Career Transactions: Signed by Cleveland as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 8, 2006…Waived by Cleveland on Sept. 2, 2006…Signed by Cleveland to the practice squad on Sept. 3, 2006…Signed by Cleveland to the active roster on Oct. 3, 2006…Waived by Cleveland on Sept. 8, 2007…Signed by Miami on Nov. 7, 2007…Waived by Miami on April 24, 2008…Signed by Cleveland as a free agent on May 15, 2008. Released by the Cleveland Browns during final roster cuts on 8/30/08.
Seasonal Reviews:
2007: Began the season with the Browns, however, was waived on Sept. 8…Signed by Miami as a free agent on Nov. 7, and was listed as inactive for the first four contests…Appeared in four games in a reserve role in the secondary and on special teams with 3 tackles…Made his Miami debut on Dec. 9 at Buffalo.
2006: Joined the Browns as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Eastern Michigan, who appeared in 12 games and totaled 12 tackles, including 10 solo, 6 PBU and 1 recovered fumble…Also a key contributor on special teams with 6 tackles…Spent the first four weeks of the regular season on the practice squad…Signed to the active roster on Oct. 3, as injuries to the Browns secondary provided the opportunity…Made his NFL debut at Carolina on Oct. 8, and played on special teams…Played corner in the nickel defense with 2 solo tackles and 2 PBU vs. Denver on Oct. 22…Added 1 special teams tackle vs. N.Y. Jets on Oct. 29…Replaced starting left corner Leigh Bodden (ankle) in the 1st quarter and added a career-high 4 solo tackles and 1 PBU at San Diego on Nov. 5…Matched a career-high 4 solo tackles, 1 PBU and 1 recovered fumble at Atlanta on Nov. 12, played corner in the nickel package and made a key play in the 4th quarter as he recovered a fumble by QB Michael Vick at the Cleveland 27-yard line to halt a potential scoring drive and help secure a 17-13 road victory…Played corner with 2 tackles and 2 PBU vs. Pittsburgh on Nov. 19, and added 1 PBU vs. Cincinnati on Nov. 26…Played on special teams vs. Kansas City on Dec. 3, added 1 special teams stop at Pittsburgh on Dec. 7, and 1 special teams tackle at Baltimore on Dec. 17…In the regular season finale at Houston on Dec. 31, played corner in the nickel defense and also on special teams.
College: Finished his collegiate career with 121 tackles, 58 solo, 4 PBU and 3 forced fumbles in 42 career games…Earned four letters and was named Eastern Michigan’s Most Improved Defensive Back in the spring of 2003…As a senior, played in 10 games and totaled 36 tackles, 25 solo, and 1 forced fumble…As a junior, competed in seven games and recorded 30 tackles and 2 forced fumbles…Played in 12 games during the 2003 season and finished with 49 tackles and 3 PBU…Missed the 2002 season due to a ruptured spleen…Competed in two games during the 2001 season before suffering the spleen injury…Competed in 11 games as a freshman in 2000 and earned a varsity letter.
Personal: Played at Buena Vista High School in Saginaw, Mich...Three-year letterwinner in football and four-year track letterman...Earned all-area honors in football his final two seasons...Named the team’s Best Back and also winner of the African-American Athletic Award in his final two seasons...Holds the school record for longest rush from scrimmage of 97 yards and ranks third in career rushing yards (2,693), and is second in single-season interceptions (6)… |
