12/08.

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HIGHToWeR PoSTSeASon STATS Rushing ReceivingYear Team GP/GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD no Yds Avg Lg TD STT2008 Ariz 4/0 35 132 3.8 17 1 4 24 6.0 10 2 12009 Ariz 2/2 13 106 8.2 70t 2 6 48 8.0 13 0 0Total 6/2 48 238 5.0 70t 3 10 72 7.2 13 2 1

Postseason Single Game Highs:Yards Rushing: 87, @ New Orleans, 1/16/10; Rushing Attempts: 17, @ Carolina, 1/10/09; Long Run: 70t, @ New Orleans, 1/16/10; TDs Rushing: 1, three times, last @ New Orleans, 1/16/10; Yards Receiving: 27, @ New Orleans, 1/16/10; Receptions: 3, twice, last @ New Orleans, 1/16/10; Long Reception: 13, @ New Orleans, 1/16/10; TDs Receiving: 1, twice, last vs. Philadelphia, 1/18/09.

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HIGHTOWER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS2009 Rushing ReceivingDate opp GP/GS Att. Yds Avg Lg TD no. Yds Avg Lg TDSept. 13 SF 1/1 8 15 1.9 6 0 12 121 10.1 23 0Sept. 20 @ Jax 1/1 15 72 4.8 17 1 3 12 4.0 8 0Sept. 27 IND 1/1 9 22 2.4 7 0 5 39 7.8 23 0Oct. 11 HOU 1/1 6 17 2.8 11 1 5 30 6.0 12 0Oct. 18 @ Sea 1/1 13 32 2.5 12 1 4 26 6.5 12 0Oct. 25 @ NYG 1/1 4 9 2.3 6 1 2 11 5.5 13 0Nov. 1 CAR 1/1 8 39 4.9 15 1 8 57 7.1 17 0Nov. 8 @ Chi 1/1 15 77 5.1 14 0 1 11 11.0 11 0Nov. 15 SEA 1/1 10 37 3.7 9 0 5 21 4.2 6 0Nov. 22 @ StL 1/1 14 110 7.9 50 0 2 15 7.5 8 0Nov. 29 @ Ten 1/1 11 55 5.0 14 1 3 23 7.7 16 0Dec. 6 MIN 1/1 6 50 8.3 32 0 1 8 8.0 8 0Dec. 14 @ SF 1/1 2 3 1.5 2 0 2 13 6.5 7 0Dec. 20 @ Det 1/1 6 4 0.7 3 1 6 34 5.7 9 0Dec. 27 STL 1/1 10 32 3.2 16 1 2 3 1.5 7 0Jan. 3 GB 1/1 6 24 4.0 11 0 2 4 2.0 5 0Total 16/16 143 598 4.2 50 8 63 428 6.8 23 0Jan. 10 GB 1/1 7 19 2.7 9 1 3 21 7.0 9 0Jan. 16 @ NO 1/1 6 87 14.5 70t 1 3 27 9.0 13 0Postseason 2/2 13 106 8.2 70t 2 6 48 8.0 13 0

2008Sept. 7 @ SF 1/0 8 13 1.6 5 1 3 21 7.0 12 0Sept. 14 MIA 1/0 10 24 2.4 13 1 1 20 20.0 20 0Sept. 21 @ Was 1/0 5 23 4.6 10 0 3 38 12.7 18 0Sept. 28 @ NYJ 1/0 6 13 2.2 6 1 1 5 5.0 5 0Oct. 5 BUF 1/0 7 37 5.3 17t 2 2 8 4.0 7 0Oct. 12 DAL 1/0 7 20 2.9 7 0 4 29 7.3 17 0Oct. 26 @ Car 1/0 6 3 0.5 2t 1 2 18 9.0 10 0Nov. 2 @ StL 1/1 22 109 5.0 30t 1 2 6 3.0 7 0Nov. 10 SF 1/1 13 22 1.7 12 0 6 28 4.7 8 0Nov. 16 @ Sea 1/1 11 35 3.2 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 0Nov. 23 NYG 1/1 11 21 1.9 5 2 0 0 0.0 0 0Nov. 27 @ Phi 1/1 7 7 1.0 4 0 3 34 11.3 26 0Dec. 7 STL 1/1 12 32 2.7 8 1 0 0 0.0 0 0Dec. 14 MIN 1/0 5 20 4.0 8 0 5 20 4.0 8 0Dec. 21 @ NE 1/1 10 17 1.7 5 0 2 10 5.0 15 0Dec. 28 SEA 1/0 3 3 1.0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0Total 16/7 143 399 2.8 30t 10 34 237 7.0 26 0Jan. 3 ATL 1/0 6 23 3.8 7 1 0 0 0.0 0 0Jan. 10 @ Car 1/0 17 76 4.5 17 0 1 3 3.0 3t 1Jan. 18 PHI 1/0 11 33 3.0 6 0 1 8 8.0 8t 1Feb. 1 PIT 1/0 1 0 0.0 0 0 2 13 6.5 10 0Postseason 4/0 35 132 3.8 17 1 4 24 6.0 10 2

