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Minnesota Vikings- Position
- Linebacker
- Height / Weight
- 6' 3", 237 lbs
- Born
- 12/1/1983 in Mount Vernon, SD
- Age
- 43
- College
- Iowa
- Draft
- 2006: Rd 1, Pk 17 (MIN)
- Experience
- 11th Season
- Status
- Inactive
Play style & archetype
Based on 2026 play-by-play data.
Archetype
Limited sample
10 NFL seasons and 1,101 career tackles. Best year: 154 in 2011.
Career statistics
Regular season, by year and team. Career bests are highlighted.
Defense
| Season | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | MIN | 16 | 105 | 78 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | MIN | 16 | 115 | 86 | 29 | 5.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| 2009 | MIN | 16 | 99 | 80 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 | MIN | 16 | 144 | 109 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 0 |
| 2011 | MIN | 16 | 154 | 89 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012 | MIN | 16 | 148 | 98 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| 2013 | MIN | 16 | 134 | 83 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | MIN | 12 | 93 | 56 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | MIN | 16 | 68 | 55 | 13 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 91.0 | 1 | 91 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | MIN | 16 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | 156 | 1101 | 760 | 341 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 222 | 20.2 | 2 | 91 | 33 | 49 | 109 | 0 | |