PRO

Made a seamless transition to the middle linebacker position en route to earning his first Pro Bowl selection in 2002... Poised leader who displays outstanding playmaking skills for the Super Bowl XXXVII champion Buccaneers... Utilizes great speed and athleticism to run down defenders from sideline-to-sideline... Signed a five-year contract on March 7, 2003... Finished second on the club with a career-high 159 tackles and added a personal-best two interceptions in 2002... Quarterback of the NFL’s top-ranked defense who calls the defensive signals and fits perfectly in the Buccaneers’ scheme.... Has played all three linebacker positions and started at the strongside spot for three seasons (1999-2001).... Earned starting SLB role in 1999 after seeing significant action as one of Tampa Bay’s top special teams performers... Tackle totals have improved in each of his first six seasons... Has started in 59 games and amassed 362 tackles over the past four campaigns... His 31 special teams tackles in 1999 are a club record... Career totals include 380 tackles and 77 special teams stops... Also has posted one forced fumble, four fumble recoveries and 15 passes defensed... Has added four career INTs, including two returned for TDs... Had a 25-yard INT return for a score at Cincinnati (9/29/02) and owns the longest play in team history with a 98-yard interception return for a touchdown against Green Bay (10/7/01)... Has played in 94 career games with 59 starts... Also played in nine playoff games with six starts... Played first two professional seasons in the CFL prior to making the jump to the NFL.