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Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2008 Ariz 13/0 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22009 Ariz 11/0 4 0 4 2.0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Total 24/0 5 1 6 2.0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8

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PRO CAREER:Drafted by the Cardinals in the fourth-round (116th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft, Iwebema appeared in 24 games and all six postseason contests in his first two seasons.

2009: After having a benign, baseball-sized tumor removed from his chest in the spring, made it back for training camp and played in 11 regular season games as well as both playoff contests … injured his ankle in the first quarter vs. SF (9/13) and was inactive (ankle) for the next three games … registered first career sack @ Sea (10/18); sack came on 3rd-and-goal on the AZ three yard-line, forcing Seattle to kick a FG in the second quarter … recorded a career-high two special teams tack-les @ NYG (10/25) … inactive (knee) vs. Car (11/1) … returned from knee injury to register one tackle and one special teams tackle @ Chi (11/8) … tied career-high with two special teams tackles vs. Min (12/6) … recorded second career sack @ Det (12/20) … inactive (head) for the regular season finale vs. GB (1/3/10) … saw time on defense and special teams in both postseason games but did not record any statistics.

2008: As a rookie, played in 13 regular season games and all four postseason contests as a reserve defensive lineman and special teams contributor ... made NFL debut and registered one tackle in season opener @ SF (9/7) ... registered first career special teams tackle @ StL (11/2) … played in first career playoff game vs. Atl (1/3/09) ... set career-highs with two tackles and one pass defensed @ Car (1/10/09) ... recorded one special teams tackle in Super Bowl XLIII vs. Pit (2/1/09).

COLLEGE:Appeared in 43 career games at Iowa, includ-ing starts in 30 of the last 31 games in which he played … recorded 106 tackles, 13.5 sacks, 19.5

stops for a loss, eight QB pressures, three forced fumbles and blocked four kicks during his colle-giate career … started 11 games at right DE and collected 28 tackles, 3.5 sacks, one forced fumble and two blocked kicks as a senior … appeared in eight games (seven starts) at right DE and finished the season with 27 tackles, three sacks, 4.5 stops for loss and a forced fumble during his junior year … missed three games in 2006 and part of others due to injury before having shoulder surgery … named All-Big 10 Conference first-team selection by the league’s media after starting all 12 games at right DE as a sophomore … finished the sea-son with a career-high 48 tackles and a team-high seven sacks … added 10 tackles for loss, forced a fumble and blocked two FGs … appeared in all 12 games at right DE, recording three tackles as a freshman.

PERSONAL: Full name Kenneth Ogwugwa Iwebema … last name pronounced “uh-WEB-uh-muh” … attended James Bowie (Arlington, TX) High School and was selected first-team all-conference and honorable mention All-State as a senior after posting 48 tackles, 10 sacks and 18 tackles for loss … in addition to being a three-time letter winner in football, lettered twice in track, performing in the discus … Health and Sports Studies major at Iowa.

Battled numerous injuries throughout the ’09 ■

season but appeared in 11 regular season and both postseason contests.

Had a scare prior to the ’09 season when ■

a pre-camp x-ray revealed a baseball-sized mass in his chest; the benign tumor was removed and Iwebema returned in time for the start of training camp.

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PRO CAREER:Selected by the Cardinals in the fifth-round (167th overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft and was inactive for every contests as a rookie.

2009: Inactive for all 16 regular season games and both postseason contests.

