GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 2000 (16/16), 2001 (16/16), 2002 (16/16), 2003 (16/16), 2004 (16/16), 2005 (12/12), 2006 (16/16), 2007 (11/11, 2/2), 2008 (10/10)
NFL TOTALS: 129 games, 129 starts
POSTSEASON TOTALS: 2 games, 2 starts
TRANSACTIONS: Originally drafted in the second round (60th overall) of the 2000 draft.
Veteran center owns team-record streak of 92 straight starts … Ranks third in franchise history with 129 starts and fourth with 129 games played … Selected as the team's 2008 recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award as well as the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award … Appointed by Jack Del Rio to Player Leadership Council in 2008 … One of seven players in team history to start at least 100 games for the Jaguars … Missed first four games of 2007 season after suffering a broken ankle in training camp and first six games of 2008 season with a biceps injury … Directed signals for Jaguars offense that ranked fourth in the NFL in rushing from 2003-08 with a 131.1 average and third during that same span with 355 rushes of 10-plus yards … Played major role on offensive line that helped Jaguars rush for the two highest single-season totals in franchise history in 2006 and 2007 including a single-season franchise record 2,541 rushing yards in 2006 … Part of an offensive line that led Jaguars to a franchise-record 375 rushing yards against Indianapolis on Dec. 10, 2006, tied for the third-most in NFL history. Jaguars surpassed the previous high of 244 rushing yards on Dec. 3, 2000 against Cleveland, a game which he started at guard … Is the only Jaguars player to start the first 92 regular season games after being drafted … Streak ended when he tore his biceps tendon at Cleveland on Dec. 4, 2005 and was placed on injured reserve … Made the transition from G to C in 2003 after three years as a starter at LG … Second-round draft choice in 2000 was the eighth rookie in franchise history to start the season opener and the third rookie to start all 16 games … First center chosen in the 2000 draft, selected with the 60th overall pick … Tied with Michael Cheever (1996) as the highest-drafted centers ever by the team …
2008
Started 10 games at C … Missed all of the preseason and the first six games with a right biceps injury suffered in training camp … 10/26 at CLE: Started at center in his first game of the season … Did not miss a snap in the final nine games … 11/9 at DET: Part of an offensive line that helped club rush for 157 yards on 33 carries, the second-highest rushing total of the season … Became third player in franchise history to make 125 starts on 12/1 at HOU …
2007
Started 11 games at C and both postseason games … Missed all of the preseason and first four games of the regular season after breaking a bone in ankle during training camp … Returned to starting lineup in week five … Did not commit a penalty in the regular season … Part of offensive line that allowed only 31 sacks, the third-fewest in team history … Jaguars ranked second in the NFL with 2,391 rushing yards (149.4 avg.), the second-most in team history … Helped Fred Taylor earn the first Pro Bowl trip of his career… Protected QB David Garrard who set single-season franchise record for passer rating (102.2) and highest completion percentage (64.0) … 10/14 vs. HOU: Helped offense rush for 244 yards on only 26 carries (9.4 avg.), the highest single-game average in franchise history … Member of offensive line that did not allow a sack in back-to-back games for the first time in franchise history on 12/9 vs. CAR and 12/16 at PIT … 12/30 at HOU: Dressed but did not play in regular season finale … Started at C and played the entire game in AFC Wild Card Game on 1/5 at PIT and AFC Divisional Playoff Game on 1/12 at NE …
2006
Started all 16 games at C and did not miss a snap … Sixth time in seven seasons he did not miss a game … Jaguars set a single-season franchise record for rushing yards with 2,541, averaging 158.8 yards per game … Helped pave the way for a franchise record 5.0-yard rushing average … As a unit, the Jaguars allowed only 30 sacks … 12/10 vs. IND: Part of an offensive line that led Jaguars to a franchise-record 375 rushing yards …
2005
Started first 12 games of season before missing final four games with a torn left biceps tendon … Was placed on injured reserve and ended his team record of 92 consecutive starts to begin his career … Did not miss one play in his 12 starts at C … 11/27 at ARIZ: Surpassed Tony Boselli for the most starts in team history with 91 …
2004
Started all 16 games for the fifth consecutive season and extended his team record of 80 consecutive starts … Did not miss one play the entire season at C … Was one of four offensive linemen to start all 16 contests …
2003
Started all 16 games for fourth consecutive season and missed only 14 snaps all year, breaking Kevin Hardy's team record of 58 consecutive starts … Moved to C to start the season after making 48 consecutive starts at LG … Allowed only half a sack and had just two penalties called against him … Anchored offensive line that gave up a franchise-record-low 28 sacks …
2002
One of six offensive players to start every game, doing so for the third straight season … Did not miss a snap the entire season at LG, one of only two Jaguars players to do so …
2001
Started all 16 games for the second straight season at LG … One of seven players on offense and 10 on team to start every game … Became the first Jaguars player to start his first 32 games after being drafted … One of four Jaguars offensive linemen to start every game … Played all but three snaps all season … 11/4 at TEN: Missed three plays with a finger injury, marking his first missed plays since college … 12/23 at MIN: Received an offensive game ball along with rest of offensive line as team rushed for 214 yards, tied for third-most in team history …
2000
Started all 16 games at LG as a rookie … Named to All-Rookie teams by Pro Football Writers, Pro Football Weekly and Football News … Ranked fifth-best rookie offensive lineman in the NFL by Pro Football Weekly … Played every snap of every game, the only player on the team to do so … One of three Jaguars offensive linemen to start every game, joining Tony Boselli and Brenden Stai.