COLLEGE:Started the final 38 of 52 contests that he appeared in for the Tigers, including 35 at left guard and three others at right guard … during his junior and senior seasons, allowed only four QB pressures and 3.5 sacks on 833 pass plays … All-American first-team selection by the Associated Press as a senior in ‘08, adding second-team hon-ors from The Sporting News and the Walter Camp Foundation … all-SEC first-team choice by the league’s coaches and Associated Press … started all 13 games at LG … All-SEC first-team selection by the Associated Press and the league’s coaches as a junior … started all 14 games at LG and allowed just one QB pressure and no sacks on 442 pass plays … appeared in 12 games and started each of the final 10 during his sophomore season … lined up at RG vs. Mississippi and Tulane before shifting to LG for the final eight games … played in 11 games, starting at RG vs. Vanderbilt during his freshman season in 2005 … enrolled at LSU in ‘04, but was granted a medical hardship due to an infection that developed in his big toe after being bitten by a spider.

PERSONAL:Full name Herman Johnson III … attended Denton (TX) High School where he was a standout offen-sive tackle, earning all-district first-team honors as a junior, and All-State first-team accolades in his final year … Denton, TX is also the hometown of Cardinals strength and conditioning coach John Lott … during his senior season, the almost 400-pound lineman was a member of the Texas Top 100 and Midlands Sweet 66 squads … did not allow a sack as a senior in 2003, before going on to excel at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl … due to his size, was nicknamed “House” by his coaches and teammates.

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At 6-7 and nearly 400 pounds during his ■

senior season at LSU, was one of the biggest players in college football and the biggest player to ever wear the Tigers uniform.

Remains the largest baby ever born in the ■

state of Louisiana, weighing in at 15 pounds and 14 ounces. Stood 6-foot-5 by the time he was 14 years old and the coaching staff at Denton High School gave him the nickname “House.”

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PRO CAREER:Selected by the Cardinals in the third-round (95th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft and appeared in 10 games (one start) as a rookie.

2009: Started one of 10 games played, contrib-uting as a backup safety and on special teams … in first career game finished with four tackles vs. SF (9/13) … recorded the first two special teams tackles of his career vs. Ind (9/27) … saw action on special teams but did not record any statistics vs. Hou (10/11) … inactive for the next four games … registered one special teams tackle vs. Sea (11/15) … inactive @ StL (11/22) and @ Ten (11/29) … saw time on special teams and defense, recording one tackle vs. Min (12/6) ... played a bigger role on defense after S Matt Ware left the game with a knee injury early in the first quarter @ SF (12/14) … with Ware (knee) placed on injured reserve, saw more time at safety recording one tackle and the first pass defensed of his career @ Det (12/20) … made first career start for the injured Antrel Rolle (thigh) and led the team with a career-high nine tackles vs. GB (1/3/10) … inactive for both post-season games.

COLLEGE:Started 31 of the 50 games he appeared in at Ala-bama, including his final 27 contests at FS … unanimous All-SEC first-team selection as a senior in 2008 … shared the Tide’s Mal Moore Leadership Award with center Antoine Caldwell … given the President’s Award for perseverance in making out-standing contributions to the team’s success … started all 14 games at FS, ranking second on the team with 89 tackles (60 solos), including one sack and five tackles for loss … deflected 11 passes and ranked sixth in the SEC with five INTs for 125 yards (fifth-best season total in Tide annals) and tied the school season-record by returning two of

those INTs for TDs … earned All-SEC first-team hon-ors from the league’s coaches as a junior … named team captain and was chosen co-Defensive Player of the Year … started all 13 games at free safety, leading the team with a career-high 94 tackles (57 solos) … ranked second in the conference and tied for 18th in the nation with six INTs (seventh-best single-season total in Alabama history) … played in 11 games as a sophomore … made the move to the defensive side of the ball as a freshman but played strictly on special teams during the season and appeared in 12 games … recorded eight tackles (five solos) and caused one fumble … redshirted as a freshman running back in 2004.

PERSONAL: Full name Julian Rashad Johnson … lettered as a RB at Sulligent (AL) High School … majored in Com-puter Science at Alabama.

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Tackles Sacks InterceptionsYear Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT2009 Ariz 10/1 12 7 19 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Total 10/1 12 7 19 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4

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Appeared in 10 games as a rookie and was the ■

only player drafted by the Cardinals in ’09 to crack the starting lineup, receiving the start in week 17 vs. Green Bay.

A two-year starter at safety for the Crimson ■

Tide, Johnson is a former walk-on running back who came from a little known 1-A high school of Sulligent, AL, a town with a popula-tion under 2,000. He graduated in a class of 54 total students.

After redshirting in his first season at ■

Alabama, made the switch to defense in 2005 and went on to become just the eighth player in Alabama’s storied history to serve as team captain twice (as a junior and senior).

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